dataguy
Been here awhile...
Color me impressed...my wife was in the market for a new car, and while nothing caught her eye in the sub/compact/wagon category, she did remember the catchy Kia Soul commercials (yes, the ones with the hamsters). Lo and behold, we ended up at the Kia dealership, and they look even better in person.
$17.5K out the door w/ TTL and the upgraded audio package on a 2010 Soul + ("Plus") M/T. I was impressed not only by the styling, but the fuel economy (24/30 for the 5-speed), pep, raft of safety features (ABS w/ assist, ESC, traction control, side curtain airbags, seatbelt pretensioning), and decent electronics (Sirius, MP3 USB & aux, steering wheel controls, cruise control, voice command, Bluetooth, dual 12V power outlets).
Aside from the gigantic KIA badges (which my wife wants to rebadge) and garish "Soul" seat inserts on the Plus, it's an impressive B/C-seg for well under $20K.
http://www.kiasoul.com/
http://dealerbrochures.com/kia/2010kiasoul.pdf
$17.5K out the door w/ TTL and the upgraded audio package on a 2010 Soul + ("Plus") M/T. I was impressed not only by the styling, but the fuel economy (24/30 for the 5-speed), pep, raft of safety features (ABS w/ assist, ESC, traction control, side curtain airbags, seatbelt pretensioning), and decent electronics (Sirius, MP3 USB & aux, steering wheel controls, cruise control, voice command, Bluetooth, dual 12V power outlets).
Aside from the gigantic KIA badges (which my wife wants to rebadge) and garish "Soul" seat inserts on the Plus, it's an impressive B/C-seg for well under $20K.
http://www.kiasoul.com/
http://dealerbrochures.com/kia/2010kiasoul.pdf
