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One in an occasional series reviewing consumer vehicles. I knew pretty much what I was stepping into when I climbed behind the wheel of a 2017 Kia Soul !, having last test driven the electric version. See, I even wrote about it: “2016 Kia Soul EV Completes the Love Affair with its Panoramic Sunroof.” The …
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One in an occasional series reviewing consumer vehicles that are powered by water, natural gas, electricity, hybrid motors, high-efficiency gasoline engines or some other alternative source. What blew me away most about my week-long test drive of the all-electric 2015 Kia Soul EV was despite the boxy exterior, booming sound system and man-size hamster ads …
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My love affair with the Kia Soul extends back to 2015, with my first test drive of an electric vehicle version, and that passion continued with a hybrid and gasoline-powered Souls in the years that followed. True to form, I was immediately taken by the modern look of my Snow White Pearl 2020 X-Line tester. …
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“What does it say? What does it say?” With my 2018 Kia Soul EV+ loaner car fully charged–from having plugged the accompanying trickle charger into a household outlet in my garage overnight–my wife was curious about the top range displayed on the instrument cluster behind the steering wheel. 111 miles, I answered, to which …
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