The eagerly awaited Kia Soul will tease concertgoers this summer with a sneak-peek appearance during the 2008 Vans Warped Tour®. As part of Kia Motors’ exclusive vehicle sponsorship of the tour, a specially-designed lightly camouflaged preproduction Soul will be on display at the Kia Soul Lounge at every Vans Warped Tour stop.
This will be the public’s first opportunity to see the Soul up close before the production vehicle makes its world debut later this year at the Paris Motor Show. The Soul will go on sale in the United States spring 2009.
The Kia Soul is not ready to bare all just quite yet. While much of the car will be on display for all to see, its dress leaves much to the imagination. The Soul will feature a “pair of Vans” in the form of partial front and rear masks bearing Vans’ signature checkerboard pattern.
Red wheel spokes and side mirrors tease out its fun and naughty side, while darkened windows help Soul maintain its mysterious allure until its Parisian debut. Kia and Vans Warped Tour badges on the front and rear with Vans logos running down each side scream that this vehicle is ready for action.
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Prior to the tour launch, Kia is offering fans the opportunity to enter the “Experience Warped” online sweepstakes to win a “Fly Away” trip to the grand finale tour stop in Los Angeles on August 17.
During each stop, concertgoers will have the opportunity to visit the Kia “Soul Lounge,” an interactive, air conditioned tent featuring information displays about the new Kia Soul and other Kia vehicles, a DJ, an airbrush tattoo artist and the chance to enter to win either a new Kia Sportage or Kia Spectra SX in the “Keys to the Ride” sweepstakes.
The Soul Lounge offers concertgoers photo opportunities and a poster to be signed during Kia’s exclusive artist autograph sessions. Each tour venue will have a Kia VIP section, a raised area near the main stage accessible only to those wearing customized Kia VIP wristbands.
Online, fans can view Kia Vans Warped Tour content at fuse.tv/kiawarped, including the Warped Word of Steve concert blog, which will give fans an insider’s look at each tour stop including photos and specially created, first-hand video.
In addition, Kia will be on stage as the presenting sponsor of the popular Kevin Says Stage, a forum for local bands to rock out at each tour stop. A part of the Warped Eco-Initiatives, this solar powered stage is just one of the eco-friendly actions Kia will be part of during the tour. Kia Motors also is proud to be part of the post-concert clean up and recycling efforts. [Source: Kia]
Do not forget to check our latest set of Kia Soul spy shots!!!
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June 20th, 2008 at 12:04 am
Here we go again: another great and unique way of promotion which is about to reach thousands of young people! I’m sure the response will be great.
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:08 am
Yeah, this is perfect promotion and to the right audience. We should expect to see more photos soon.
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:26 pm
I know this isn’t a production model, but it appears they removed (or possibly painted over?) the side turn indicator (the black horizontal line in the fender is where it is in some other photos). I hope they keep the side indicators for the (USDM) production model!
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
maybe its optional like on most Kias.
June 23rd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Yeah, I too think it will be optional.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Its not a good thing to keep this indicator optional. How will people know that a small thing like that will be optional when they see it standard on so many cars?
this indicator is very crucial for lane changing.
June 24th, 2008 at 12:30 am
It’s not optional on any current USDM Kia vehicles. The mirror integrated indicators will apparently be standard on the Borrego, that being the first USDM to have any side indicators. The USDM Hyundai Vera Cruz, Azera and Accent all have them in one form or another (I think they’re only on Limited trim with Azera and Vera Cruz), As I’ve mentioned before, I think having them on the fender is a better place than the mirrors, as the mirrors already have a lot of electronics in them without adding LEDs and wiring. And the fender indicator can be a bulb (as it is in most cases). As for the Soul, it’s interesting that they put the camo with the Vans look on the vehicle, and the checkerboard already makes it difficult to distinguish lines because of how our eyes perceive shapes and depth.
June 24th, 2008 at 8:47 am
Its optional on all Kias in UAE.
January 6th, 2009 at 4:14 am
SCION Xb wannabe - NO comparison to the much superior Xb & Xd from Scion/Toyota
January 6th, 2009 at 9:47 am
superior to what? What’s there in xB thats better than Soul? just that its toyota? and its ranked no. 1 in sales????
January 6th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I saw the Soul “live” last night… It REALLY looks good, altough it’s a bit smaller than I expected (since everybody was saying it was so much bigger than it looked on pictures).
I expect our first Soul’s beginning next week
May 21st, 2009 at 5:39 pm
the kia look s smatr and the vans looks well beter but not good make kia come on its a s#*t make but the soul is smart
May 30th, 2009 at 1:10 am
got my soul today hehehe