Comments on: 2009 Kia Soul Review & Road Test

By: JHP

JHP — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:07:41 +0000

n why does bmw grill looks like a pair of testicles?

By: Kim FLINTOFF

Kim FLINTOFF — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:14:49 +0000

It’s inyteresting isn’t it? Strangley appealing yet my wife and I still refer to it as the KIA FUGLY….

By: Darcy Dunbar

Darcy Dunbar — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:11:00 +0000

Kia Australia should be sacked by head office! They continually make mistakes that kneecap the brand here.

Apart from pricing the Soul at least 30% too high (just look at what they sell for in the USA). Still, I suppose GM/GMH managed to sell the Monaro cheaper in the USA than we could buy it here! So much for the Free Trade Agreement with the USA!

Kia Australia also chose an inadequate engine for the Rondo (the 2 litre rather than the logical 2.4 litre petrol and a diesel option like the Sportage).

By: swise

swise — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:21:30 +0000

pricing is thanks to the government i think. take a look at nearly every single car on our market, its almost twice the price of what you pay in the u.s. either way im looking forward to toyota bringing the scion into aus and what the toyota facelift for the australian market will look like and how its priced.

By: Ken D

Ken D — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:23:58 +0000

This car should be priced between the RIO and the Cerato as a starting price. I would buy one for around $17,500 drive away for a manual. It is basically a RIO engine and gearbox in a car the size of the old Cerato Hatch. The Cerato hatch was selling for $18,000 drive away with the 2.0 litre engine as a manual.

KIA head office should take note that very little are selling. Selling more at a reduced profit is better than selling very few at a huge mark up. The more you sell, the faster the KIA name in Australia get’s recognised as a good brand. For $25,000 drive away in a car this size, i’d expect sunroof, leather, 2.0 litre, 6 speed Manual or 6 Speed Auto, alloys, and a really good stereo system with sub, amp etc. Wake up KIA, reduce the price and move the stock.

By: FrugalOne

FrugalOne — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:34:32 +0000

Tony^^^^^

The reason is the price.

A baseline in auto, no options is $25k driveaway, they are dreaming at that coin.

Nice car though!

Cheers

F-0

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:29:45 +0000

Salesman, have not seen one on the road? what’s going on?

By: Hanna-key

Hanna-key — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:05:42 +0000

I hope the price comes down,I hope the engines get bigger and I hope they are extremely successful therefore livening up the Aussie streetscape that seems a tad boring at times.
Go the designers at Kia !

By: Byron

Byron — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:56:42 +0000

An interesting car from KIA. Didn’t expect this form KIA at all. It’s a very cool car. Exterior looks great except has to many line around the back end. Interior is a big improvement over the current KIA interiors. I agree, it is a tad expensive. Should be like 17-18K driveaway. I do like how you can customise it. See what happens

By: niski

niski — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:16:30 +0000

my wife likes it, still got my dodge caliber though, nearly 3 years now no issues, still happy with it except for the plastics, when i drive it i can get the consumption down to 7.2 l/100, 20k freeway and up to 8 city, but when my wife is driving, it can get up to 9.2/100, with the mid-spec soul’s price ill just probably go with mazda3