REPORT: Kia Soul'ster headed for production
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertibles</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Trucks/Pickups</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossovers/CUVs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-soulster-concept/1279881/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/06/kia_soulster_lead.jpg" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Kia Soul'ster - Click above for a high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />One of the reasons automakers build concept vehicles is to gauge the public's reaction to a new design. Apparently, the Kia Soul'ster garnered enough goodwill and interest after its debut at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/DetroitAutoShow/">Detroit Auto Show</a> the Korean automaker is strongly considering putting the canvas-roofed Soul-amino into production. Previously, Kia's Alex Fedorak said the Tonka-mobile was created "in a fashion that was production-capable."<br /><br />According to Kia-World, though the automaker isn't officially saying the Soul'ster will be mass produced, unnamed Korean magazines are reporting it's looking good and that a decision is on the way in short order. If there's any truth to the rumors, we can expect to see the little subcompact pick'em-up truck on American roads in the second half of 2010. <em>Thanks for the tip, Mike</em>!<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-kia-soulster-live/">Detroit 2008: Kia Soul'ster Live</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-kia-soulster-live/1279927/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kiasoulsterlive-(3)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-kia-soulster-live/1279930/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kiasoulsterlive-(6)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-kia-soulster-live/1279929/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kiasoulsterlive-(5)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-kia-soulster-live/1279946/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kiasoulsterlive-(10)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/detroit-2008-kia-soulster-live/1279947/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kiasoulsterlive-(11)_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-soulster-concept/">Kia Soul'ster Concept</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-soulster-concept/1279885/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kiasoulsterpr_1280004_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-soulster-concept/1279888/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kiasoulsterpr_1280003_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-soulster-concept/1279886/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kiasoulsterpr_1280005_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-soulster-concept/1279881/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kiasoulsterpr_1280006_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-soulster-concept/1279887/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kiasoulsterpr_1280007_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2009/05/29/kia-soul-is-going-topless-soulsters-production-in-sight/">Kia-World</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/01/report-kia-soulster-headed-for-production/">REPORT: Kia Soul'ster headed for production</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:32:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2009/05/29/kia-soul-is-going-topless-soulsters-production-in-sight/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/01/report-kia-soulster-headed-for-production/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19053689/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/01/report-kia-soulster-headed-for-production/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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