Renowned Kelly’s Blue Book names the 2010 Kia Soul one of the top 10 cooloest cars for the year 2009! 

It was announced by Kia today that its 2010 Kia Soul has been named to the Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18.000! The Top ten coolest cars were selected by a renowned US automotive organization Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com, which is also known as one of the leading providers of new car information.

Among ten “cool cars” one can find all the main rivals of Kia Soul, including Nissan Cube, Scion xB and Honda Fit. Other cars named in the Top 10 coolest cars under $18 thousand were Smart Fortwo, Subaru Impreza, VW Rabbit (known as Golf in Europe), Mazda3, Suzuki Sx4 and Ford Focus.

There are many reasonable reasons to see the Soul, Cube, Scion and perhaps Honda Fit and Smart Fortwo named as “cool cars”. All of them are hip and cool, attractively styled and very different from the rest of the pretty much ordinary cars found on the market today.

In addition, all five afore-mentioned “cool cars” also come equipped with many fun features (like mood lightning audio speakers) and accessories (spoilers, vinyls, etc…), plus they are fun to drive and available at attractive prices.

And what is that, that makes Subaru Impreza, Suzuki Sx4 and Ford Focus cool? Honestly, I can’t find many reasons for them to be named in the top 10 “cool cars” for 2009. But, editorial team at Kelley Blue Book also used other criteria, such as safety ratings, fuel economy, interior size, comfort and technology. In fact, they used a very similar set of criteria that many consumers use in examining when in the market for new cars.

In a recent announcement, Kia reported it is pleased to see the Soul being recognized for its playfulness and versatility but also that it is appreciated for its economical attributes that affect real world purchase decisions.

Top 10 coolest cars under $18.000 in 2009

So, those looking to drive a cool car to get around town in the summer, check one of these: Kia Soul, Scion xB, Smart Fortwo, Honda Fit, Nissan Cube, Suzuki Sx4, Subaru Impreza, Ford Focus, Mazda3 and VW Rabbit.

The 2010 Kia Soul is available at Kia dealerships across United States with 1.6L and 2.0L four-cylinder engines and four-speed automatic and five-speed manual transmission. Price range from 13.300 for the base Soul model (note: this price excludes freight, taxes, license, options and dealer charges) and go up to $18.600 for the top of the range Soul Sport. The Soul is available in four trims: Soul, Soul+, Soul! (exclaim) and Soul sport.

The versatile Kia Soul crossover has only been on sale since February and and it has already been recognized as a great value and great buy by car consumers and many US automobile organizations. In addition to being selected as one of the coolest cars by KBB, Kia Soul also became a recipient of the 2009 “Best Value” award by the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) and the “Grooviest Interior” award from Ward’s AutoWorld.

Furthermore Kia Soul also scored the perfect safety rating at recent EuroNCAP crash tests. Soul achieved the maximum five star safety rating, which proves that Soul is one of the safest vehicles in the sub-compact car market!