Kia SOUL, three engines offered

Kia Motors Corporation has just confirmed that his SOUL crossover model that will be offered in the global automotive work, may offer up to three different engines, depending on the requirements of different markets.

The base engine is a four cylinder 1.6 liter twin camshafts in tete/16 valves and diesel turbocharged version of the latter, will be offered. Both engines are already some European models of the brand, including the popular Kia C'eed.

The most powerful engine to be offered will be a four-cylinder 2.0-liter, whose power remains secret for now. There is a safe bet that the latter, equip for the North American market versions of the Kia SOUL very original.

By this statement, we also learned that this car will be offered in five-door hatchback version of. It was also informed us on his measurements. Thus, the overall length of 4,105 mm, wheelbase of 2,550 mm, width of 1,610 mm and height of 1,785 mm. Of dimensions very close to those of the Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio, two sub-compact cars category of the great family of the Korean group Hyundai / Kia.

Production gets underway in November in South Korea, to answer the global demand. But in the meantime, it will be officially unveiled at the next Paris Motor Show on October 2. Obviously, we will finally have the opportunity to know its main attributes.

Thereafter, he enters it in european Kia dealers in February 2009 and two months later, it will be our turn to see the flow in our streets ...