The New Kia - Soul From Seoul
The Kia Soul is available with 1.6 Litre Petrol or Turbo Diesel option, both generating an impressive 124bhp and producing 55.4 mpg, so it is relatively powerful for its class and isn't a gas-guzzler either. Its celebrity 137 g/km Co2 emissions are also worth mentioning in this increasingly environmentally aware society. All in all everything under the bonnet performs above expectation, which is a rare boon for Kia, who seem to stick rigidly to the engineering generalisation of 'never surprise or overwhelm'. That is until the Soul popped its odd-looking head over the horizon.
Inside the Kia Soul is a relatively comfortable and gratifying place to be. The interior has apparently been as well considered as the exterior. Clearly laid-out controls, good dynamical position and concern but comfy seats show that Kia have the driver's pleasure at the forefront of their designing minds. The Kia also comes with air-con as standard to keep you feeling cool, whilst the Soul continues hunting cool.
The handling is light, progressive and responsive, which is everything the prospective supermini someone is hunting for in a car. The 16inch basic wheel choice is also oddly crack to the 18-inch option, which somehow manages to multiply the feedback of every tiny bump thousands of times. Other than that, the Kia Soul provides a generally smooth and pleasant ride.
The Kia Soul will be available for around £12,000, which slots it in at the lower end of family-sized hatchbacks. Its close competition is likely to be the new Fiesta, which we already know will trounce the Kia Soul in every conceivable way. What Kia will be hunting for however, is to make a little headway into the market and hopefully convince a some naysayers that Kia can manufacture cars with character and good performance.
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