 What's up guys welcome back to another one. If you're new to the channel I am Goldpony I do new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today we are in the brand new 2024 Kia Soul courtesy of Fred Bean's Kia and McKennaxburg PA. For more information on their inventory please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. So today we're in the Soul because this is an affordable small SUV and you do get America's best warranty as well being five-year 60,000 mile bumper to bumper 10 years 100,000 miles on the powertrain that's pretty impressive there So ultimately in this video We will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking steering feel ride quality sound system exhaust Clip all that fun stuff. So having said all that what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it And as always Let's start with pricing it so as you can imagine there are several different trim levels for the 2024 Soul first one being the LX starting at $20,190 s for $22,690 GT line Which actually is the trim that we have today starting at $23,790 and lastly the EX going for $24,490 but regardless of trim level that you go with the power plant on the Soul is going to be the same Powering the little beast is a two-liter naturally aspirated inline four cylinder putting out a hundred forty seven horsepower at sixty two hundred RPM 132 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4500 RPM power being sent to the front wheels through an IVT that stands for intelligent variable Transmission zero to sixty time coming in at approximately 8.3 seconds with MPG numbers coming in at 27 in the city 33 on the highway for all trim levels But the EX for whatever reason the EX is going to give you a little bit better than that coming in at 29 the city 35 on the highway taking regular Unleaded fuel and so before we do any kind of fun acceleration test here in our Kia Soul I do want to mention to you guys the drive mode. There's actually a little drive mode But look at it just to the left of the shifter you essentially have normal and sport Justing things like the shift points and throttle response and the steering sensitivity So now how they got all of that out of the way. What do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find a straight away Let's put the soul here to the test and let's see how quickly we can get our new 2024 Kia Soul here up to speed. All right found our straight away here in three two one go No spinning I like that. Yeah Yeah, there's nothing wrong with that actually that's plenty fine Yeah, you shouldn't have any issues emerging on to the highway. That was a lot better than I was expecting actually so I Like it. Well done Kia Soul but anyways to go along with that acceleration as always breaking is equally important So up front you will find 11 inch ventilated front discs in the back 10.3 inch solid rear discs So why is that six easier stopping distance goes that comes in at 115 feet? That is a sports in and number that was one of the first things I noticed in the Kia Soul The braking feel is definitely on the firm side of things and I love it. It's such a brilliant braking feel it immediately Brings you to a stop so Kia Soul crushing it with the braking on this thing that touching on suspension and handling up front You're going to get a McCreerson strut front suspension in the back coupled torsion beam rear axle Pressurized shock absorbers, of course as far as ride quality goes That's the other thing I first noticed what I got in this one is you do tend to feel a good bit of the road So it is a ride quality like a compact car a subcompact car even so good bit of the road But sometimes that's not something that bothers you when I was younger Maybe it wouldn't bother me as much it kind of does now that I'm older though But anyways as far as steering feel goes. That's really good It does adjust dependent upon the drive mode that you put it in if I could talk When you put it in that sport driving mode is a heavier feel to the steering when you take it out of there It's a much looser steering feel so it's a little bit something for everybody But Hyundai Kia Genesis they always do a wonderful job with their steering feels and really allowing The driver to customize it based upon the drive mode that they put it in so that is pretty cool As far as road noise and cabin noise goes you do get a little bit of road noise coming into the cabin again That's not something that bothers me personally So I don't have any issues there and touching our rear visibility Of course with the shape of the Kia Soul you're not going to have any issues there whatsoever So 100 on point but that pretty much rounds off the performance segment of this review you guys Let's let go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2024 Kia Soul all right So here she is you guys the new 2024 Kia Soul finished in gravity gray In case you were curious of our exact exterior color name that we had on this one here today I think it looks good. They just washed it up for me So it looks even better because of that but as always let's go ahead and start with where the soul is made taking a look at the Vin first character is the letter k indicating that the new 2024 soul is built and assembled In korea gotta love it But starting up front kia logo found in that upper portion of the front grille and one of the cool elements that I think I touched on last year as well Is you guys can kind of see just to the left and to the right of that Kia badging You got these cool block like elements that kind of continue onto the headlights a little bit So that's a pretty cool little design element. I don't know I kind of just wanted to mention that to start out there But down to the corners you guys can see we got front air curtains helping direct air around the wheel entire combination So a little better air dynamics there the front grille is actually going to differ dependent upon the trim level that you go with I do like the design of the one that we have today and again We got the gt line with this here today So it's going to be a little bit sportier than most of the other trims But you're going to find a matte black front grille with silver trim for the lx and the s trim levels And then a gloss black front grille kind of with these silver accents for the gt line and the ex trim levels And again gt line specific styling for the gt line that we have today I'm going to keep saying gt line. I don't know it just amuses me But multi-reflector halogen headlights come standard for all trim levels across the board led headlights that were going to be optional for the gt line led fog lights also optional for that same trim level There you go. I didn't say at this time automatic feature though does come with those headlights as well So when it starts to get dark out headlights will turn on automatically for you there But that pretty much rounds out the front end of this one. I think it looks good But now let's go ahead and make our way to the side All right, so now since we are around to the side of the sole rear privacy glass does come standard across the board Gloss back a pillar you guys can see that that also actually comes standard for all trim levels Got a little bit of that accenting found on the front fender. I think that looks pretty darn good Taking a look at the side mirrors They are body colored power adjustable side mirrors and they will actually be heated for the ex trim level only in case you're curious about that Then take a look down at the wheel setup 16 inch steel wheels with covers for the lx 16 inch alloys for the s trim level 17 inch alloys for the ex and lastly 18 inch alloys on our gt line that we have with us here today But overall again, I like that design element to the front fenders. I think that looks pretty darn good Nice looking side profile. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back All right, so now since we are around to the back all the way to the top We will find a body colored shark fin antenna got a setter high mount stop lamp to the top as well I got that rear window wiper found on the rear glass got that cool new kia badging I guess it isn't new anymore. They switched that up in 2022 But it's still cool to me because it didn't used to be that way But led taillights are going to be optional for the gt line It don't come standard on any particular trim got that trim level badging back there as well But this is my favorite part down below it all you will find a single exhaust outlet that comes standard But you do get kind of dual exhaust outlets with this massive chrome tip for the gt line that we have with us here today So I think that looks dang good. I'm kind of curious what this is going to sound like when I play it back During the editing, but anyways, you guys do know what we have to do next here as always here Is that exhaust clip? I Had some analysis So you're around to the back of the soul here when it comes to opening that rear lift gate It is a manual lift gate that does come standard across the board once opened up Cargo capacity comes in at 24.2 cubic feet behind that second row at least if that wasn't out enough space There is a 60 40 split meaning the rear seats do fold down buffing that up to 62.1 cubic feet That's actually good bit good bit for the segment here tie-down acres do come standard You got some cargo lighting back there as well The ex trim is going to add a cargo cover 12 volt power outlet in a dual level cargo bed But if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor, you are going to find a spare tire Which you guys know I personally prefer but then make your way up to the rear legroom That is going to come in at 38.8 inches for reference. I mean even six feet tall This is how much space I had in the second row there Rear center armrest with cup holders for the gt line and ex trim levels got to love that No rear air vents, but that's typically that never comes standard on uh on this particular segment The civic doesn't have them the corolla doesn't have them Launcher doesn't have them everything doesn't have them. So it's pretty standard You do have dual usb charging ports though and that is a rarity So that was pretty cool finding them But then making our way up to the front seats manually adjustable cloth seating for the lx and the s trim levels Premium cloth for that ex trim level and then you got a nice syntax cloth combination for our gt line So it's kind of like the the leatherette and cloth combination basically 10-way power driver seat with two-way power lumbar for the S trim level and up and then heated front seats for the ex and they're going to be optional on the gt line now But overall it's for seat comfort goes it was okay. Not the very most comfortable seats out there, but Look at the job done. I suppose but then taking a look at the steering wheel. It is tilt and telescoping It is leather wrapped for the gt line and ex trim levels And then it will be a flat bottom if you were to go with that gt line that we have with us here today Very cool design to it. I like our particular steering wheel here But now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup Let me start by showing you guys the key here got your key logo on the one side You got most of your buttons are on the side of the key the lock unlock and the panic button But that circular button that says hold that is going to be your remote start So I love seeing that on there and that was pretty cool turn key start is going to come on the lx But otherwise you're just going to get a push button start So all I'm going to do here is simply put my from the brake and press that silver engine start button Look at it just to the left of that shifter there and so What started up one of my favorite parts of the key of soul Full digital gauge cluster does come standard for all trim levels across the board Absolutely love it and it is done very well. It's always the 3d kind of effect to it on the left or right hand side I think it looks so dang good But of course the colors do change depending upon the drive mid that you put it in normal It's going to be kind of this violet hue and then sport is going to be kind of this red hue But either way it looks dang good. You got how many miles you have left until you hit empty There's a digital speedometer rpms are going to be on the right Outside temperature is there as well trip a trip be there speed limit recognition So pretty much everything you could possibly want on a digital gauge cluster So now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality overhead sunglass holder Is going to come for all trim levels power sunderer for the gt line and ex trim levels Manually adjustable climate control for that lx dual zoom climate control for the s trim level and up wireless phone charger S trim leveling up as well And so the wireless phone charger by the way is located just in front of the shifter just below that little level there You got a little bit more of rubberized storage 12 volt power outlet couple usb charging ports behind the shifter You got dual cupholders and within the center armrest. That's actually a decent amount of space It goes down pretty deep there, but I think the red accents found in the doors This is some pretty cool accents. It's kind of a texturized finished on the upper portion here too So I definitely liked that, but I think one of my favorite parts is this gigantic infotainment screen front and center So let's take a look at that here 8 inch color touchscreen display is going to come on the lx But every other trim level is going to give you a 10 and a quarter inch color touch screen display Bluetooth and audio streaming coming with that android auto apple carplay, of course You got a voice memo system. I always think that is pretty darn cool. There's also quiet mode where it, uh Eliminates the rear speakers and then um puts a limit on the front speakers So if your kids are sleeping in the back, that's definitely going to help out there You could check out your climate control information up there as well There is so much to check out and it's all finished in these really bright cool colors that I really like That looks so dang good But here's one you probably didn't expect a factory navigation system is going to come on the s trim level and up So that is pretty darn cool as well Not something that I am used to seeing on vehicles that are less than 25 000. That's pretty remarkable actually There's also sound mood lamp lights for the gt line trim level specifically And of course you could check out your radio information up there as well. So when it comes to the sound systems Six speakers is going to come on all trim levels across the board that comes standard However, there is an optional 10 speaker harming card and sound system that is optional for the gt line trim level only So we do have the six speaker sound system with us here today So let's go ahead and turn on the radio see what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one All right, so it kind of sounds like six speakers. The bass was actually decent Clarity yeah, it's six speakers. I'm just gonna say that So not my very favorite sound system out there, but it'll certainly get the job done And again, the bass was pretty darn good But last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the soul in reverse You will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board letting you know Who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead us into safety And so IIHS top safety pick with the led headlights. That's the only way it's an IIHS top safety pick I wanted to start with that front side side curtain airbags do come standard in the back You're going to have latch aka lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats rear child door locks tire pressure monitoring system But also coming standard forward collision avoidance assist with pedestrian detection Lane keep assist driver attention warning S trim level and up then is going to add to that a blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert And lane change assist then as well then adaptive cruise control with stop and go is going to be optional On the gt line and e-extreme levels. So overall when it comes to my final thoughts of the soul I think this styling is really unique. I love it. It's so different You can definitely immediately tell you are looking at a soul when you look at it It doesn't blend into the crowd So I actually absolutely love that to start out with very affordable as well The fact that the lx trim level starts right at $20,000 Basically and even our gt line trim level is under $24,000 and it comes with a factory navigation system That's absolutely insane. That's a heck of a value right there America's best warranty to go along with the value. You get a 10 year 100,000 mile power trim warranty Gotta love that if it were me picking the soul I would personally go with the s trim level or higher Just because that's kind of the sweet spot that s trim level because that adds the wireless phone charger The larger infotainment screen the alloy wheels the factory navigation system blind spot monitoring That's really the sweet spot for the money. So I would say that digital gauges are absolutely amazing I can't believe that they come standard on all trim levels. That's brilliant The only room for improvement I could think of with this one For me especially because I live in pa and that's where I'm reviewing this car Is I think all-wheel drive option would be really really cool on the soul So just because we do get snow from time to time and a heck of a lot of rain as you guys saw Probably on the visibility clip all that uh water moving behind us So yeah, all-wheel drive would be a pretty darn cool option for the soul But anyways, that's about it for this one you guys. 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