1. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS [ EUROPE ]
2014 Kia Soul
Body and chassis
Five-door, five-seater B-segment compact SUV with all-steel unitary construction bodyshell.
Choice of transversely-mounted four cylinder gasoline and diesel engines driving the front wheels
via a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission.
Engine / Gasoline
1.6-litre 132 ps
Name 1.6 GDI
Type (4-in-line), DOHC, four-cylinder, with CVVT
Capacity 1591 cc (1.6-litres)
Power 132 ps (97 kW) @ 6300 rpm
Torque 161 Nm (16.4 kg.m) @ 4850 rpm
Fuelling Direct injection
Engine / Diesel
1.6-litre 128 ps
Name 1.6 CRDi
Type (4-in-line), DOHC, four-cylinder, with 16-valves
Capacity 1582 cc (1.6-litres)
Power 128 ps (94 kW) @ 4000 rpm
Torque 260 Nm (26.5 kg.m) @ 1900-2750 rpm
Fuelling Common-rail direct injection
Transmissions 1.6 GDI 1.6 CRDi
Manual 6-sp 6-sp
Automatic 6-sp 6-sp
Suspension and damping
Front Fully independent by MacPherson struts, with coil springs and twin-tube gas-
filled shock absorbers. Anti-roll 22 mm stabiliser bar
Rear Semi independent by CTBA (coupled torsion beam axle) with separate coil
springs and gas-filled shock absorbers
Steering
Type (MDPS) Electric motor driven power-assisted rack and pinion
Steering ratio 15.7:1 (1.6 GDI), 16.0:1 (1.6 CRDi)
Wheel turns 2.85 (1.6 GDI), 3.0 (1.6 CRDi) lock-to-lock
Turning circle 10.6 meters
Brakes
Power Single 10.0-inch booster
Front 280 x 26 mm ventilated discs
Rear 262 x 10 mm solid discs
Assistance ABS anti-lock
100-to-0 kph 35.5 metres
2. Wheels and tires
Standard, steel 16 inch x 6.5 205/60 R16 tires
Options, alloy 16 inch x 6.5 205/60 R16 tires
17 inch x 6.5 215/55 R17 tires
18 inch x 7.5 235/45 R18 tires
Spare Temporary ‘space-saver‘ wheel/tire
Dimensions (mm)
Exterior
Overall length 4140
Overall width 1800 (excluding door mirrors)
Overall height 1593 (16”, without roof bars) - 1618 (18”, with roof bars)
Wheelbase 2570
Front track 1560 to 1576 (depending on wheels)
Rear track 1573 to 1588 (depending on wheels)
Front overhang 840
Rear overhang 730
Ground clearance 143
Interior Front Rear
Headroom 1006 1003
with sunroof 962 963
Legroom 1040 994
Shoulder room 1410 1390
Hip room 1352 1252
Capacities
Fuel tank (litres) 54.0
Luggage (VDA) 354 litres (rear seats upright, luggage board in lower position)
1367 litres (rear seats folded, to roof)
Manual models
Weights 1.6 GDI 1.6 CRDi
Kerb weight (kg) 1212-1371 1308-1463
Maximum (kg) 1820 1920
Performance
Top speed (kph) 185 180
0-to-100 kph (sec) 11.0 11.2
Economy and emissions*
Litres / 100 km** 6.5-7.3 4.8-5.0
CO2 (g/km)** 151-170 125-132
Automatic models
Weights 1.6 GDI 1.6 CRDi
Kerb weight (kg) 1245-1398 1331-1482
Maximum (kg) 1850 1940
Performance
Top speed (kph) 180 177
0-to-100 kph (sec) 11.7 12.2
Economy and emissions*
Litres / 100 km** 7.6 6.0
CO2 (g/km)** 176 158
*combined cycle tests (based on Euro 5 emissions standard)
**emissions don’t vary according to different wheel sizes