Comments on: Spy shots reveal the interior of the 2009 Kia Soul

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:17:55 +0000

is it black steering or is it the glossy finished steering from forte? looks good there. I sent himi a spy video of the VG prototype and of the XM as well. the VG vid had the same soul in it as in the pix patrick has linked.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:35 +0000

better shots here.. you can actually see the trim pieces… some of them anyways~
http://globalmotors.net/kia-soul-interior-spied/

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:40:17 +0000

hmm, I’ll see if I can get info from Kia officials thru Kia-Buzz. Since Kia has made the soul website, they shud answer my question.

By: JoshyLofty

JoshyLofty — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:14:43 +0000

boris, we’re not SURE that’s a reversing camera. i’m almost sure it is since i noticed it first as well as himi but i dont wanna count my chickens… lol. but i AM keeping my fingers crossed.

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:25:25 +0000

US marketed Kias not the whole world.
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why do factory workers in Korea keep launching stikes against Kia??? makes me mad!

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:01:51 +0000

Dont forget that Sirius will soon be standard on all Kias.

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:20:17 +0000

well we’ve seen it has a reversing camera so it should have navigation. if the forte has infinity then soul should have it as well. we’ve seen that sportage’s sterio has been upgraded to the infinity. We should hope for the best.

By: JoshyLofty

JoshyLofty — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:06:04 +0000

does it have leather? it looks like it does anyway. i just wanna know two things… a)what kind of stereo will it have? i’m hoping for the infinity with several speakers & sub, it looks like that MAY happen due to the speaker in the center of the dash… & b)navigation anyone!?

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:15:17 +0000

soul is supposed to have a long list of options to customise it. A fully manual tranny isnt what drivers look for in grid locked traffic.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:10:02 +0000

i really doubt they would change the whole transmission, preproduction or not. if you want to shift yourself, get a manual! however, a lot more can be expected from the interior! cant wait to see in production guise!

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:22:59 +0000

Did you not read my post??

By: Manuel

Manuel — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:15:29 +0000

I don´t see the secuencial shift selector on the AT . I hope they put it.

By: Greg

Greg — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:30:37 +0000

I like it. Remember, this is pre-production. Production may have a shift gate. Here in Manistee, I have been seeing a lot of Kia vehicles from Canada. I have seen black, red, and white 2009 Sportages, and today I saw a grey Optima with a Magentis badge (Canada). I must say, the steering wheel shown is flatter, and more boring than I would like, but, again, this is a test model.

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:46:34 +0000

O good. its a pre-production model. should’ve guessed that after seeing images of soul with the H-grille which means previous ones were probably not production models. And the spy shots of the forte also had the same unfinished interior afterall.

By: himi

himi — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:32:26 +0000

You sound a little disapointed Boris! Let’s wait and see some official shots from Kia. I bet youl’ll change your mind about the interior.
As I said, this is a preproduction model and when Soul comes to production it will have the same quality as Forte and concepts.