2022 Kia Soul

The 2022 Soul comes in six trim levels: the LX, S, GT-Line, X-Line, EX, and Turbo. Its exterior combines a sleek style with a boxy profile. An LED light bar connects the narrow automatic headlights, and there's a large, mesh lower grille. The taillights almost totally surround the sides of the rear window, and the Kia symbol is near the front of the hood. Standard features include 16-inch alloy wheels, halogen daytime running lights, privacy glass, all-season tires, and a rear windshield wiper and washer. You'll also get 6.7 inches of ground clearance. You can add 17- or 18-inch wheels, roof rails, fog lights, heated power side mirrors with turn signals, silver exterior accents, a power sunroof with a sunshade, and dual exhaust. Available colors are Inferno Red, Steel Gray, Snow White Pearl, Cherry Black, Undercover Green, Mars Orange, Gravity Gray, and Neptune Blue.

This SUV has a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine that provides 147 horsepower and 132 pound-feet of torque. It comes with an intelligent variable automatic transmission. You can also choose a 1.6-liter, four-cylinder turbocharged motor that offers 201 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque. It uses a seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission.

The Soul has responsive, maneuverable power steering, and it's quiet and fun to drive. It can tow up to 3,500 pounds and carry up to 1,179 pounds. You can add an off-road or sport-tuned suspension. With the 2.0-liter engine, you can go 28 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the open road. With the 1.6-liter option, you can get up to 29 mpg in urban areas and 35 mpg on the highway.

Standard interior features include metallic interior accents, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, convenient buttons on the steering wheel, an 8-inch touch screen, voice recognition, and a shelf for the cargo area. Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and a six-speaker sound system are standard as well. The Soul has a maximum cargo area of 24.2 cubic feet or 62.1 cubic feet with the rear seats folded. You can add a heated steering wheel, heated front seats, keyless entry, remote start, push-button start, SiriusXM satellite radio, wireless charging, a 10.25-inch touch screen, and navigation. You can also select a Harman Kardon speaker system with a subwoofer and an amplifier, a 10-speed power driver's seat with lumbar settings, a D-shaped leather-wrapped steering wheel, dual-zone climate control, and ambient lighting.

The 2022 Kia Soul comes with a variety of safety features to help you improve your peace of mind. You'll get traction control, a rearview camera, hill start assistance, electronic stability control, and advanced front air bags that can operate with varying amounts of force depending on the accident. You can add forward collision avoidance, driver attention warning, pedestrian detection, lane-keeping assistance, lane change assistance, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and adaptive cruise control. The 100,000-mile, 10-year powertrain warranty comes with roadside assistance.