Kia Soul Burner road test
The car that is splitting opinion all over the country is the Kia Soul; either love it or hate it there is no denying its ruffled a few car design feathers. One of a growing number of crossover cars appearing on the roads, the car is difficult to neatly place in one car segment. Part small family car, part supermini, part MPV the car sits on a small footprint yet provides a surprising amount of space in the interior – call it a tardis on wheels if you like. Kia has released three special edition Souls for the UK – Samba, Shaker, and Burner.
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The Kia Soul is available with the choice of either a 1.6-litre Petrol engine, or 1.6-litre diesel unit. The Kia Soul Burner, however, is only available in the diesel and having also driven the petrol Kia Soul Shaker in my opinion the diesel unit is the pick of the two. Offering plenty of torque at low revs the car gets up to speed quickly, and while not particularly quiet it is in no way “agricultural”. Anyone expecting outlandish performance because of the outlandish aesthetics will be sadly disappointed, the car isn’t built for speed – the boxy nature of the body should have given that away – instead you’ll find competent performance figures lurking in the car literature. The 1.6-litre diesel engine produces 126bhp at 4000 revs, and can muster a top speed of 113mph. The car’s 0-62mph time of 11.3 seconds just goes to confirm that the Burner isn’t a drag racer. However one of the more positive aspects of the diesel unit is its fuel efficiency, where it scores a good 54.3 mpg on its combined cycle.
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