Kia Soul spy photos

Kia has been busy building a cool and compact SUV – the Kia Soul. Our US-based photographers took these spy photos of the production model undergoing testing.

Initially unveiled at the 2006 Detroit Auto Show, Kia has already confirmed production plans for the US market.

Under the current circumstances an Australian release seems unlikely for the time being, nonetheless CarAdvice has asked Kia Australia for comment.

The Korean company has built the Soul to appeal to a younger market. With a pimped out stereo and aggressive styling, the Soul is definitely one Kia we we are keen to test.

The car will be powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder petrol engine coupled to a 5-speed automatic transmission with manual shift capability. It will see American daylight late next year.

Me.

Now that’s boxy looking car!
golfschwein

Kia Soul. Sounds interesting. Just make sure you keep the emphasis on the last syllable.
http://www.caradvice.com.au tony

Well done Kia
Greenie

if thats the soul of KIA they should be ashamed
Duck

Its not bad…………not bad at all!
Bear

Just goes to show the blind and stupid are still designing vehicles and expect people to drive them.
Obviously all of these designers still have their taste and heads stuck well up their arse…….
Joe

kia is trying to make a scion xb/mini cooper… they stink
http://www.kiasoulforums.com ata10

The Soul looks awesome! I haven’t seen it live yet, but plan to go and look at it as soon as it comes to the dealerships across the Europe.
Danny

Looks nice, i like it!
much better than scion xb!
it\’s so cute lol
brettc

i am in korea now and my sister and law has one being my wife if korean and i was in it today and yer its rather roomy and goes well 3 speakers up front one being in the middle of the dash and has a rather big boot area once the back seats layed down fits 5 dets of skis with boots poles etc and had heaps to spare.
my only grip is its rather low to the ground and being a suv i would expect a awd or 4wd and the abillity to go off road to maybe the beach or moreton island but over all i would buy one for my misses
Charon

it a really good car my dads friend went to LA from Fresno with $15 dollers in the gas tank from here to LA and back without stoping at the gas place it a really good car and very cheap $,13,926 dollers for a car im so there i want one soooo bad it a really good car and drives well

Sven

Prezactly, they have reduced the price here by $2000, and its still wayyyyyyyyyyy over the odds.

In USA its dollar-4-dollar the same as a Kia Rio Hatch.

They are on drugs, they are asking FIAT-500 coin.

They are happy to sell 5 per year here?