Detroit Preview: Kia Soulster
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/" rel="tag">Detroit Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupes</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></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-soul-detroit-concept/1260622/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/kia-naias-concept-rendering_580op.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Click above for a high-res gallery of the Kia Soulster</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Our <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/17/detroit-preview-kia-bringing-soul-coupe-to-detroit/">initial guess</a> that Kia would bring a Soul coupe to next week's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/DetroitAutoShow/">Detroit Auto Show</a> seems to be holding up with the release of a new teaser bearing the name "Soulster." Naturally, the two-door Soul will keep its boxy profile, with a redesigned hatch that incorporates blacked-out pillars into the tinted windows of the greenhouse. Unfortunately, that means that a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/08/kia-to-enter-pickup-fray-too/">Soulamino</a> is out, but we <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/06/tear-in-my-beer-gm-reportedly-kills-off-2010-pontiac-g8-st/">see how well that worked for GM</a>.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/06/detroit-preview-kia-soulster/">Detroit Preview: Kia Soulster </a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:33:00 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.autoblog.com/2009/01/06/detroit-preview-kia-soulster/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1420369/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/06/detroit-preview-kia-soulster/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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