I seem to have fallen for the Kia Soul. At first, it struck me as an also-ran beside the xB and the Cube, but increasingly I like the styling, especially in a time when the xB has ballooned out into the next zipcode. Top Gear mag says the Cube is superior but the Soul is more fun to drive. I like the play on "Seoul", and like the trim levels.
Soul
Soul +
Soul !
Soul Sport
If it had a Hyundai badge, I'd seriously consider it. Good work Kia, you've come a long way.
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On the flip side, the Amanti is the ugliest thing I've ever seen. I can't help but imagine Kim Jong-Il being chauffeured in one. Yes, I know it's a separate country, but it looks ugly enough to come from North Korea.
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It is awfully cute.... and cheap to boot 
I'd rock it as a DD.
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Good choice putting $4,000 rims on your 1990 Honda Civic. That's like Betty White going out and getting her tits done.
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Ah! Soul! Cause it's Korean! BRILLIANT!
I leik dancing hamsters
I leik dancing hamsters
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It's not that cheap!!! Build one with "normal" options and it gets really close to $20K fast.
Go 'head, axe me how I know.
Go 'head, axe me how I know.
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Believe you me, I sat there pricing them out. I would be totally down for a base model. The only problem was, it comes with two speakers? What the Christ? I don't want to drop thousands more just for some damn speakers.
Ignoring the poor pricing scheme, it's the best looking Kia to date.
Ignoring the poor pricing scheme, it's the best looking Kia to date.
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Hope you like Russian roulette...buying a KIA is JUST like playing it except the odds are worse 
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am i in the wrong forum?
halp?
halp?
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Saw a Kia Soul on the Beltway this morning. Had to do a double-take as I had no idea what it was from the back. Nice looking car. It had NY plates and a guy driving who looked suspiciously like RJ. Something you want to tell us, RJ?
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I call doppelganger!
Back foul beast!
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Review: 2010 Kia Soul deserves to be breakout hit for brand
Autoblog wrote:Young buyers these days seem to care less about cut-rate performance cars and just want a vehicle that will fit their lifestyle of doing stuff while being entertaining to drive and look at. The Kia Soul seems like a shoe-in under those criteria. Its styling is all but universally praised, its price of entry is eminently reasonable, and its driving demeanor exceeds expectations. All-in, we look for the Soul to be Kia's breakout hit that wins comparo crowns, sips fuel, hauls stuff and has a great time doing it all. While we may have approached the Soul steeled for disappointment, we walk away impressed and now think of Kia's backpack-wearing wild boar as one of the segment's standard-bearers.