Shanghai 2009: Kia shows a greener Soul
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrids/Alternative</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/green/" rel="tag">Green</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/shanghai-motor-show/" rel="tag">Shanghai Motor Show</a></p><a href="http://chinese.autoblog.com/photos/kia-soul-2009-1/1506445/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/chinese.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/kia-soul-autoblog7650.jpg" /></a>
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Kia Soul Hybrid - Click above for a high-res image gallery</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />At last year's <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/category/paris-motor-show/">Paris Motor Show</a>, Kia <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/09/25/kia-to-show-soul-hybrid-in-paris/">showed off a version</a> of the Soul equipped with a transparent hood and floorpan so show-goers could see the inner-workingings of the Korean automaker's hybrid drivetrain. Based on these photos of what appears to be mostly production-ready Kia Soul Hybrid at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ShanghaiMotorShow/">Shanghai Motor Show</a>, it seems the fuel-saver's date with the sales floor is getting ever closer. We wouldn't expect the two-tone paint scheme to make it past the concept stage (thankfully), but the important bits are all likely locked in. <br /><br />Like the concept from Paris, this Soul Hybrid is equipped with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder mated up with a 15kW electric motor. The dual powerplants send their ponies through a CVT transmission to the front wheels to offer up an estimated 48 miles per gallon and CO2 emissions of just 117 g/km - an improvement of over 26% in both categories.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-kia-soul-hybrid/">Shanghai 2009:Kia Soul Hybrid</a></strong></p><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-kia-soul-hybrid/1505997/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/autoblog_cn_img_7651_thum bnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-kia-soul-hybrid/1505996/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/autoblog_cn_img_7654_thum bnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-kia-soul-hybrid/1505995/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/autoblog_cn_img_7653_thum bnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-kia-soul-hybrid/1505994/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/autoblog_cn_img_7652_thum bnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://cn.autoblog.com/photos/shanghai-2009-kia-soul-hybrid/1505993/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/cn.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/autoblog_cn_img_7650_thum bnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/shanghai-motor-show-kia-soul-hybrid-spy-shots/">Shanghai Motor Show: Kia Soul Hybrid spy shots</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/shanghai-motor-show-kia-soul-hybrid-spy-shots/1504519/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/04/kia_soul_hybrid_1_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/shanghai-motor-show-kia-soul-hybrid-spy-shots/1504520/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/04/kia_soul_hybrid_2_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/shanghai-motor-show-kia-soul-hybrid-spy-shots/1504521/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/04/kia_soul_hybrid_3_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/shanghai-motor-show-kia-soul-hybrid-spy-shots/1504523/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/04/kia_soul_hybrid_6_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/shanghai-motor-show-kia-soul-hybrid-spy-shots/1504524/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/04/kia_soul_hybrid_4_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&j s=n&u=http%3A%2F%2Fchines e.autoblog.com%2F2009%2F0 4%2F21%2F2009-kia-soul-hybrid%2F&sl=zh-CN&tl=en">Autoblog Chinese</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/21/shanghai-2009-kia-shows-a-greener-soul/">Shanghai 2009: Kia shows a greener Soul</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:27:00 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://translate.google.com/translate?prev=hp&hl=en&j s=n&u=http%3A%2F%2Fchines e.autoblog.com%2F2009%2F0 4%2F21%2F2009-kia-soul-hybrid%2F&sl=zh-CN&tl=en>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/21/shanghai-2009-kia-shows-a-greener-soul/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1521283/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/21/shanghai-2009-kia-shows-a-greener-soul/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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