Comments on: Tomato Red Kia Soul + interior shots

By: Greg

Greg — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:06:52 +0000

Actually, the Soul goes surprisingly well in the snow, unbelievable in fact. Much better than the Forte.

By: Gardian

Gardian — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:41:05 +0000

If the Soul came with AWD as an option, I would buy 2.

Right now the ony option I see is the SX4 for snow.

Try driving in Wyoming / Colo. in the winter time with a small lite FWD car.
Can you say Trire Chains, Soul AWD would sell!!

By: JoshyLofty

JoshyLofty — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:52:08 +0000

Soul.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:08:58 +0000

When the Suzuki SX4 crossover came out I was seriously contemplating buying one. I still love the SX4, the SX4 sedan not as much. But I definitely respect Suzuki in their building of small cars. Hard to beat the Kia Soul, though, Boris, in that class of rigs. Nice looking ride and it should perform well, I just wouldn’t expect fantastic gas mileage.

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:01:41 +0000

need to compare soul and Sx4. who’s better?

By: JoshyLofty

JoshyLofty — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:39:00 +0000

I 100% agree with you on that, Bancho. LLN reports tho that Suzuki itself has said they’re bringing the Swift BACK to America so thats good. I’m not currently interested in it or anything but i do have some respect for Suzuki. The cars THEY actually build are really good fun little cars. Like the car in question, the SX4 is a fun little car and Car&Driver reports is one of the most solidly built cars on the road today.

By: Bancho

Bancho — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:03:37 +0000

JoshyLofty:

The Forenza doesn’t “compete” with anything else on the road. It’s basically a miserable ride. You’re mostly right though that based on car class, the Rio would be a more appropriate comparison to the SX4. From all I’ve heard and read though, the SX4 is actually a nice, fun driving little car.I’m hoping Suzuki can exterminate the Daewoos from its lineup (Forenza, Reno) and get some of their own cars in there like the Swift (which I’ve heard a *lot* of good things about.

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:25:16 +0000

whoa man! Thats something I’d love to have in my cars. So, er, how’s suzuki in quality…. period…. ah! who am I kidding! I’m not buying 3 year warranty cars. And it isnt as customizable as soul. besides I’m living UAE! And MUCH MUCH smaller in size compared to many countries.

By: JoshyLofty

JoshyLofty — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:59:06 +0000

click my name for more info on the Suzuki Navigation system. i just watched the embedded video and i’m not impressed. it looks KINDA cheesy.

By: JoshyLofty

JoshyLofty — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:47:30 +0000

Well she traded down IMO. an SX4 competes with the Rio & Rio5, doesn’t it? where as the Spectra and Forenza compete, right?

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:27:47 +0000

gotta agree on ‘fun’. but forte is going to be even more fun than Sx4. but after having a bigger vehicle its difficult to go back to small ones. you get used to sitting higher. after getting sportage, sitting in my mazda6 makes me feel every thing around is gargantuan! thats why, we want soul over forte.

By: JoshyLofty

JoshyLofty — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:42:15 +0000

i’m just saying a lot of people are gunna think the same way. she never HATED her kia. it never broke down on her and it wasn’t a bad car at all. she was just bored by it. she says the SX4 is much more fun.

By: darnell89

darnell89 — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:32:14 +0000

Very different side from Kia. Have to get used to it!

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:03:06 +0000

wouldnt say much about the last bit. the 2005 spectra isnt much in front of a newer model. dont worry. Kia’s new cars will help.

By: JoshyLofty

JoshyLofty — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:34:51 +0000

the SX4 sedan doesn’t come with AWD as an option. the SX4 “CUV” however has the AWD standard except for the 2009 model year in which it will also come STANDARD with a NAV. it’s going to be the cheapest car on the market standard with NAV. as for the # on the streets, i live in Dallas and i actually see very many of these little cars, both CUV & Sedan forms. i know someone with a CUV type and she loves it! on the flip side though, she traded in her 2005 Kia Spectra for it. uh-oh.