The all-new 2017 Kia Soul Turbo packs quite a punch under the hood. Now with 201 horsepower and 196 pound-feet of torque from its turbocharged 1.6L engine, the Soul Turbo gets a big bump in  performance and a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission to manage the extra power. Kia says the new transmission, provides “smoother shift points and no ‘shi

I am a fanatic for funky, odd-shaped, quirky little cars. I adore the Mini, I adore the Veloster, I adore the Soul. I just hadn’t driven one yet. So I decided to fix it. Like my love for the Nissan Juke, my adoration of the 2016 Kia Soul fell flat on the ears of my friends and colleagues. But I don’t care; it’s still a cool little bus. I think that

LOS ANGELES – Kia has unveiled its new Soul hatchback and it looks funkier than ever. While interest in tiny Japanese boxes-on-wheels was fleeting at best (Nissan Cube, Scion xB, Honda Element are all long gone), North American buyers have embraced Korea’s version wholeheartedly; enough to warrant this third generation of the model. While the

Is it possible to swap an electric drivetrain into an established gas-powered model and end up with an even better vehicle? It certainly helps when the company designing the car in question – in this case Kia – made sure to future-proof its compact Soul wagon by including battery-friendly features in its original design. The 2015 Kia Soul EV boasts

Kia’s latest-generation Soul gets electrified for 2020, and in doing so the Korean automaker boots its funky urban cube right to the forefront of “affordable” fully-electric vehicles. We liked the previous-generation Kia Soul EV, which for 2018 sported a usable 182 km range – but that was then. Tested here is the top trim $51,595 2020 Soul EV Limit

TORONTO, ON – Designed for life in busy cities like Toronto and Seoul, the Kia Soul is a self-consciously distinctive yet practical crossover and, if you’re being honest, good fun to drive. Beware: It’s a visually loud object and you either “get it” or you don’t. Meaning? The Soul is as much urban jewellery that you’d display on your parking pad

Turbocharger lag is a characteristic of turbocharged engines, experienced as a split-second delay between a good poke on the throttle, and the arrival of the requested surge of thrust. Soul Turbo slathers an extra dose of performance sauce over an already-appealing package. A turbocharger is an air compressor driven by the engine’s exha

Along with unveiling their newest Rio at the Paris Motor Show, Kia also showed off new versions of the Soul compact SUV and the not-quite-a-CUV, not-quite-a-minivan Carens (which Canadians know as the Rondo). All-new in 2014, the pair receive a mid-cycle update and refresh for 2017. The Soul gets new front and rear bumpers, with a metallic skid

Kia's hamster pals are back in a video the company posted today to its YouTube channel to promote the 2016 Kia Soul range. There's nothing out of the ordinary to see here (save for a whole lot of hipsters jamming with a band of rodents) until the 1:45 mark, where you see the range of models listed under the stylized "SOUL" logo, plugging the gas

Kia confirmed in September it would add a turbo option to the Soul compact wagon for 2017, and now we know what you'll have to pay to get it. The 1.6L turbocharged engine is standard in the top-level SX trim, and its 201 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque (bonuses of 40 hp and 46 lb-ft over last year's 2.0L) mean a price that climbs $2,000, to $25,995

So you’re shopping for a new vehicle and have found yourself leaning towards a crossover because you want some extra space, as well as an added sense of safety and comfort. Given how popular SUVs have become in recent years, you’d hardly be blamed for putting something like the Hyundai Kona at the top of your shopping list. However, there are so

Pulling up to the front of the Kia Training Grounds in the 2017 Kia Niro, I glanced in the rear-view mirror to see my soccer-mad 13-year-old and his similarly obsessed teammate smile at each other in giddy anticipation. This spot in the north end of the city is where Toronto FC trains, as do all its school-aged Academy players who range from 10-yea

Vehicle Type Compact crossover History/Description The all-new, second-generation Kia Soul hit dealer lots in Canada for model year 2014, bringing along more of the utility, style, and character that made its predecessor famous. Leveraging global design resources and the latest communication, safety, and performance technologies, the secon

More Canadians than ever are turning away from cars and looking to crossovers for their next family vehicles – but affordability remains top of mind. The redesigned 2020 Kia Soul is likely to attract more interest than ever: the diminutive box-on-wheels that blurs the line between car and crossover was ahead of its time when it launched a little

We know you love epic comparisons, and this one is a showdown for the ages: the Bean versus the Box. Don’t see it? It’s hard to miss! The 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV and Kia Soul EV are perfect contrasts, not just in terms of design, but in philosophy, too. Each is a unique take on what it means to be a mainstream electric vehicle (EV), although