2014 Kia Soul totally redesigned, now bigger and more refined
 

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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/kia/soul/">2014 Kia Soul</a> has been unveiled at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/new york auto show/">2013 New York Auto Show</a>, and the all-new five-door box-on-wheels offers up nearly an extra inch of wheelbase and a track that's wider by .6 inches. The changes offer up a bit more space indoors, and since overall height has remained the same, the Soul now looks a bit less top heavy than before. A wider rear hatch opening also makes loading and unloading cargo easier. Indoors, the 2014 Soul offers a substantially revised cabin with more soft-touch materials, and leather seats are now on the option sheet. Designers borrowed inspiration from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/08/kia-trackster-concept-chicago-2012/">Kia Track'ster Concept</a> indoors, using organic lines throughout.<br />
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An available eight-inch touch screen takes care of infotainment duties on the center stack, and now features the ability to scroll through content by flicking a finger, just like a smartphone, instead of paging through multiple screens. Buyers can also fit their 2014 Soul with a larger TFT LCD color screen in the instrument cluster, which now displays turn-by-turn directions on vehicles equipped with navigation.<br />
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Engineers managed to create a chassis that's also 29-percent stiffer, with 66 percent of the shell using ultra-high-strength steel for safety and rigidity. Under the hood, base models bow with a 1.6-liter direct-injection four-cylinder engine with 130 horsepower and 118 pound-feet of torque, while Plus and Exclaim trims get a more potent direct-injection 2.0-liter four-cylinder. That engine develops 164 hp and 151 lb-ft of torque, and both mills can be bolted to either a six-speed manual or automatic depending on trim. Check out the <a href="/2013/03/27/all-new-2014-kia-soul-is-bigger-more-refined/#continued">full press release below</a> for more information.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/27/2014-kia-soul-new-york-2013/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2014 Kia Soul totally redesigned, now bigger and more refined</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/27/2014-kia-soul-new-york-2013/">2014 Kia Soul totally redesigned, now bigger and more refined</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:15:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">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/2013/03/27/2014-kia-soul-new-york-2013/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20520030/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/27/2014-kia-soul-new-york-2013/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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