Best Tires for the Kia Motors Stinger GTS

When i bought my Kia Stinger GT it had the factory mounted Michelin Pilot sport tires on it. Thise where ok. But i wanted somthing more grippy and less expensive. I had the Nitto nt888 before on my well tuned Opel Adam Rocks S. So i searched for a adequate Nitto tire for the extremely heavy Stinger. In Switzerland it is very hard to find Nittos. The only one i found in my desired dimensions wherer the NT555 g2's front 235/35R19 rear 265/30R19. I think, with Nittos you can't do anything wrong. They are better than the Michelins when cold. Up to temp, way better. I drive often in the black forest and the swiss alps. And I don't drive slow. Those tires are incredible.

I bought the Pirelli Cinturato Weatheractives last year summer (June 2024) and got them fitted immediately because I wanted to see if this was a tire I'd be happy with in the summer as well as winter, since it is an 'all weather' tire. It was so smooth, comfortable, quiet in the dry and handled really well in the wet. I had absolute confidence in these tires. I would go as far to say it felt better than the summer tires that were already fitted to the car (I believe Falken Azenis). I expect it to as these are not cheap! I even took it to the track once and the coach was impressed by the car's grip! I wanted to leave a review earlier on but I don't think it was fair if I didn't put them through their paces. Winter came and I survived.

This was my very first time driving in the winter, but I already had enough common sense to not do anything drastic until I got a good feel of what winter driving was like. Safe to say, these tires give you confidence in the snow, you let off the brake and you start moving. It grips. I don't think these will stop you as good as some dedicated winter tires but there were good enough. Drive like a normal human being and you'll be fine. Drive like a lunatic, even the best tires won't stop you. But these tires also allowed me to do some pretty fun stuff. I had so much confidence I was sliding it around corners and doing donuts on a "closed course" and I felt pretty in control of where I was going.

I bought these tires even before they were reviewed on this channel because they had such high ratings and they were the only premium all weather tires available for my car where I lived. DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON TIRES. IT'S LITERALLY THE ONLY THING KEEPING YOU ON THE ROAD.

Verdict: I will continue to drive on these. I absolutely love them. I will update on treadwear. As these are for North America, they supposedly have better tread life than the Cinturato SF3's available in EU but they sacrifice some performance. I will be buying another set when the time comes.

I'm really positively surprised with this Tires. I got them for a really good price with 2 years warranty which encouraged me to try them as I was on tight budget. Now after 16 months and approximately 31,000 miles (50,000 KM) I can say it's over perform it's price. I live in a very Hot area and this last year was a mixture of extreme hot ( 50°) and a heavy rains in some occasions and I became confident in the Tires and the grip I get from. I would buy again for sure and my advice is if you are budget sensitive or you just want something for specific situation just get these Tires.

Had the V720 fitted on the rear only on my daily drive, was perfect combination to what I wanted to achieve, max grip in dry weather and not so much in the wet, acceptable road noise and I’m sure you are not looking for comfort when you choose semi slick tires, and the down side is they don’t last long, I definitely recommend them and you won’t be disappointed and will definitely buy again.

On an AWD stinger, these tires played in 50cm deep snow. Whereas other cars were getting stuck, my car was just playing. Only in the snow drift will you feel the car trying to find traction which it found in seconds. Although these tires work well in snow, dry and wet roads, they do not like slick icy snow or ice. You can feel the ABS trying to stop the car on such conditions or feel the rear wanting to fishtale when taking a turn slowly (from a stop- nevermind at speed).

Great in the dry. Just as good as the dearer ones I've had. Ok in the wet. But careful at roundabouts With car with LSD. Im always little cautious in the wet. I Can't say road noise, I have a noisy exhaust. Maybe a tad firmer ride. Have lasted longer than Continentals And about the same as Michelin.. But at under half the price.

Another user has already provided a similar review (posted July 30,2020 for a BMW 330i). My experience is very similar. I bought these tires specifically for use in the wet, and immediately found that my car (Stinger GTS) became a lot less stable. The rear feels floaty, going around corners at 50-60mph the car feels as though its losing grip (A-roads, motorways). Also on acceleration, the rear starts fishtailing. Car has done less than 500miles and I have contacted the supplier to let them know the car is not safe to drive. Will be replacing them with others tires (Conti Sport Contact same factory fitted) asap.