Turbocharged Kia Soul to Launch in Winter of This Year

The Kia Soul has plenty of character and beauty but it hasn’t actually had much to provide in regards to power and driving characteristics. However that may quickly change, as Kia has actually silently confirmed via a commercial that the Soul will indeed provide another engine choice this winter season. That engine alternative is likely the same 1.6-liter turbo-four discovered in various Hyundai and Kia vehicles like the Forte, Optima, Sonata, Tucson, and Veloster.

The 1.6-liter turbo-four develops 201 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque in sportier applications like the Veloster turbo and Forte turbo. Although a six-speed manual transmission is something we ‘d like in a stylish Soul, it’s unidentified if the Soul turbo will obtain a row-your-own alternative. Do anticipate a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, however.

Kia has actually revealed 2 Soul concept before that included turbocharged engines, the Track’ster and the Trail’ster. The Track’ster was powered by a 250-hp 2.0-liter turbo-four while the Trail’ster had a 1.6-liter turbo-four combined to an electrical motor for an overall system output of 220 hp and 285 lb-ft.

Despite the release date of winter season 2016, no confirmed details on the turbocharged Soul has been revealed.