| Kia has Soul and is trying to sell it to the American car | | | | Soul occupants to enjoy open-air driving while also |
| buyers. But this probably comes as no surprise to the | | | | taking advantage of panoramic views. In addition, the |
| American public The Soul we are talking about was | | | | Soul's roof features adjustable roof racks integrated |
| announced earlier this year in 2007 at the International | | | | into the design. This design is intended to create an |
| Auto Show. It is believed that this car was named | | | | open, uninterrupted passenger cabin. |
| "Soul" to represent the cars Korean origin and the | | | | To add additional style to the interior, the audio |
| combined efforts of both Korea and their North | | | | systems speakers were made part of the overall |
| American counter parts in California. The 2008 Kia | | | | design by making them a different color than the dash |
| Soul combines tastes and design in an effort to bring | | | | board which allows them to stand out. The small thin |
| new life to a concept car that truly does have a soul | | | | framed seats are a slight shade off the color of the |
| of its own. | | | | speakers, and provide seating for four with a long |
| Kia's new Soul concept car has a design that hopes to | | | | center console that divides the first and second rows. |
| attract a younger, more active group of buyers. The | | | | With its efforts to appeal to a younger more active |
| modern stylish package offered standard along with | | | | generation, and realizing that today's vehicles are |
| new exterior features puts it all together for those | | | | becoming more of a mobile office, the Soul comes |
| looking for taste and style all in one. | | | | equipped with a video game monitor and a laptop |
| The interior of the Soul is cram packed with one | | | | computer that swings out of the glove box. The design |
| awesome and fully customizable multimedia | | | | allows it to be operated from either the driver or |
| communications system. In addition, mood lighting, a | | | | passenger side seats. |
| wide cargo area and a remote powered lift gate | | | | The hip, urban feel of the Kia Soul is enhanced by |
| rounds out an interior that meets everyone's | | | | unique interior lighting. Rather than utilizing a standard |
| expectations and then some. | | | | dome light, lighting shines from around the moon roof, |
| When we look closer at the exterior of this wonderful | | | | as well as from the trim of the door panels. |
| pint sized new vehicle, we find a roof that houses not | | | | Kia wants to inspire passion in young car buyers, and |
| just one but two sun roofs, one in the front that is | | | | to accomplish this, the Kia Soul will provide a unique |
| moveable and a rear window that is hinged. This | | | | and dynamic vehicle in the increasingly crowded |
| design creates a panoramic sun/moon roof that | | | | compact SUV market allowing the Soul Concept |
| adorns the Kia Soul's sloped roofline. This allows Kia | | | | crossover SUV to be its roadmap to success. |