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Kia Soul

Date of manufacture

2008 – 2013 (Five-door hatchback)

Platform

Hyundai-Kia PB

Manufacturing locations

Gwangju, South Korea

Kaliningrad, Russia

Designer

Mike Torpey

Car body style

Five-door hatchback

after upgrade (facelift) (+ I)

Date of manufacture

2008 – 2013

Internal designation

Engine size

Petrol

1.6 CVVT

1.6 GDI

Diesel

1.6 CRDi

Euro NCAP

Technical data

Five-door hatchback

	1.6 CVVT	1.6 CVVT	1.6 GDI	1.6 GDI	1.6 CRDi	1.6 CRDi
Date of sale	-	-	-	-	-	-
Engine type	Petrol	Petrol	Petrol	Petrol	Diesel supercharged	Diesel supercharged
Number of cylinders/valves	4/16	4/16	4/16	4/16	4/16	4/16
Engine displacement [cm³]	1591	1591	1591	1591	1582	1582
Maximum output / speed [kW/min-1]	93/6300	93/6300	103/6300	103/6300	94/4000	94/4000
Maximum torque [Nm/min-1]	156/4200	156/4200	166/4850	166/4850	260/1900-2750	260/1900-2750
Bore and stroke [mm x mm]	77,0 x 85,4	77,0 x 85,4	77,0 x 85,4	77,0 x 85,4	77,2 x 84,5	77,2 x 84,5
Compression ratio	10,5:1	10,5:1	11,0:1	11,0:1	17,3:1	17,3:1
Oil volume [l]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Coolant volume [l]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Technical specifications	variable valve timing CVVT	variable valve timing CVVT	direct injection GDI variable timing of intake and exhaust valves D‐CVVT	direct injection GDI variable timing of intake and exhaust valves D‐CVVT	direct injection Common Rail turbocharger with variable blade geometry	direct injection Common Rail turbocharger with variable blade geometry

Drive axle	Front	Front	Front	Front	Front	Front
Gearbox	5 gear manual	4 gear automatic	6 gear manual	6 gear automatic	5 gear manual	6 gear manual
Drive specifications	-	automatic gearbox	-	automatic gearbox	-	-

Top speed [km/h]	177	162	180	180	182	180
Acceleration 0–100 km/h [s]	11.0	-	10.4	10.9	11.3	10.7
Acceleration 0–80 km/h [s]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Acceleration 80–120 km/h [s]	-	-	-	-	-	-

City [l]	8.3	9.3	7.7	9.6	6.2	5.7
Out of town [l]	5.6	6.0	5.6	5.9	4.6	4.4
Combined [l]	6.5	7.2	6.4	7.2	5.2	4.8
CO2 emissions [g/km]	153	167	149	168	137	129

Emission standard	EU4-EU5	EU5	EU5	EU5	EU4-EU5	EU5
Standard for fuel consumption measurement	-	-	-	-	-	-
Energy class	-	-	-	-	-	-
Stationary vehicle noise [dB]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Driving noise [dB]	-	-	-	-	-	-

Standby weight [kg]	1245-1329	1265-1344	1245-1344	1265-1365	1345-1429	1345-1444
Overall weight [kg]	1680	1700	1690	1710	1780	1790
Maximum trailer weight unbraked/braked [kg]	450/1300	450/1100	550/1300	550/1100	550/1300	550/1300
Maximum front/rear axle load [kg]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maximum vertical load on the tow bar [kg]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maximum load on roof/carrier [kg]	75/-	75/-	75/-	75/-	75/-	75/-

Boot volume [l]	340	340	340	340	340	340
Boot volume with rear seats folded to the edge of the seats/ceiling [l]	-/818	-/818	-/818	-/818	-/818	-/818
Boot length [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boot length with rear seats folded [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boot width between wheels/max [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boot height to headliner/ceiling [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Loading edge height [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Height of the open boot door [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boot opening height [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Boot opening width min/max [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-

Number of doors	5	5	5	5	5	5
Number of seats	5	5	5	5	5	5
Fuel tank volume [l]	48	48	48	48	48	48
AdBlue tank volume [l]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Air resistance [Cd]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Front suspension	MacPherson, coil springs	MacPherson, coil springs	MacPherson, coil springs	MacPherson, coil springs	MacPherson, coil springs	MacPherson, coil springs
Rear suspension	rigid with trailing arms and torsion bar	rigid with trailing arms and torsion bar	rigid with trailing arms and torsion bar	rigid with trailing arms and torsion bar	rigid with trailing arms and torsion bar	rigid with trailing arms and torsion bar
Tyre dimensions front	195/65 R15	195/65 R15	195/65 R15	195/65 R15	195/65 R15	195/65 R15
Tyre dimensions rear	195/65 R15	195/65 R15	195/65 R15	195/65 R15	195/65 R15	195/65 R15
Wheel size front	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wheel size rear	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brake dimensions front	-	-	-	-	-	-
Brake dimensions rear	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steering	Rack & pinion with electric power steering m	Rack & pinion with electric power steering m	Rack & pinion with electric power steering m	Rack & pinion with electric power steering m	Rack & pinion with electric power steering m	Rack & pinion with electric power steering m
Number of steering wheel turns	-	-	-	-	-	-
Turning diameter track/circumference [m]	10.6/-	10.6/-	10.6/-	10.6/-	10.6/-	10.6/-

Overall length [mm]	4105	4105	4105	4105	4105	4105
Overall width without/including mirrors [mm]	1785/-	1785/-	1785/-	1785/-	1785/-	1785/-
Overall height [mm]	1610	1610	1610	1610	1610	1610
Wheelbase [mm]	2550	2550	2550	2550	2550	2550
Front wheel track [mm]	1570	1570	1570	1570	1570	1570
Rear wheel track [mm]	1575	1575	1575	1575	1575	1575
Forward overhang [mm]	830	830	830	830	830	830
Rear overhang [mm]	725	725	725	725	725	725
Clearance [mm]	164	164	164	164	164	164
Wading depth [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Approach angle front [°]	18	18	18	18	18	18
Approach angle rear [°]	30	30	30	30	30	30
Transition angle [°]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Climbing rate [°]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Maximum side tilt [°]	-	-	-	-	-	-

Headroom front [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Headroom rear [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Front elbow/shoulder width [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Rear elbow/shoulder width [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Legroom front knees/total [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-
Legroom rear knees/total [mm]	-	-	-	-	-	-

	1.6 CRDi	1.6 CRDi
Date of sale	-	-
Engine type	Diesel supercharged	Diesel supercharged
Number of cylinders/valves	4/16	4/16
Engine displacement [cm³]	1582	1582
Maximum output / speed [kW/min-1]	94/4000	94/4000
Maximum torque [Nm/min-1]	260/1900-2750	260/1900-2750
Bore and stroke [mm x mm]	77,2 x 84,5	77,2 x 84,5
Compression ratio	17,3:1	17,3:1
Oil volume [l]	-	-
Coolant volume [l]	-	-
Technical specifications	direct injection Common Rail turbocharger with variable blade geometry	direct injection Common Rail turbocharger with variable blade geometry

Drive axle	Front	Front
Gearbox	4 gear automatic	6 gear automatic
Drive specifications	automatic gearbox	automatic gearbox

Top speed [km/h]	176	177
Acceleration 0–100 km/h [s]	11.9	11.7
Acceleration 0–80 km/h [s]	-	-
Acceleration 80–120 km/h [s]	-	-

City [l]	7.5	7.4
Out of town [l]	5.2	5.0
Combined [l]	5.9	5.9
CO2 emissions [g/km]	155	155

Emission standard	EU4-EU5	EU5
Standard for fuel consumption measurement	-	-
Energy class	-	-
Stationary vehicle noise [dB]	-	-
Driving noise [dB]	-	-

Standby weight [kg]	1360-1440	1360-1460
Overall weight [kg]	1800	1810
Maximum trailer weight unbraked/braked [kg]	550/1100	550/1100
Maximum front/rear axle load [kg]	-	-
Maximum vertical load on the tow bar [kg]	-	-
Maximum load on roof/carrier [kg]	75/-	75/-

Boot volume [l]	340	340
Boot volume with rear seats folded to the edge of the seats/ceiling [l]	-/818	-/818
Boot length [mm]	-	-
Boot length with rear seats folded [mm]	-	-
Boot width between wheels/max [mm]	-	-
Boot height to headliner/ceiling [mm]	-	-
Loading edge height [mm]	-	-
Height of the open boot door [mm]	-	-
Boot opening height [mm]	-	-
Boot opening width min/max [mm]	-	-

Number of doors	5	5
Number of seats	5	5
Fuel tank volume [l]	48	48
AdBlue tank volume [l]	-	-
Air resistance [Cd]	-	-
Front suspension	MacPherson, coil springs	MacPherson, coil springs
Rear suspension	rigid with trailing arms and torsion bar	rigid with trailing arms and torsion bar
Tyre dimensions front	195/65 R15	195/65 R15
Tyre dimensions rear	195/65 R15	195/65 R15
Wheel size front	-	-
Wheel size rear	-	-
Brake dimensions front	-	-
Brake dimensions rear	-	-
Steering	Rack & pinion with electric power steering m	Rack & pinion with electric power steering m
Number of steering wheel turns	-	-
Turning diameter track/circumference [m]	10.6/-	10.6/-

Overall length [mm]	4105	4105
Overall width without/including mirrors [mm]	1785/-	1785/-
Overall height [mm]	1610	1610
Wheelbase [mm]	2550	2550
Front wheel track [mm]	1570	1570
Rear wheel track [mm]	1575	1575
Forward overhang [mm]	830	830
Rear overhang [mm]	725	725
Clearance [mm]	164	164
Wading depth [mm]	-	-
Approach angle front [°]	18	18
Approach angle rear [°]	30	30
Transition angle [°]	-	-
Climbing rate [°]	-	-
Maximum side tilt [°]	-	-

Headroom front [mm]	-	-
Headroom rear [mm]	-	-
Front elbow/shoulder width [mm]	-	-
Rear elbow/shoulder width [mm]	-	-
Legroom front knees/total [mm]	-	-
Legroom rear knees/total [mm]	-	-

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Kia Soul

Date of manufacture

Platform

Manufacturing locations

Designer

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Car body style

Five-door hatchback

Euro NCAP

Technical data

Five-door hatchback

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