The instruments were analog with a relatively small TFT screen between the odometer and the speedometer. There were two drive modes: normal and sport. And navigation via either service becomes doable. Plug the phone in with a cord and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto were available. It could stream music from a smartphone including Pandora because it did have Bluetooth as well as voice controls. However, Kia did an admirable job of giving this Soul entertainment options. There was a touch infotainment screen but no navigation system or satellite radio. This Soul had cloth seats, they were big and soft. Only the driver’s window went down with one touch, but it didn’t come up. The EPA rating was 27 mpg in the city, 33 mpg on the highway and 30 mpg combined. There were also 18-inch alloy wheels.Īnd it had stop-start to save fuel. The rearview camera had cross-traffic alert, it had lane-change assist, front fog lights, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel, roof trim and exterior body cladding. This 2020 Soul had blind-spot collision warning. However, that does not mean it was without creature comforts or safety equipment. Still, the interior of the Soul X-Line was comforting, even though this was a basic car. But it was intimidating enough, especially in a close space, that we didn’t engage the system because we wanted to escape that blare. The reason for the decibel level of this feature escapes us. On the Soul, it wasn’t a bleep, it was blare of the horn. You know that beep you hear after a second push of the lock button on the fob. Or, more precisely, the beep of the horn that signaled the alarm system had been engaged. The only complaint we had during the weeklong test drive was the alarm. And the car was quiet road noise was left outside and at times we could not hear the engine at all. The suspension took minor lumps and bumps out of the rode. Cornering was excellent and lane changes were effortless. It took just a little turn of the steering wheel for the car to in another direction. Soul handling mirrored that of a go-kart. Steering was very responsive to driver input, as a colleague used to say. But once we did, there was a certain verve to this Soul X-Line, no matter the trim line. We had to put the key in the ignition and turn the switch to start it. There was a fob to lock and unlock the door, but there was no push button on the door nor to start or stop the car. Our House First Time Home Buyer’s Series.2020 Kia Soul X-Line Far From Basic - The Washington Informer Close
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