Kia Soul News Articles
Tuesday 7th October 2008
Kia’s sharply-stylish new segment-busting Soul is set to win over minds as well as hearts at the Paris Salon de l’Automobile in October 2008 with confirmation that the urban crossover will come to Europe next year with a choice of fuel-efficient petrol and diesel engines. Kia Soul will go on sale in mainland Europe next February with a choice 126 ps diesel and petrol engines based on the DOHC engines already fitted to the hugely successful, European-built, Kia cee’d – with a choice of manual or automatic transmissions, depending on model. the full story
Kia Motors has confirmed its all-new segment-busting car will retain the name and spirit of the concept from which it evolved – Soul. First seen as the SOUL concept car at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, a trio of concept developments then appeared at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show which gave a strong indication to the many characters the new Kia could take on. Mr Hyoung-Keun Lee, Senior Executive Vice President and COO, International Business Division, Kia Motors Corporation, said; ‘Reaction from the media and public to the three SOUL concept cars seen at the Geneva Show in March and shown subsequently at other international events, has been overwhelmingly positive. the full story
Defying traditional automotive classification, three new SOUL concept cars to be unveiled by Kia at the Geneva Show on 4th March 2008, will reveal a whole new individual and fun direction for the Korean brand. The trio of concepts are closely related to an upcoming production model that doesn’t fit into the usual motor industry brackets and will encourage a whole new breed of Kia customers to build an emotional bond with their new car and with the brand. The SOUL concepts will introduce ‘a world of possibilities’ for customising and personalisation to future Kia customers that will be delivered by the new model with its special appeal to the young-at-heart – whatever their age!The SOUL Burner is the ‘bad boy’ of the concept trio complete with satin black finish and gloss dragon tattoos… the full story
Kia Motors Corporation (K. M. C) and Kia Motors America (K. M. A) today unveiled the all-new Soul concept car during a press conference at the North American International Auto Show (N. A. I. A. S) in Detroit. the full story









