The Kia Soul LX CVT is a front wheel drive automobile, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 5 door hatchback bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 2 litres. It develops power and torque figures of 147 bhp (149 PS/110 kW) at 6200 rpm and 179 Nm (132 lbft/18.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a continuously variable set of gears.
The stated weight at the kerb is 1290 kg.
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 | 2601 mm | 102.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Length | 4196 mm | 165.2 inches | |
| Width | 1801 mm | 70.9 inches | |
| Height | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.61 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1290 kg | 2844 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54.2 litres | 11.9 [14.3] 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 | 149 PS (147 bhp) (110 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 179 Nm (132 ft·lb) (18.3 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 54.8 kW/litre 74.6 ps/litre 73.5 bhp/litre 1.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
89.54 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1125.3 kPa (163.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| 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 115.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 84.98 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 113.95 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.77 kg/kW 19.66 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 27/33/30 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 8.7/7.1/7.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 11.5/14.0/12.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 32.4/39.6/36.0 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 27.0/33.0/30.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| 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 | 2.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½J x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 262 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | continuously variable transmission | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.39 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 5.72 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 642543 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 16.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2020 Kia Soul LX CVT added 2020-02-17. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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