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2018 Kia Soul Specs - Exterior and Interior Dimensions
| Body | 4dr Hatch |
| Wheelbase | 2,570 mm |
| Length | 4,140 mm |
| Width | 1,801 mm |
| Height | 1,613 mm |
| Curb Weight | 1,334 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | 54 L |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 1,006 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,410 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,351 mm |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 1,039 mm |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 1,003 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,389 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,252 mm |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 993 mm |
| Total Legroom | 2,032 mm (over 2 rows) |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 685 L |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,736 L |
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2018 Kia Soul 4-door Hatch Specs - Powertrains and Tire Sizes
| Trim | Base | + | ! | EV-e | EV | EV+ |
| Standard Engine | 1.6L I4 DOHC-4v 97 kW@6300 160 Nm@4850 | 2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 120 kW@6200 203 Nm@4700 | turbocharged 1.6L I4 DOHC-4v 150 kW@6000 264 Nm@1500 | Electric 81 kW 285 Nm | Electric 81 kW 285 Nm | Electric 81 kW 285 Nm |
| Standard Transmission | 6-speed manual | 6-speed manually-shiftable automatic | 7-speed automated manual | 1-speed automatic | 1-speed automatic | 1-speed automatic |
| Optional Transmission(s) | 6-speed manually-shiftable automatic | |||||
| Standard Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | FWD | FWD | FWD | FWD |
| Standard Tires | 205/60R16 tires | 215/55R17 tires | 235/45R18 tires | 205/60R16 tires | 205/60R16 tires | 205/60R16 tires |
| Optional Tires | 235/45R18 tires |
TrueDelta Reviews the Powertrain of the 2018 Kia Soul
| 2018 Kia Soul Powertrain: Pros | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| 2017 | In its first applications, the Hyundai Veloster and Kia Forte SX, no one thought much of the Korean companies' 201-horsepower turbocharged 1.6-liter engine. Compared to the turbocharged 2.0-liter engines offered by Volkswagen and Ford in their hot hatches, the 1.6 lacks grunt and delivers quick but not quite thrilling acceleration. Put the same engine in the Kia Soul, though, and you have the quickest vehicle in its class. The Mazda CX-3, Honda HR-V, and Chevrolet Trax are all far less powerful. Jeep and Fiat offer a 180-horsepower 2.4-liter engine in the closely related Renegade and 500X, respectively, but even with nine transmission ratios to work with those vehicles still take about nine seconds to get from a stop to 60 mph. The Kia can achieve the same feat in under seven seconds, a dramatic difference. The Kia still isn't thrilling. Perhaps the turbo four goes about its business with too little fuss. Turning onto a busy street, you ask it to quickly get the car up to speed, and it obliges. Before you know it, you're there. No drama. If anything, the 1.6T engine shines brightest in typical daily driving, where it provides all the thrust you usually need with little apparent effort. Go light on the accelerator, and the transmission will shift at 2k. Go heavier, and it still will usually shift well short of the red line. The specs suggest why. While the non-turbo 2.0-liter engine in the Soul Plus (and in the Soul Exclaim until this year) can churn out 150 pound-feet of torque, it needs 4,700 rpm to do so. The 1.6T can not only twist its crank considerably harder--a max of 195 pound-feet--but can do this as low as 1,500 rpm. Acceleration is more of an experience in the Mini Countryman, even with the base Cooper's 134-horsepower / 162 pound-feet turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine. The Mini's three sings a much lower, sportier tune than the Kia's four. It sounds like an engine twice its actual size. In typical driving the three feels plenty torquey. Its 1,250-rpm torque peak is even lower than the Kia's. Wind the three out, though, and you'll find it has no top end. If you want full-throttle acceleration like the Kia's, you'll need to step up to the 189-horsepower / 207 pound-feet Cooper S. The 2.0T Mini engine pulls more strongly than the 1.6T Kia engine, but it must motivate a heavier vehicle (by 276 pounds with FWD and 439 with AWD). While the Mini can seem quicker the stopwatch will report that they're closely matched. Any variety of Mini manages traction better than the Kia. With the Soul it's much easier to spin a front tire when accelerating while turning. Adding all-wheel-drive fully addresses this common issue with front-wheel-drive cars, but this option isn't offered on the Soul. The Mini's conventional automatic transmission (a six-speed in the base FWD Cooper, an eight-speed in the others) also performs much better than the Kia's dual-clutch automated manual. While the latter sort of gearbox adds to the driving experience in Volkswagens with lightning-quick shifts, the Korean execution leaves much to be desired. While upshifts with brisk acceleration tend to be quick and precise, in more casual driving the transmission often slurs shifts--once it decides to execute them. Especially at low speeds the delayed actions of the transmission often feel odd. But, hey, when you need the Soul ! to be quick it's quick! see full Kia Soul review | |
What Our Members Are Saying about the Powertrain of the 2018 Kia Soul
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2018 Kia Soul MSRP and Invoice Prices
| Body | Trim | Base Price | Invoice | Destination |
| 4dr Hatch | Base | 16,100 | 15,757 | 895 |
| 4dr Hatch | + | 20,300 | 19,230 | 895 |
| 4dr Hatch | ! | 22,800 | 21,561 | 895 |
| 4dr Hatch | EV-e | 32,250 | 30,445 | 895 |
| 4dr Hatch | EV | 33,950 | 31,727 | 895 |
| 4dr Hatch | EV+ | 35,950 | 33,285 | 895 |
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