It’s honestly pretty spartan with the styling and the controls for various vehicle features are simple and look somewhat dated.
The interior of the Kia Soul is nothing special. A Spartan Interior but Tech-Friendly Interior If you have the extra money, get this engine. Fuel economy is 27 mpg in the city 32 mpg highway, and 29 mpg combined. The engine is mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic. This engine makes 201 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque. There’s also a 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder option should you want more power. If you go with the automatic option, you’ll get Kia’s Intelligent Variable Transmission, which is a form of CVT.
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You can buy the Soul with a manual transmission- one of the few cars out there offered with this option. The vehicle gets 27 mpg in the city, 33 mpg highway, and 30 mpg combined. It does, however, get pretty good gas mileage. The base version of the Kia Soul sports a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 147 hp and 132 lb-ft of torque. It’s not for everyone, and that’s part of what makes the vehicle so interesting. It’s an excellent machine that blends practicality with a unique style. The vehicle is a spunky, affordable little hatchback. Kia will likely tell you its a crossover because crossovers are in vogue right now, but it’s really more of an upright hatchback flavor of a car with a side of sporty sauce. What Is It?Īs I said above, the Kia Soul is a little hard to pin down. All of this was very much on my mind while driving the car for a week. The Kia Soul is one of those vehicles that does its job well and has a sense of style while doing it, but it’s never an aspirational vehicle. Like the elementary band teacher who needs a way to transport instruments around but still wants to show off his quirky side, or the ex-hipster mom who isn’t quite ready to break down and buy a minivan despite the fact that she has two kids and honestly would be happier with a couple of sliding doors. It’s odd, and it’s for people who want an odd car but need something practical. It’s kind of one of those vehicles that thrives because it’s imperfect, though. The vehicle didn’t flinch the whole time I had it, and I’m happy to say it still has all of the hamster-y charms that it did in previous generations. I drove the car softly and carefully for a couple of days to get a feel for it and then spend a few more days flogging it pretty hard. The popular little hatchback thing is an important car for the company and I was happy to have the chance to drive one. In that playground the car performs well, placing fifth overall so far this year.
Here at Good Car Bad Car, we place this oddball machine in with the small cars, where I think it really belongs. It’s also often lumped into the wagon segment, but it doesn’t deliver nearly enough of what I look for in a wagon to truly qualify either. It sits high like a crossover but drives and looks a lot like a funky hatchback.
The Kia Soul is honestly a cross between a hatchback and a crossover. It’s not an inspiring one, but then should the Kia Soul really inspire you? Kia had a successful marketing campaign that included them a while back and the image has stuck for me. If an EV is your jam, a new electric Soul is headed our way soon, though its arrival has been delayed slightly.All I think of when I see the Kia Soul is hamsters. If you're willing to trade acceleration for economy, drive the Soul in Eco Dynamics mode and the EPA says you'll up your efficiency to 29 mpg city, 35 mpg highway and 31 mpg highway. And despite its decidedly nonaerodynamic shape, the Soul returns an EPA-estimated fuel rating of 27 miles per gallon city, 33 highway and 30 combined with the 2.0-liter engine. The transmission is tuned to give off simulated "shifts" so it doesn't produce any high-revving whine or drone, a bad trait of older CVTs. In fact, every Soul uses front-wheel drive, regardless of powertrain. But despite its butch appearance, folks in colder climes be aware: The Soul X-Line is not offered with all-wheel drive.
No, the Soul isn't the quickest thing on four wheels, but it handles surprisingly well, with crisp steering and a firm yet comfortable ride. This power plant has enough, but not copious amounts of power, to the tune of 147 horsepower and 132 pound-feet of torque. The version you see here is a rugged-looking X-Line, which uses the aforementioned 2.0-liter engine. The Kia Soul in X-Line trim comes with special wheels and some butch-looking body cladding.
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