Kia Soul - Review, Specs, Pricing, Features, Videos and More

The Kia Soul returns with its distinctive design and compact footprint, offering practical features and competitive pricing. Starting at $20,490 for the LX trim, the Soul continues to include a range of standard equipment and safety technologies. All models are powered by a 2.0L 4-cylinder engine, with the EX trim delivering an EPA-estimated 35 MPG on the highway. The lineup includes LX, S, GT-Line, and EX trims, maintaining the Soul’s appeal in the urban compact segment.

What’s New for 2025

A key addition for 2025 is the Soulmate Special Edition package. This new offering includes exclusive 18-inch alloy wheels, a two-tone roof, and Umber interior color. Inside, the Soulmate edition features SynTex and cloth seating surfaces and a Harman Kardon premium audio system. Exterior updates include lower body cladding for a more defined appearance. These changes aim to provide a more refined take on the Soul’s familiar design while retaining its recognizable shape and practical layout.

Your eyes do not deceive you, American readers: the Kia Soul EV lives on, you’ve just got to head north to find one.

Over the years, Canada has enjoyed a handful of unique models our southern neighbors have not. The Nissan Micra, the Toyota Echo hatchback (pre-Yaris), the Chevrolet Orlando—an ironic one, that. The third-generation Soul’s all-electric variant was meant for the land of Stars and Stripes too, but complications in early 2020—ahem—had Kia refocus its US EV plan with the one-two punch of the EV6 and latest Niro EV.

We like those two cars well enough. Has Kia oversaturated the market with a trio of cars that are all close to one another in price? Or is Kia US missing an opportunity for a stylish anchor to its EV lineup? We spent a week with the Soul EV to find out.

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