Kia Soul Concept Photo Gallery: 2006 Detroit Auto Show
As in Seoul, South Korea, get it?
Kia's a Korean automaker, as in Seoul, South Korea, get it? All fun aside, this joint design by American and South Korean design teams is a nod to the roomy-on-the-inside, small-on-the-outside Japanese domestic market apartments-on-wheels. It features four bucket seats with the rear two able to fold flat, two separate skylights and exposed stereo speakers "celebrated" as part of the interior design. A notebook computer with a multi-purpose video game monitor is housed in the glove compartment, there are the requisite rear video monitors, Blue-tooth and MP3 capability, USB ports, Wi-Fi and telematics. The windshield and windows are one-piece wraparound designs, and the rear doors are hinged in the back. Power comes from a 2.0-liter four-banger driving the front wheels through a five-speed manumatic, featuring adaptive cruise control. Styling is familiar. The nose looks like a European Ford utility truck, and the sloped inside roofline mimics that of the {{{Saab 9-3}}} Sport Kombi. The Kia Soul Concept could be produced as a youth-oriented entry-level car designed to give Scion and its xB a run for the money.
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