Three years ago, with the Kia Soul the first manufacturer to market a SUSU, a smart urban sport-utility. Several manufacturers followed suit and now it is time to bring the founder of a new segment on its feet. Kia also lowers the prices.
The beefy boxy Soul worked with strong bumpers, bull bars and a pseudo-accentuated wheel arches all along. With the facelift, Kia’s chief designer Schreyer Oeter this confident look has stressed, however, still continues. Double headlamps, new fog lights and daytime running lights (if equipped with LED technology), wider air intakes and a new rear bumper, let the soul be masculine.
Even the inside of the Soul was pimped. The center console has been revised and a new controller for the air conditioning has taken hold. It is also now adjustable in its basic configuration, the steering wheel with height and width. What remains is the soul’s Praktikablität: Front and rear it sits chest of drawers, shelves and there are many handy features of the 4.12 meter long Kia with 340 liters of cargo space and plenty of room for luggage.
Much more important than cosmetic, however, the technical refresh. With the facelift, a new gasoline engine keeps namely catchment. While he has been like 1.6 liters, makes 126 hp but 140 instead and works with direct injection, the torque of 166 Nm is full of just under 5,000 rpm.
The good soul of the new 1.2-ton gasoline engine accelerates to 100 kph in 10.4 seconds, a maximum of Koreans This engine is sufficient 180 km / h. Pacing in the market for just enough, and thanks to some additional horsepower, the gasoline engine seems a little less sluggish than before. Extremely lively but also presents the new unit does not: who wants to be afloat, must take into account high speeds.
2000 € cheaper
Amazing: With the facelift reduces the prices for the Kia Soul significantly. Previously had to be spent on the old, weaker gasoline 15 900 €, so the new has already been available for 13,900 euros. It is the diesel already in the middle line Edition 7, for 18 100 €.
