The Soul’s load floor was also at just the right height: I didn’t have to stoop to get things, but nor will shorter folks likely be challenged by the height. And I don’t think it opens too high for those same folks to close the hatch. Kia executed the hatch pretty well by mounting the latch low, so it’s easier for shorter-statured people to reach and open the liftgate. If cargo-carrying is important to you, be sure to eye the Soul’s hatch before buying. The Soul has a smaller cargo area than one might expect from its boxy body the fairly shallow cargo area behind the backseat is closer in size to a sedan’s trunk than a hatchback’s cargo area. How It Drives Interior Ergonomics & Electronics Cargo & Storage The Soul Exclaim has a few styling tweaks to separate it from a regular Soul, including red-accented body trim, a chrome grille surround, a unique tailgate badge and dual chrome twin-tip exhaust. Its proportions are good and the upright styling helps the Soul stand out in a crowd. The Kia Soul is boxy given its fairly high ride height, it could be mistaken for an SUV. It offers a lot of features for the price but struggles when it comes to driving refinement. The Soul is a boxy front-wheel-drive hatchback that splits the difference between conventional hatchbacks and taller vehicles typically considered SUVs, most of which offer all-wheel drive. Keep an eye out for the refreshed Forte and Forte5 to land in dealerships in the first half of 2016.A new engine for 2017 gives the Kia Soul's top trim, the Exclaim, a premium experience - but it comes at a fairly steep price. A new set of driver aids is now available, including forward collision warning with autonomous emergency braking, lane change warning/assist, lane keeping assist, blind spot detection and rear cross-traffic alert. Kia has also expanded the Forte’s safety technology systems for 2017, continuing an industrywide trend that finds these features making their way down into subcompact and compact cars. The SX also adds a new transmission option for 2017: a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic. ![]() Two other engine options carry over: a 173-horsepower, 2.0-liter four-cylinder for Forte/Forte5 EX models or a 201-hp, turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder in the SX trim, which is exclusive to the hatchback. ![]() Kia did not release power or fuel economy ratings. The new base engine is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder, which replaces the outgoing 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine. This allows for mirroring of selected smartphone apps on the Forte’s 7-inch touch-screen. The most exciting changes are on the technology front, with the addition of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to Kia’s UVO3 multimedia system. ![]() The 2017 Forte and Forte5 get upgraded materials, new stitching and softer-touch surfaces (in this case, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shifter on S models). The taillights have also been redesigned on both models, with LED elements optional. This new grille, coupled with the removal of the large lower air intake, gives the Forte5 a new, smoother aesthetic that immediately brought the Volkswagen Golf to mind. They feature updated LED detailing and available Dynamic Bending Light technology, which angles the headlights to illuminate corners at night. The Forte5 ditches its thin version of Kia’s tiger nose grille for a larger version that now feeds directly into the reworked headlight clusters. Styling changes give the Forte and Forte5 the same nose this change represents only a slight tweak for the sedan, but for the hatchback it’s more drastic. The Forte5 now is offered in three trim levels as well: LX, SX and EX. The Forte adds a new trim level, with the sport-oriented S trim slotting between the LX and EX. Both the 2017 Kia Forte sedan and hatchback (Forte5) get styling updates and added technology, with details on the coupe (Forte Koup) to follow, according to Kia.
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