The Kia Soul+ is a front wheel drive road car, with its powerplant located in the front, and a 5 door hatchback body.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder motor, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 164 bhp (166 PS/122 kW) at 6500 rpm and 201 N·m (148 lb·ft/20.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed automatic transmission supplies the power to the wheels.
It weighs a claimed 1260 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater hatchback | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2550 mm | 100.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4120 mm | 162.2 inches | |
| Width | 1786 mm | 70.3 inches | |
| Height | 1610 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 165 mm | 6.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1260 kg | 2778 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 48.1 litres | 10.6 [12.7] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1999 cc (121.986 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 81 × 97 mm
3.19 × 3.82 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
166 PS (164 bhp) (122 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
201 Nm (148 ft·lb) (20.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
61.2 kW/litre 83.2 ps/litre 82 bhp/litre 1.34 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
100.55 Nm/litre
1.22 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1263.6 kPa (183.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 131.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 97.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 130.16 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.3 kg/kW 17.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 26/34 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.0/6.9 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 11.1/14.5 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 31.2/40.8 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 26.0/34.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/55 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 280181 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Kia Soul+ Automatic added 2012-07-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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