KIA Soul 2023

KIA Soul 2023 Price in New Zealand is NZD 35,226 ( US$19,790 )

The 2023 Kia Soul is a value-packed crossover with a low starting price, many standard features, a spacious cabin, and composed handling. You’ll find all the basics – and more – in this practical SUV, but you won’t get all-wheel drive. The available 10.25-inch touchscreen display offers navigation, a split-screen view, and the ability to connect your compatible smartphone to send texts with your voice, access popular apps, and more. Choosing to drive a 2023 Kia Soul says a lot about a person, as its unconventional, stylized-toaster design and memorable ad campaign—featuring hamsters bopping out to dance music—imbue it with a certain whimsy. While it’s true that the Soul looks like nothing else on the road, its boxy body hides a particularly practical cabin, with plenty of room for both people and cargo despite its small footprint. It’s also a great value, with a price tag that starts thousands less than rivals such as the Chevrolet Trailblazer, Jeep Renegade, and Kia Altos. It’s not the most exciting car to drive, and its 147-hp four-cylinder only comes mated to a continuously-variable automatic transmission and front-wheel drive, but the Soul delivers a compliant ride and multiple virtues that make it pleasant to live with. This leaves the Soul’s sole engine option as a 147-hp naturally aspirated 2.0-liter inline-four with a continuously variable automatic transmission. In our testing, this version got to 60 mph in 8.0 seconds, while the Turbo did the deed in 6.4 seconds. The trim levels that remain include LX, S, EX, and GT-Line. All of those models benefit from new styling for 2023, which includes reshaped headlights and a different front bumper, along with new taillights and a revised rear fascia. New 17- and 18-inch wheel designs complete the new look. Kia is offering two new two-tone color combinations: Surf Blue with a black roof, like the only engine, is a 147-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder, which comes paired with a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) and front-wheel drive. At our test track, our test vehicle needed 8.0 seconds to reach 60 mph, which is behind many rivals. But the Soul feels peppy around town, and the CVT willingly selects lower gear ratios when you’re looking to pass someone. Handling isn’t particularly sharp but the Soul’s mission isn’t to carve corners like a sports car, after all. Most buyers will find the Soul to be a comfortable ride offering just enough character to avoid being bland. you see here, and Clear White with a black roof.

The Soul’s upright body provides a spacious interior with plenty of room for people and cargo. Kia’s designers have incorporated enough youthful cheekiness inside to match the Soul’s fashion-forward exterior, including textured door-panel inserts and colorful trim. Additional goodies on offer include ambient lighting, a smartphone charging pad, a head-up display, push-button ignition with keyless entry, and heating for the seats and steering wheel. Kia also allows owners a certain amount of customization, with two-tone paint options and a plethora of interior color schemes. In the cargo area, the tall-roofed ute provides enough space for seven carry-on suitcases; with the rear seats folded—it should be noted that they don’t fold completely flat—we were able to fit 20 cases. The Venue, with its smaller hold and tighter rear seat space, managed to fit just four behind the rear seat and 17 with the seats down. Introduced in 2020, the third-generation Kia Soul took the boxy hatch formula and updated it with sharper styling, a simple interior with unique design elements, and a long list of useful standard features. The 2023 Kia Soul builds on that progress in some ways but sets it back in others. The refreshed Soul loses its distinctive slender headlights in favor of larger, more conventional-looking lamps. The new model also does away with the sporty GT-Line Turbo trim, and with it the Soul’s turbocharged four-cylinder engine option.

Despite those changes, the Soul is still a budget-priced small car that offers tremendous value in its feature content and a spacious cabin and cargo area thanks to its boxy design. With its cube-shaped contemporaries now extinct, the Soul competes mostly with subcompact SUVs, including the Chevrolet Trailblazer, Hyundai Kona, and Mazda CX-30.

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Basic Info

Model Number

Soul 2023

Made In

South Korea

Warranty

5 Years / 60,000 Miles Basic , 5 Years / 100,000 Miles Corrosion , 10 Years / 100,000 Miles Drivetrain , 5 Years / 60,000 Miles Roadside Assistance Warranty

Available Colors

Gravity Gray, Inferno Red, Mars Orange, Sparkling Silver, Cherry Black and Snow White Pearl.

Body Type

Hatchback

Engine

Engine Type

2.0L Inline-4 Gas

Engine Power

147 hp @ 6200 rpm

Torque

132 lb-ft @ 4500 rpm

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Transmission

Transmission Type

Continuously Variable Automatic (CVT)

Drive Type

Front-Wheel Drive

Steering

Steering Type

Power

Steering Gear Type

Rack-Pinion

Minimum Turning Radius

34.8 ft

Suspensions

Front Suspension

Strut

Back Suspension

Torsion Beam

Dimensions and Weight

Length

165.2 in

Width

70.9 in

Height

63 in

Wheel Base

102.4 in

Ground Clearance

6.7 in

Kerb Weight

2,844 lbs

Tyres

Tyre Size

P205/60HR16

Wheel Size

16 in x 6.5 in

Brake System

Front Brake

Discs

Rear Brake

Discs

Fuel

Mileage in City

29 MPG

Mileage on Highway

35 MPG

Fuel Type

Gasoline

Capacities

Seating Capacity

5 seater

Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)

14.3 gallons

No. of Doors

4 doors

Features

Air Conditioner

Yes

Heater

Yes

AntiLock Braking System

Yes

Central Locking

Yes

Power Steering

Yes

Power Windows

Yes

Safety

Anti-Lock Braking

Yes

Brake Assist

Yes

Central Locking

Yes

Power Door Locks

Yes

Child Safety Locks

Yes

Rear Seat Belts

Yes

Seat Belt Warning

Yes

Door Ajar Warning

Yes

Adjustable Seats

Yes

Keyless Entry

Yes

Vehicle Stability Control System

Yes

Crash Sensor

Yes

Engine Check Warning

Yes

Rear Camera

Yes

Anti-Theft Device

Yes

Entertainment

Touch Screen

Yes

Speakers Front & back

Yes

Bluetooth Connectivity

Yes

USB & Auxiliary Input

Yes

Others Comfort & Convenience

Adjustable Steering Column

Yes

Height Adjustable Driving Seat

Yes

Outside Temperature Display

Yes

Automatic Climate Control

Yes

Low Fuel Warning Light

Yes

Rear Reading Lamp

Yes

Parking Sensors

Yes

Bottle Holder

Yes