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Great car
Leased a 2024 KIA Soul GT line, and I love the car. Good room in the front and easy to get in and out of, trunk is easy to access and has a wide opening that is low. This car has so many bells and whistles it is amazing, the automation is great. Pairing a phone with car is simple, the computer does it automatically. Once you set the smart cruise the lane follow and assist does most of the work. UPDATE: Up date on my 2024 GT line KIA soul. I'm getting 24 to 26 in town and just drove 28 miles on city and highway and was getting 35.5 MPG with air on. All the features on this car are great, like I said in earlier review. Set cruise and the car drives it self, maintains distance selected. I use 1 car length and car will keep at the speed set until a car gets in front of you and then it will maintain one car length behind that car. Seats are very comfortable and adjust to what you like for position. The car is a real joy to drive and have no trouble merging with traffic.
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Surprise
I just got a 2024 this week. I love the car and the way it drive but I got a surprise when I lowered the back seat for more storage space. Not only does the seat not lay flat but it is elevated like 6” above the regular cargo area! I had an HR-V and it was completely flat when I lowered the seat. This is very disappointing as I don’t feel this really give me extra space. Of course, it’s my own fault. I didn’t think to lower the seat when I was shopping it.
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Ridingn’Styling
Replaced my base 2018 Kia Soul with fully loaded 2024 Kia Soul GT-Line after 6 years and 25,000 trouble free miles. I was particularly interested in the extra features that came with the Technology Package. I’m a six foot tall guy and the ergonomics of this vehicle given its subcompact size category suits me very well. The safety features such as front collision avoidance, blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert help me operate the vehicle safely. The redesigned front and rear along with upgraded interior is styling.
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Why I considered it, bought it, my experience
I wanted product that had high reliability ratings and also cheap. It reminds me of my first new car a 1976 toyota corolla in it's simplicity and sewing machine-like engine character. The sales experience was pleasant and reasonable. The finance manager was less pleasant, and the service department I don't care for because the 8K mile service is marked as being completed, the written pre-delivery service receipt wasn't provided, or the dealer's certification of delivery document wasn't provided - all items that are required with delivery of a vehicle. Owner's manual specifies an oil that cannot be obtained and the dealer uses a Pennzoil OW-20 but can't state the API classification. Fuel requirements say unleaded of 87 octane or higher and describes how ethanol blended fuel can harm this engine, prohibits E85 and more than 15% ethanol fuel, and says since the government says ethanol fuel is ok, then it's ok. A surprise and refreshing frankness. The IVT transmission is very nice making the ride sporty beyond what I expected for a 2 liter engine. With a high seating position and roomy interior, visibility is very good but the sideview mirrors are too small. My color is surf blue, a positive shade compared to the dreary colors of many new cars. I was hesitant of the color but now glad of my choice.
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A problem the dealer says in all of them
Overall a nice car to replace my 2013 model. However it has one very annoying issue the dealer won't or can't fix. When running the cruise control the engine operates at significantly higher RPM's then when not on cruise control. It seem that higher engine speeds would result in lower gas milage. More important and quite annoying is that when running cruise control, the engine speed varies up to 400 RPMs in an up and down searching manner. Speed stays constant but you hear the engine revving up and down constantly. presumably with the transmission kicking in and out to maintain constant speed. The car has 5000 miles on it and I am not happy with it.
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