This morning has been full of surprises. First, I received a speculation image of the Kia VG sedan into my mail-box, and now, while searching for some Kia news, I found these three images that seem to be official Kia Soul shots. They reveal some exciting parts of the Soul’s interior we have not seen yet.
Starting with second image, you can see a nicely designed, dual tone center stack, painted in a striking red-black combination. It houses an audio unit in the center and three large HVAC knobs below. Pictured above radio unit, is the pop-up cover that might be hiding a navigation display, but most probably there is an empty place to store the sunglasses. Atop the center stack, there is a large speaker located to maximize audio performance. (see here).
Speaking of audio speakers, let’s move to the front door of the Kia Soul. There are LEDs positioned behind the speaker grille that pulse to the beat of the music. Perhaps you noticed this feature on a mat-black Burner concept, but finding it on production Soul model, this is quite a surprise. This feature will be offered as an optional extra.
Moving to the third image, you can see the front seat with black upholstery and white-brown Soul pattern on it.
Looking at the images we have seen here lately it turned out that Soul is going to be an exciting vehicle with lots of possibilities for extensive customisation afterall. We can state that Kia has a winner on it’s hands as this is one of the coolest vehicles after Mini and Fiat500 hit the strrets! [Source: Autojoins] Find more about Kia Soul here.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:27 am
seems its very close to the burner concept. its even got the LEDs around the speakers but I still dont like the glossy red on the dash. it should be less flashy and darker. cool otherwise.
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:46 pm
i noticed something… in the picture with the center-dash, look to the far left, there’s a knob with 2 buttons on the center that read + & -…… whats that all about!? its clearly not anything to do with starting the car (push button, etc) cuz we’ve seen in other pics it requires a key & turn.
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I noticed that too the very first time I looked at it. I can’t imagine what in the world it is. I’ve been looking at pix of so many cars to see if they have something similar. somewhere deep in the wilder part of my imagination, I’m looking at it as an accelerator and brake to use in traffic jams. LOL. other things I’ve come up with: for changing gears manualy, zooming for the reverse camera, increasing cruise cont speed, volume level of the phone voice when using the bluetooth communication system and finally, it could be something never seen on other cars.
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Backup camera adjustment?????
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:14 pm
OH good one R/D! I also was just talking about this to someone & showing them that knob & i thought, too, it could be adjustments for the LED light rings…. just a thought…
September 2nd, 2008 at 8:45 pm
must be something reserved for only burner.
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:24 am
Should I ask on Kia-buzz?
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:29 pm
yes you should Boris.
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I asked. they didnt answer. I mean I put up the question but the comment was deleted next time I checked. I think they wont tell.
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:30 pm
It was not deleted Boris, it was just moderated as every comment at kia buzz and will be there by tomorrow. They always check the comments to prevent spaming or inappropriate content.
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:45 pm
when a person posts a comment only the person who comments can see that note [your comment is awaiting moderation]. but even thats not there. it said that first but next day… gone… if they post an official image, they have to answer things related to it.
September 3rd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I’ll try again
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I posted the comment again…
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September 4th, 2008 at 7:26 am
keep us posted. i had the kia buzz thing bookmarked but its not anymore. weird. what was the site, please?
September 4th, 2008 at 8:00 am
kia-buzz.com
September 6th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
The LED’s look cool around those speakers. Fantezeemo!