Review: Kia Soul EV – but has it got SOUL?!!

This is the grooviest car review on the internet right now!

Kia call this car the Soul, and music has always been an integral theme with this model range – even in this latest third generation edition. You can see that from the acoustically-themed stylised interior design elements, and the fact that it’s got a banging 10-speaker Harmon/Kardon sound system. Whilst on the UK launch of the latest version, the most pertinent comment of the day came from my colleague, former-TV motoring journalist, Kevin Haggarthy: “I know why this car doesn’t have any engine noise, it’s so we can hear the music better!”

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2020 Kia Soul EV Review. Has it got Soul? Let’s get groovin!

This is one groovy video! Get your dancing shoes on!

I join up with Kevin Haggarthy to do this very special comprehensive review of the all-new Kia Soul EV from the UK launch. Will post a full review of the car BrownCarGuy.com soon. Follow #BCGKIASoulEV (on all all social media). Please subscribe to my channel for more videos like this – and make sure you hit the bell icon to switch on notifications.

Review: All-New Kia XCeed

Did the Kia XCeed our expectations? And which of the three engine choices is the best pick?

The Kia XCeed recently went on sale in the UK with prices ranging from £20,795 to £29,195 (including 7-year 100,000 mile warranty) with two petrol engines sandwiching a diesel motor and a Plug-in Hybrid to follow. Trim levels include ‘2’, ‘3’ and the top level ‘First Edition’.

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Almost shock-defeat for Lexus in satisfaction survey!

In automotive terms this would’ve been the shocker of the century

Driver Power from Auto Express is the UK’s version of JD Power brand satisfaction surveys in the States. It basically canvasses actual owners and buyers for real-world results on car buying and car ownership and sums them up in overall ratings and scores. Unsurprisingly the Japanese car brands dominate. Except they nearly didn’t this year!

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Kia Stinger 2.2 CRDi Review

Did you even realise there was a diesel Stinger too?

I teamed up with ex Pulling Power TV motoring journalist Kevin Haggarthy ( @Drivin on Twitter ) to review the diesel version of the Kia Stinger? This or entry-level diesel versions of the BMW 3 Series, Jaguar XE and Alfa Romeo Giulia?

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