Friday, March 20, 2015

2014 Kia Soul 1.6 Manual

Second-generation high-voltage Kia Soul commercials tout more refinement and uplevel equipment, but still playing truant square in price-sensitive areas. Fortunately for budget shopping, entry-level version looks similar to impress with the quality and feel, and at the same time is the only way to put a stick in this special box.


Patience Required

For 2014, a mid-level Soul + (eg, "plus") and the range-topping Soul! Ornaments with mandatory six-speed automatic transmission supported by a 164-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder, won us the final test, a matching packet ("shout out"). happy, comes with a six-speed manual, although simple soul, does make a weak 1.6-liter mill. (Two thousand with automatic aluminum wheels, used for.) Equipped with a direct injection engine 130 horsepower and 118 lb-ft of torque develops. If this is insufficient numbers as you would expect given our 2774-pound test car slowly taking 9.1 seconds to hit 60 mph and 84 mph in the quarter mile with 16.9 moseying around, it was not fast. Gap 1320 meters, then cut in half, but then, 338-pound-heavier than the 2.0-liter car full second slower to 60 mph.


Version 1.6 with significant requirements planning on two lanes wide last fought at high speeds. Michigan highway and traffic-safe means keeping work in the best way alter the existing power meant continuous 80 mile-sense. But this task, Wand of light, thanks to affirmative action and well-defined gates was pleasant, at least. This position once more sedate-surface brake and accelerator pedals are placed in the streets well that fancy feet, helps a lot. (Hey, we heel-foot-and what you will.)

Were constantly squeezing the neck of less than 1.6 because a large extent, our observed fuel economy, and only 1 mpg better than the 2.0-liter car's 24 mpg EPA city rating of 24 mpg matching just arrived. Is estimated to be 30 mpg highway miles.

Well, a narrow car, driving-but we support our 1.6-liter engine software requires an unusual twist of less forgiving of a concept more attention to a driver if we can deal with slow-plus. Especially when the second first, cut the gas when picking up the car after a brief power shift. We have several other Hyundai / Kia thing I've noticed in the product. We have not contacted the company to get an explanation, but a response.

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