Welcome to the forum!

 

I am a retired educator, biker, and still active musician from North Las Vegas, NV. Purchased this car two days ago and will take delivery tomorrow. Was not really thinking about a Soul when I was looking for a replacement for a 2015 Nissan Altima. I thought I has my choices narrowed to two used cars: 2025 Hyundai Kona and 2025 Nissan Kicks. Drove both and they were ok. Test drove the Soul after seeing it advertised on a dealer site and was very pleased with the handling, acceleration, technology, and a killer stereo. I hope to learn a lot from folks on the forum that have longer experience with the Soul.

Yes . . . welcome here. The 3rd generation Kia Soul has a lot to like we think also.
The ride, handling, responsive performance and roomy interior is very satisfying.

Surprised. . . how did you like the Hyundai Kona and Kicks compared to the 2023 Soul GT Line ?

 

I thought the Kicks and Kona were good looking cars. Acceleration in both was so-so. I did like the the extended dashes - Kicks had two 12-inch screens. However, the Soul had a lot more pep - I have to really monitor my speed on the freeway; the Soul has the Navigation system included, a moon roof, and a most delightful sound system. It also has a few options like the interior lighting effects, though superfluous, I think the grandkids will get a kick out of.

 

Thanks for the observations on the Kicks and the Kona. I looked at each also before buying our 2025 Soul LX. Didn't drive ether but wondered how the Kona was based on a few reviews I read of the Kona.
I saw that it has the same 2.0L MPI engine as our Kia Soul, but is a bit heavier if I recall. And reviews mentioned "lack luster" performance.

I find the Kia Soul to be spirited around town or on the interstate . I find myself still driving a bit too fast on streets in town and two lane highway. On the interstate it cruises along nicely and on ramp acceleration is very good.
I had occasion to get on the pedal a few times and pushing down toward the floor quickly to about 3/4 throttle makes the transmission go feel like it downshifts and then 2 "simulated" up shifts can be felt.
It moves along nicely and still gets really decent MPG.

Plus. .. as posted in the following thread ( Post #99 ) last week I obtained a 39.5 MPG over 315 mile road trip
of 15% town/highway and 85% interstate at 70 to 75 MPH.
https://www.kiasoulforums.com/threa...s.com/threads/post-calculated-gas-mileage-for-your-soul-s.125344/page-5#replies

 

I am only on my second day with the Soul and attained 44 MPG on my initial drive home which was mostly all freeway. I am still seeing 30 to 35 around town. Of course, I don't know if it is because of an overly optimistic on-board computer or it is just that good. Still very pleased with overall performance. I have not had time to check out the Kia monitoring service or many of the other features. But, there's next week.

 

I've found the on board computer over reports by maybe 2-3 mpg. I use the car fax car care app to track mpg and it does the math for me.