2017 Kia Soul Exclaim Turbo Car Review

[@wildone106]

These reviews are like my comfort food of KZbin, I know I can always rely on them to give me that warm fuzzy feeling inside and know I will enjoy it no matter what :)

[@McSMACKthe1st]

Neo Racer Agreed. Whenever I look up a car review on KZbin I always look to see if Tom has done it.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Like mac and cheese? Heavy on the cheese...

[@jasminegharib2624]

Neo Racer and I am the best man on a planet that

[@scottferris6309]

During a recent vacation, my rental car was a Kia Soul. My initial negative thoughts about its unusual looks were immediately replaced by how well this car drives. If you can get past the unconventional looks of this car, it really is a fine vehicle. It handles beautifully and has a very nice interior.

[@VerryJerry90]

a tiny turbo, Harman Kardon, 14 packs and 27mpg combined? - I'm sold

[@catsspat]

The original Scion xB was quite popular from what I remember. Then it got... big. Soul is maintaining its relatively nimble size. Nissan Cube was probably too weird for most people. It must be nice to have no competition for once.

[@demoncleaner80]

I wonder if Toyota thinking it was "cool" to get away from the Toyota name and make a second brand really hurt them in the end.

[@TinLeadHammer]

Soul got big from the beginning.

[@Road2PBATour]

catsspat The first gen xB's were awesome then when the came out with that ugly 2nd gen design turned me off to Scion. Car designs just keep getting uglier and uglier I'm glad Kia has only tweaked the soul but it definitely needs AWD on that chassis especially for the price of the fully loaded version.

[@shawnlee664]

Soul ate the competition for lunch. 1 million units sold in usa. All scared to compete.

[@SHADOWBOXERBAYBEE]

I hated the "floating pillow" the first few months..... love it now. Hope I can get the AWD turbo, but luving my Soul! with the Whole Sha-Bang with the wimpy engine in the color "Cloud" and butterscotch leather heated cooled seats

[@alsami1919]

this channel should have more subs! I mean these reviews are as awesome as reviews can be

[@juliusjones1154]

This is truly the fastest car I've ever Driven.

[@oppfattet]

I love your reviews, everything from Porsche Panameras to Kia Souls!

[@ken.wenzel]

Regarding; "Seats are well bolstered and wide", I read a few years ago some of the import brands had started putting wider seats in their cars due to American's wider girth. I remember your wife bought a Soul, since I won the Driven hat. My wife was traveling all over Texas for a while, she was impressed when she got a new Soul at the airport rental company, with how easy it was to load and transport luggage from the airport to the hotel, and then how roomy it was for 4 adults to go to dinner, or lunch. I keep thinking of the Soul as a boxy Chrysler P T Cruiser ( a car I wish they had updated and continued to produce).

[@Chumgeyser]

If this goes AWD it will be the best selling vehicle in the Pacific NW. You already see a ton of them on the road.

[@jacobreed47]

Another good car review.

[@davidjones6969]

I have the 2012 Exclaim, loving it....

[@khalidhatem1855]

great review as always, thank you.

[@TheDrunkardHu]

I'd buy it!

[@1guyin10]

Not my cup of tea, but Kia certainly got the mix right with this car. I know several owners that forgave the looks because of the seating position and equipment that Soul offers. It is hard to argue with what you get for the price.

[@diegomontoya8889]

I was a big fan of the trackster concept as well, but I never noticed that slight design difference in the rear hatch. That is a more attractive design element on the trackster. As a proud original owner of a 2010 KIA Soul Sport with 88,000 miles, I'm kind of waiting to see what the next generation will look like. An AWD version would be nice, but Seattle snow-phobics should know that I put Blizzaks on my Soul at Thanksgiving time and they handled my parents' frozen luge course drive way at Christmas time quite well. So don't think you need AWD, snow tires and FWD acquit this vehicle well.

[@ejaazidris1649]

really wish this did come in AWD/4WD

[@zachjg98]

Probably my favorite car review channel on KZbin along with AutoGuide. The Soul is too boxy for me though.

[@Barobran92]

Funny that the box in the beginning had "SX" on it, that's what the Turbo Soul is called in Canada, the Soul SX.

[@estebanandradez4487]

Barobran92 - Seriously eh? What an irony.

[@geigerzoola6642]

This is a cool funky car!!! I like it

[@Talesonelves]

Kudos for squeezing in so many square/box puns. Many of them made me smile. ^_^

[@carldeithloff9412]

Agreed with your review. I think it's way better than the Fiat 500L

[@CoffeyBrew]

Punny episode :) "Squirrel away" was my favorite.

[@n2n4n]

Nice video! What camera do you use? It's very clear and neat.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

I use a bunch of them. It's like paint brushes, the right one for the right job. My main camera is a Panasonic AG-HPX3700 P2 camera (looks like a pro news ENG camera). Slider (Kessler Stealth) shots are done with Sony A99 DSLR or RX10 Mk3. Interior and on car shots are GoPro Hero 3 and 4. Often I use my iPhone for the gauge shots. If the weather and location is right I have a Phantom 4 drone. I also have a DJI Osmo that I plan on using in the coming weeks. I edit on Final Cut X.

[@TinLeadHammer]

Do you use ENG camera because you already have it and got used to it, or there are things that it can do other cameras cannot? Or it does those things faster and easier? Or produces better picture (I don't think NYT requires 4:2:2 @ 50+ Mbit/s)? Could the RX10 Mk3 do everything if you did not have the HPX3700 ?

[@piotrbelka]

Good review, sir! The next generation is already here - in Europe - it's called Skoda Yeti.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

It looks like the offspring of the original Honda Pilot and the current LR Discover Sport.

[@grimtastabod]

Nice review sir! Do you think you'll be taking a look at the new Civic hatch, or maybe the Si or Type R in the future?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Hatchback Sport coming soon...

[@grimtastabod]

Driven Car Reviews awesome! Try and get the Sport Touring if you can - that thing is loaded! I am about to get one!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Nope. Standard Sport with a manual transmission. Look for it next week at NYT them 3-4 weeks later here.

[@markjwil]

Adding AWD to the Soul would take sales away from the already-capable Sportage. I think Kia is planning a separate sub-compact crossover in the future.

[@jody024]

markjwil not if added as an option.

[@aquakingman]

markjwil hence Nissan doesn't advertise the juke with awd even though some have awd lol

[@kdh6387]

markjwil Wow! You were right! Now there's Kia Stonic coming up.

[@Road2PBATour]

That's what makes no sense all these new cars and no awd with out paying a premium. The soul for me is the perfect platform for awd. Why kia hasn't thought of it is beyond because I love the soul, and am in the market for a new vehicle and that's my only negative for the car and makes me consider another brand or a truck honestly.

[@shawnlee664]

All wheel drive might be coming soon. There is a rumor that a prototype is being tested in the snow.

[@redriver15262]

I wish it was called Seoul lol

[@jesusjunco-g7323]

Boots N Pants SAME LOL

[@instasingingvids3529]

Boots N Pants that would be so cool!!!!

[@BryceLovesTech]

Tom you rock

[@chrisdblue]

Thanks for including Canada 🇨🇦😁😁😁

[@hawkrider88]

This may seem a bit strange...but my wife thought she wanted a Honda CR-V or Toyota RAV4 . But when when we drove both they seemed a little larger to her than expected. Would this be a good option? She wants a car with good safety and one that "feels" like an upgrade in smoothness, quiet, and overall quality. OR, is this still more of a budget option compared to these other two cars? Thanks.

[@mrbadx19]

i have a friend who is an author, she traded in her smart for a soul, miss her at the smart meets.

[@vwmatt33]

This 1.6T seems short on acceleration in all the variants it's offered in. The Elantra Sport with a manual should be faster

[@Aliakbar.m]

would you please review 2017 Porsche panamera turbo as soon as ?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Granted. This Thursday at NYT. 3-4 weeks afterwards here. Preview here if you haven't watched it- kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2qmm6Kle56qmbM

[@Aliakbar.m]

Driven Car Reviews Thank you so much👍

[@plutonium9]

Give the Soul the 2.0 turbo from the Optima and develop an AWD system for it and I'll go find my checkbook.

[@Agent77X]

G Class is still here - G550, G63 and G65 - V12!

[@awesomepuppy8012]

you should do the honda civic hatchback touring sport

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Writing it right now. Next week at NYT.

[@awesomepuppy8012]

cool im think im going to buy one soon and can we at least get a honest review of the honda sensing

[@DrivenCarReviews]

I did the Honda Sensing in the CR-V. You can se it at NYT here- www.nytimes.com/video/automobiles/autoreviews/100000004884085/driven-2017-honda-cr-v-touring.html The longer version will be on this channel in 3-4 weeks. The Hatchback I drove does not have HS so this is your best bet. In a nut shell, it works well.

[@jaredshelton4718]

Ew why

[@frankly2677]

All journalist keep saying its the only of its class... but it is VERY similar to the MINI countryman we just purchased.

[@shawnlee664]

Quick Sipper mini is no competitor to soul because mini would fit in the back of soul.

[@juliusjones1154]

Fastest car I've ever driven!

[@azaz911c]

This is a great looking vehicle, but perhaps a better conceived vehicle with the standard powertrain.

[@Justanothergamerboi]

I'm on 190k miles on my 09 xB and counting. I'm still salty they ain't making anymore.

[@cadsux]

How did your wife like this Soul? Did you let her test drive this one? The specs say that this Soul turbo weights 3200 lbs. Did you feel this car was 400 lbs heavier than the 2.0L, and is it worth trading up from the 2.0L?

[@76carmel]

cadsux I was about to ask that question.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

She likes hers better because it's slightly smaller and she prefers the older edgier design (as do I). She would love to have the ride quality of the new one though (and I would like to have some steering feel. Hers has zero). Hers rides rough, a common complaint of the first gen. In Seattle where the streets are often wet and slippery, the extra power would sometimes be wasted as the tires would just slip. But I'm all for more power, especially the low end torque. It's been a while since I drove this car with the 2.0 so I can't really speak to the weight there. But if you're talking about the first vs.second generation, there's a noticeable improvement in the ride quality and structure feel. The second gen is much more solid.

[@driveyourcar1788]

maybe a comparison with another car (turbocharged engine) will make the kia soul looked and sounded more aggregate

[@johnhancock8097]

Love the look, but for me to buy one the following needs to happen: All wheel drive; 6-speed manual; 350hp/350foot pounds of torque. Mega supa dyno hamster baby....

[@DrivenCarReviews]

You will never buy one then...

[@johnhancock8097]

I can dream can't I ??? (and why wouldn't KIA not want to get into the hot hatch market?)

[@DrivenCarReviews]

They had a concept called the Trackster but obviously it was never built. Don't think it was even close to 350hp.

[@shawnlee664]

Putting 300 horsepower into a compact car would only make the wheels spin then crash into the ditch.

[@tochjo772]

soul was not copy of anything scion I wonder this guy seen the scion when soul was relised?? they don't look anything alike ~ the consumer also noticed that as well lol

[@accountnumber90]

Houndstooth?! Roll Tide!!

[@headcas620]

No manual no care. Needs to be an option with the good engine.

[@s50201]

0-60 is 7.7 s. Not sure about the "good".

[@bbokdoong]

0-60 in 7.7 s is pretty good for this type of car....

[@jkav5062]

headcas620 I've seen on motor trend as quick as 6.5

[@jody024]

couldve easily fitted 18 packs, by laying some flat on top.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Nope. They would not fit. I was there.

[@jody024]

Driven Car Reviews A little elbow grease would've done the trick xD

[@sportsMike87]

it's a niche vehicle

[@azaz911c]

Tom, by now, you must have enough toilet paper to last you a few decades!

[@amanigraham8085]

Wait it’s only has Fwd , well I guess I’m out. I need to be able to drive this car year around.

[@bwolf19]

anyone else call these things the kia soulless...

[@terr256]

All the puns

[@noseefood1943]

but how many hamsters can fit inside?

[@aquakingman]

lol they copied the nissan juke nismo hard

[@stockey]

Not, they don't look alike at all.

[@shawnlee664]

Juke didn't sell many and died. Soul is still selling strong after 1 million units, just in the usa. God knows how many world wide. Insinuating that it's a copy is redicules. Why don't you accuse juke of copying jeep. While you are at it.

[@oW0LFP4CKo]

SOOOO Many PUNS!!!! Booooo

[@armandojuan64]

Suspension is horrible .

[@Clamjammer]

Do you own one? I do ..the suspension is fine

[@morganvon5664]

no self respecting male would be caught dead behind the wheel of this thing.

[@shawnlee664]

morgan von over 1 million sold in usa alone and on tract to sell over 100,000 units this year. Great car no doubt.

[@RafaelReyes2504]

Kia Soul = Toaster with wheels. 'Word of advice: if you rent from Advantage, do not ask for a mid-size car without letting them know you do not want to get stuck with this piece of crap. For traveling, you will not line up your luggage sideways- because most of us with kids also carry a cooler for the road. You will not have enough space behind the back seat on this thing.

[@aaron___6014]

lost me as soon as you started talking.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Ha! You'd really hate a Voelk family reunion then. We all talk like that. I'm the quiet one.