With enough money just about anything can be accomplished. However, accomplishing a lofty goal on a limited budget is not so easy. When we were asked if we could take a 2020 Kia Forte GT and make it beat a Civic Type-R in a drag race with only $3,500 in […]
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D’GARAGE Project Kia Forte GT Presented by Harman Kardon : Part 3
No drag strips, no tuner and companies around the world feeling the impact from COVID19 has caused more than a few projects to fall behind. While this Project Forte has been impacted significantly, we were still able to make a giant leap in the right direction since our last episode. […]
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D’GARAGE Project Kia Forte GT Presented by Harman Kardon : Part 2
For decades, the “import performance” market has been synonymous with Japanese vehicles. Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Subaru, and Mitsubishi have all made significant contributions to prove to everyone that there are replacements for displacement. Thanks to a vast network of aftermarket tuners and part manufacturers, these vehicles have a solid footing […]
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D’GARAGE Project Kia Forte GT Presented by Harman Kardon : Part 1
When Kia released the Stinger GT, they proved that they had the ability to build a capable GT platform to run, or even run away, from the best of them. Carrying a base price of just $40K, the Stinger GT out accelerated nearly every other mid-size premium sport sedan. An […]
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First Drive | 2019 Kia Stinger GT2
A number of years ago, I had no desire to ever visit Hawaii. Everybody that had been there raved about how much they loved it and how they wish they could live or retire there. Stories about luaus, visits to the Polynesian cultural center or episodes of Brady Bunch adventures […]
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