Compare Kia Soul with competition

Compare Kia Soul with competition

The Kia Soul has one of the most unique exterior designs in the automotive industry. It's a subcompact SUV that includes a number of technology and safety features that can help keep you comfortable on the roads around Michigan. If you get this SUV from our new Kia Soul inventory it's also designed to give you a high level of fuel efficiency. The Hyundai Venue is another outstanding subcompact SUV that might be on your shopping list. Here's how these two vehicles stack up and why we believe you'll be better off getting the Kia Soul at Golling Kia of Madison Heights in Madison Heights, MI.

A comparison of exterior styling

The exterior of the Kia Soul features standard 16-inch steel wheels, privacy glass, roof rack mounting points and an unusual body design. Multi-reflector headlights are also standard and premium models offer 18-inch sport alloy wheels, power heated side mirrors, LED headlights and a sunroof. One of the specialists in our finance center can help you get the best available interest rate on a Kia Soul auto loan.

The Hyundai Venue offers only smaller 15-inch wheels at the entry level although it does have projector halogen headlights. The Venue also has a standard black grille and premium trims include larger 17-inch wheels but they don't quite measure up to the available 18-inch sport alloy wheels on the Kia Soul. Premium trims on the Hyundai Venue also offer a similar kind of LED headlight system and a sunroof as the Kia Soul. Overall, however, the Kia Soul has more attractive exterior highlights for Sterling Heights buyers.

A comparison of interiors

Both the new Kia Soul and the Hyundai Venue have comfortable seating for up to five adults. Both vehicles have a 60/40 split-folding rear seat and both come with standard woven cloth seat trim. The Kia Soul offers Ferndale drivers available dual-zone automatic climate control, just like the Hyundai Venue has in premium trims. The Kia Soul does offer standard heated front seats and an eight-way power-adjustable driver's seat with power lumbar support for a level of comfort that exceeds what's available in the new Hyundai Venue.

A comparison of performance

The new Kia Soul comes with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that delivers 147 horsepower and 132 pound-feet of torque. Bring your new Kia Soul to our service center to get the regular oil changes that will help keep it running reliably. The Soul is equipped with multiple drive modes, an intelligent variable transmission and front-wheel drive. That's a more powerful engine than the Hyundai Venue which runs with a 1.6-liter SmartStream four-cylinder engine that gives you only 121 horsepower and just 113 pound-feet of torque. So the Kia Soul is the clear winner when it comes to performance.

Both vehicles give you almost identical fuel efficiency with the Kia Soul coming in at 28 MPG in the city and 33 MPG on Dearborn highways. The Hyundai Venue does slightly better on city streets with 29 MPG and matches the Kia Soul at 33 MPG on the highway. So while the Kia Soul is a little behind the Venue in terms of city fuel economy, it gives you better acceleration with a zero-to-60-mph time of 8.3 seconds vs. 8.8 seconds for the Hyundai Venue. We invite you to contact us to find out more about the Kia Soul's performance.

A comparison of technology

The Kia Soul offers Pontiac buyers a standard 8.0-inch touchscreen and offers in available 10.25 inch version while the Hyundai venue offers only a single 8.0-inch display. Both vehicles provide smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™. The Kia Soul and the Hyundai Venue both offer Royal Oak customers available navigation, push-button start and wireless phone charging at higher trim levels. But the Kia Soul pulls ahead in terms of technology with remote keyless entry and a full digital instrument cluster as standard features across all trim levels.

Test drive the winning Kia Soul at our dealership

While both subcompact SUVs have a lot of strengths, we believe the Kia Soul comes out ahead in the areas that matter most to you. Follow the simple directions to our dealership and test drive the new Kia Soul at Golling Kia of Madison Heights in Madison Heights, MI.

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