KIA STONIC Owners Fanclub Discussion Thread

[Thinking]

please dont spread fake rumour. i personally own the car and there is no lag or anything. its the same as is every automatic car.

[Thinking]

get the maintainence done from kia.
ideally once everything returns as per company recommended setting, car should be fine.

[abkhan11145]

Its not a rumour bro, I went to dealership to ask for this lag in first gear they said that Stonic comes with simple Automatic transmission, no CVT or DCT so this lag cannot be resolved.

[Thinking]

i have 4 cars with simple automatic transmission. none of them have any lag of any kind including stonic.

please remove this misconception. automatic gear boxes is half a century old tech. well established and too refined. no difference in any auto box experience in normal driving.

[fastian04]

i m not spreading anything.. anyone can go and test drive it. I mean meray kehnay se trasmission achi nhn ban jani

[fastian04]

stonic low end torque is a problem so it gives more prominent feel

[Thinking]

There is no low end torque issue. its ample and car drives very smoothly from the get go. please dont say things just based upon wrong hear say. as i said earlier, its exactly same and as any other auto car on the market may it be tuscon or elantra or sportage. all have similar auto box same as stonic and all work the same. there is no low end torque thing.

[fastian04]

Ok Sir, i was driving wrong... its faster than swift and quicker than others... Just FY, picanto doesnt lag like stonic does.

[Thinking]

i have a picanto too. no issues there either. please dont comment on things un necessarily.

[StoneCold316]

i had picanto extensively drove that car

picanto has lag in 2nd gear or i think 3rd gear lag

[Thinking]

that lag is related to driving style usually. all autoboxes act similarly, if we keep the foot pressed it changes properly. also kia upgraded the ECU SW on my picanto on last maintainence and i am experiencing better milage and better torque at low end. hence smoother ride.

you should get the SW updated from kia for your picanto as well

[StoneCold316]

well i live in khi some time i have to press pedal hard for overtaking while i m in hurry it takes sometime to change the gear
and drove the CIVIC 10th gen did not feel single lag in that car

just saying may be u dont feel lag in picanto or in stonic
well ok

[umairzafar]

My friend bought Sonic and I test drove his car. Being a tranditional automatic, it should not have any lag. At that time, i was driving yaris ativ x which is CVT. There was a noticeable lag in STONIC and yaris transmission felt more smoother with minimum amount of lag.

Apart from transmission, the car felt premium

[kameetaha]

It's pretty obvious CVT has quick response over any conventional transmission.

[pwuser153374969897]

Hello, all. Does the stonic have standard layout of wiper and indicator stocks or is it swapped?

[fastian04]

swapped

[ahsanmukhtar02]

What tyres are now coming with kia stonic? I saw some post that Michelin tyres are no more in kia stonic new variants for 2025. Is that ture? If so what are the new tyres company now? Are they reliable good in performance as in pakistan roads?

[Thinking]

I think now they are offering stonic with BG Luxo tyres. Work reasonably fine.

[drlights]

Do people usually stick with dealership maintenance to keep the warranty, or switch to 3rd-party services since dealership costs are pretty expensive? Also, is it worth upgrading from BG Luxo to something like Yokohama for better grip and efficiency, or is BG Luxo decent enough for everyday use?

[Thinking]

dealership maintainence is pretty standard and cost same as any other car like corolla, elantra etc. So for keeping the warranty, its better to stick with dealership. car is loaded with features so its better to keep warranty in tact.

Also switching to Yokohama tyres will surely serve better in future since new BG tyres will be traded in well at a good value on day one and yokohama will serve more consistently over coming 4-5 years IN SHA ALLAH