Paris Preview: More Kia Soul images, engine specs
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/paris-motor-show/" rel="tag">Paris Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchbacks</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-kia-soul/1013637/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/020908kia_450op.jpg" /></a><br /><em>Click above for a high-res gallery of the Kia Soul</em><br /><br />In the lead up to the Kia Soul's production debut at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/Paris-Motor-Show/">Paris Motor Show</a>, we've seen <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/25/officially-official-kia-soul-coming-to-u-s-in-april-2009/">dozens</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/14/production-kia-soul-gets-impromptu-online-reveal/">of</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/16/more-kia-soul-images-revealed-in-london/">images</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/04/geneva-2008-kia-bears-its-souls/">a trio of concepts</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/29/spy-shots-see-inside-kias-soul/">a spy shot or two</a>, but today we finally get a taste of what Kia's answer to the Scion xB will be packing underhood.<br /><br />When the Soul goes on sale in Europe this February, Kia's targeted demographic of hip, urban youths will be able to choose from either a 1.6-liter inline-four putting out 124 hp and 115 lb.-ft. of torque or a 1.6-liter turbodiesel producing the same amount of horsepower and 188 lb.-ft. of torque. Those of us in the States will have only one engine to choose from -- a 140-hp, 2.0-liter four - when sales begin early next year. All three engines will be available with either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission.<br /><br />Hit the jump for all the details.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-kia-soul/">2009 Kia Soul</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-kia-soul/1013637/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/020908kia_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-kia-soul/1013635/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/020908-a-kia_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-kia-soul/819428/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/05/kiasoul_prod_1280_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-kia-soul/925978/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/09kia_soul_1280_01_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-kia-soul/925976/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/09kia_soul_1280_04_thumbn ail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: Kia]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/02/paris-preview-more-kia-soul-images-engine-specs/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Paris Preview: More Kia Soul images, engine specs</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/02/paris-preview-more-kia-soul-images-engine-specs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1302076/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/02/paris-preview-more-kia-soul-images-engine-specs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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