It's nice to see a car not try and be something it's not. Well... except a first gen XB. But that's not a bad thing. Hamsters not included.
It's nice to see a car not try and be something it's not. Well... except a first gen XB. But that's not a bad thing. Hamsters not included.
...although wasn't there a commercial with a hamster driving a Soul?
It's funny how seemingly silly little cars can appeal to hard core motor heads when they are efficient, handy and well made.
Canoes!
Was Huey Lewis right all along? Is it, in fact, hip to be square? With the Soul, Kia has joined the boxy bandwagon pioneered by the Scion xB and Honda Element, creating a squared-off people mover aimed squarely at today's hipster youth.
While people in this market segment probably wouldn't know Huey Lewis from Huey, Dewey and Louie, they're likely to appreciate Kia's efforts to integrate the Soul into a plugged-in lifestyle. Every Soul comes with an MP3-ready stereo and satellite radio subscription plus USB and auxiliary input jacks. All but the base model come with Bluetooth connectivity, too.
Kia is offering these high-tech goodies for a bargain-basement price: The base Soul comes with a 1.6-liter inline four for $13,300, while the rest of the lineup gets a 2.0-liter powerplant starting at $14,950, a steal in today's world.
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