Kia Soul, what do you think? - Toyota Yaris Forums

roxy1 · 04-10-2009, 04:49 PM

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...kia-soul_N.htm

" though there's a major minus — the drivetrain. The 2-liter engine roars and thrashes, even when not asked for much response. The four-speed automatic jerks on many shifts. The manual box is a bit sloppy moving from gear to gear."

ive driven the kia rio and it suffers from the same harsh engine and absolutely nightmarish manual shifting feel.

as i expected, the most fuel efficient version (1.6) is rated 26/31 mpg. the 2.0 is rated at 24/30. but if the 2.0 "roars and thrashes, even when not asked for much response" the 1.6 must be even more anemic. kia (and hyundai) just arent quite there with their drivetrains regarding refinement and efficiency.

if i wanted something of this general ilk, i dont know why i would consider this over the scion xd, or even moreso the nissan cube.

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04-10-2009, 04:49 PM	#36
roxy1 Drives: 2014 yaris 5 speed Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 642	http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/...kia-soul_N.htm " though there's a major minus — the drivetrain. The 2-liter engine roars and thrashes, even when not asked for much response. The four-speed automatic jerks on many shifts. The manual box is a bit sloppy moving from gear to gear." ive driven the kia rio and it suffers from the same harsh engine and absolutely nightmarish manual shifting feel. as i expected, the most fuel efficient version (1.6) is rated 26/31 mpg. the 2.0 is rated at 24/30. but if the 2.0 "roars and thrashes, even when not asked for much response" the 1.6 must be even more anemic. kia (and hyundai) just arent quite there with their drivetrains regarding refinement and efficiency. if i wanted something of this general ilk, i dont know why i would consider this over the scion xd, or even moreso the nissan cube.