yup, not a complete waste of time watching a million dollar car knowing we will never own one, and even if we did, i think there's better things to spend that kind of money on say like a business...
I like the truly exceptional, unique, classic, expensive car reviews best - like the Porsche 959. But after that, I agree that the reviews of cars I could actually afford and/or would want to daily drive are best. The exotics are interesting, but in more of an abstract sense, like how tigers are cool but I'm not trading my tabby for one and so don't need to know every detail about them.
I have a 2020, 2.0 liter engine. 8 speed automatic transmission. Sport mode, it increases the rpm by 1000. Can be driven like a standard. This is my third Soul. This is a fast car. Gen. X
Actually, the designer stated it was designed as a warthog wearing a backpack. There used to be a video on their website about it when the first gen was new.
We had a Kia Soul as a rental car. Let me be honest, you don’t like them until you have one for a week. They’re terrific little cars, I definitely recommend them to anyone who wants a cool hatchback thing.
I totally agree. When I saw that I was getting a Kia Soul for a rental, I was disappointed. As soon as I got in and drove it, I changed my mind. Looking to get one now.
You live in the past. Listen to the journalist reviews not the American competition car company that previously bought daewoo.. kia and Hyundai's lower level sister company and put their chevy and Pontiac name on them and then sold them to brainwashed Americans.
Doug than proceeds to save 18 seats when less people he invited bother to show up and everyone at the theater is ticked off about how the seats that were once claimed are now available; when they wanted the seat they couldn't have it.
I'm 51 years old living in serious snow country and have never climbed in any of the cars I've ever owned with winter gloves on! That's just weird to me...
Even in America we have things like the Chevy Sonic (Aveo abroad), Chevy Spark, Toyota Yaris, Mitsubishi Mirage (Space Star in Europe), Smart Fortwo, and Honda Fit. But that's about it.
I just bought a base 2021. The base engine is not boring, it has great low end for around town driving. I was shocked tonight when I stabbed the gas at 65, saw the tach snap to almost 6 grand and felt it pull cleanly and smoothly to 100much better than I expected it to. I also just drove from Reno to the Bay Area, used the cruise control at 6 5 for the whole trip and got 39.3 mpg. I'm very happy with this purchase and look forward to many more miles behind the wheel while I finish rebuilding my 91 Corvette.
Yeah just make sure you keep a VERY keen eye on oil levels and make sure your PCV valve is replaced at least every 30k miles or your engine will die. I have a 2016 with 250k miles on it and all I have changed is the alternator but everyone else is losing their engines
@@ajee3229 That's got absolutely nothing to do with which channel he uploads a video on. He's reviewed plenty of cars his viewers can't afford on his main channel.
Don't be fooled by the tall roof. The Kia Soul has less ground clearance than a Mazda3 and it's shorter in length than a Volkswagen Golf. It's basically a compact car in every dimension, except it's been tall-ified.
@@DougDeMuro another great review of a great quirky car doug! Thanks for making good content man. Im a a big fan from the philipiines. Ps. You could have put a small car like small sedan next to it for some of the shots. Just for perspecrive. It was fairly obvious though that it was small based on how you were seated in the back.
Ended up buying a Soul after years of never thinking I would buy one, and I've had 0 problems with it so far 2 years and 52k miles in. Fantastic car, very roomy for the size (I've camped in the car even), and gets good mileage if you drive it right (I even got 43 mpg on a drive once, and usually get 36-40 mpg every drive). Love the quirky design as well, always loved quirky looking cars. Very surprised with how practical the car is, considering Kia's reputation for subpar quality.
Everyone was telling me it’s junk. But I don’t believe them. I had a Mercury Mariner 20005 everyone told me it’s junk and it has 225k miles did some regular maintenance to it but really fun to drive
Earl E Bird it oddly was not a popular option on the xB but was standard on the xA. The xA got a lot of goodies standard and I’m sure it’s because it’s ugly. The xB was supposed to be optioned and customized more. So it had less of the cool stuff standard.
I reaalllyyy want him to review the upcoming electric 2 door version. Pretty much every review is with the 4 door or the countryman. Also Doug never really reviewed a mini(except comparing with a hummer)
The company I work for got me one of these as a rental and I have fallen in love with it. The seating is crazy spacious. I'm really contemplating on getting one.
Not a light bar at all, it’s just a piece of trim, let’s be honest even thought I like his videos Doug sometimes doesn’t know what he’s talking about lol
Sometimes? He makes pretty lazy mistakes in almost every video. I think it almost adds to his likeability, because then I can act like Ron Swanson in Home Depot
I just bought a 2018 Kia Soul for my elderly mother today. She likes the ease of getting in and out and also the higher than sedan seat height. The headroom makes the car feels spacious. The trunk is shallow but tall, makes it easy for her to load and unload grocery.
personally, i'd call 6.3 pretty zippy for a subcompact. but the weekend category is about high performance, and there is an objective scale that doug uses to judge cars... acceleration in a car like this is just not going to look good when it's compared to sports cars, even if it is fun for the average person to drive.
Damnnn, Dougie boy is #29 on trending. Get that sweet sweet Ad Money Doug, you deserve it! Edit: I bet Doug is the only car guy on youtube that thinks this car doesn't have enough quirks and that's why we love him.
I just instantly started likeing the soul after I saw a lime green one in a parking lot. In a sea of grey blob this thing really does stand out and its just an antidote to the boring cars of today. I just bought a 2019 Kia Forte, but I would love to get a Soul down the line in either red or you guessed it lime green baby ! Looking at this thing makes me feel alive !
I have a 2014 Soul+ which now has over 70,000 miles on it. All I have replaced is one set of tires and a battery. I live in AZ and we are subject to up to 120 degrees in July and August. and i have had no cooling problems. It has had three cross country trips (AZ to New Jersey about 7000 miles each) It is a great long distance car.. I am sold on KIA.
I have a 2014 Soul + model and it has been a great car. In a few years I'm definatley going to buy a new GT turbo model. I never liked Kia in general until I bought my Soul but I will buy another one for sure.
Here they come y’all Here they come Here they come y’all here they come This or that This or that This or that This or that You can go with this Or you can go with that You can go with this Or you can go with that You can go with this Or you can go with that I think I’ll go with this Cause this is where it’s at
Doug I purchased a Kia Soul 2016 I love it so much that I went back and bought a 2019. My 2016 Kia Soul right now has over 120,000 miles and running strong, we are a Kia family. We all drive Kia. We are also the proud owners of a Sportage, Sedona and Forte. And what you said about the warranty no other car manufacturers have the warranty that Kia has of 10 years, 100,000 miles.
This is why Toyota had their Scion division. They could do weird stuff, then everyone would get the stuff, and they could do new weird stuff while regular Toyotas adopted the newly normal features.
This is very informative. Thank you! I started driving my boyfriend's 2010 Kia Soul in 2011 for my college commute and at first I thought it was one of those "ugly box cars" but then over time I learned to love its quirkiness and thought it matched my personality and now I only want to drive a Kia Soul. We're considering getting the new 2020 and this video helped a lot.
Isn't it funny? The 2010 Saab 9-5 had the light bar and the floating roof design. I'm still disappointed that the car never could reach its full potential. It still looks modern.
size class is actually not a subjective thing. it's objective, and depends on the interior volume of the car. just because it looks big, or is very efficient at giving you usable space, doesn't mean it has the cubic feet required to be classified as mid-size or large car.
The heated seat buttons are actually so large because in some countries there are two smaller buttons located there - heated seats and ventilated seats, the US model must only offer heated seats.
Wow, Hyundai Kia is lit in 2019. Winning car of the year awards all over the world and now Doug's heart too. I guess it paid off to snatch the engineers and designers from BMW Audi and Mercedes.
Bought one new, a Soul GT Line and it now has 54,000 miles on it. Trouble free, great fuel economy, huge interior with plenty of leg and headroom both front and rear. Fun to drive, because the GT line has a nice suspension coupled to 18 inch rims. A very pleasant and surprising vehicle. Wish I would have bought two, it is a great value.
Wow this is considered small in the USA? As a german when I think about small cars, then maybe about a Smart, a Toyota Aygo or VW UP.. I think even my 2008 Fiesta would be considered as a mid size hatchback, rather then small here :D
Rick C actually three. I believe fiesta is sub-compact, focus is compact, fusion (Mondeo) is mid-size, and Taurus is full-size. If you’re just talking hatchbacks, I’m pretty sure the Focus is the only one that’s larger than the Fiesta
G.J. KOSTER or people mistake the size of this vehicles. It’s almost 10 inches less in length compared to a focus, 1 inch less in width and only 6 inches taller. The focus is in the exact same class of vehicle (compact in America, C-segment in Britain etc.)
TerriblePirate As a person in America who’s used to driving large trucks, I don’t know how people in Germany have those tiny microcars and can comfortably drive them.
@@santoshthapa8398 I agree. His 'Doug Score' numbers are just silly in this case. Keep in mind, he's a jew and while entertaining, they always have an angle... us.
WAIT.. how is that a budget HUD? It literally has a projection independent piece of acrylic with proper polarization that mechanically rises up at the touch of a button...
Remy Rising - I agree it’s considered “cheaper” due to its compact size.. but utilization of a combiner surface is how all actual real HUDs operate. All commercial aviation, Air Force cockpits and helmet huds... are all combiner surface based
The small speakers near the ac vent are likely tweeters. The bass/mid-range speakers are in the door and there’s probably a subwoofer in the rear area of the car.
Hi Doug the reason why they play the "turn off:" sound is that some of the engines now adays are so silent, there have been incidents of people leaving their cars on etc. May be a novelty feature ,but it is h elpful to hear it so a person doesn't carbon monoxide their garage up
Yeah i was gonna mention that, these new cars idle so quietly and smoothly(not to mention electric cars, lol) that unless you look at the tachometer you won't realize it's running. It's a good safety feature. Now if only they would start making turn signals louder and with more charm...like they did in the old days.
I have this car-and its manual transmission. Smooth shifting, drives great. Mileage was not as good as the 2015 I had, but this one has a larger engine. Sill great-I average 38 mpg around town. I topped out a 48 mpg on the 2015 model. 1.6L engine, this new one has a 2.0
I think I like the normal car reviews more than the super expensive cars.
yup, not a complete waste of time watching a million dollar car knowing we will never own one, and even if we did, i think there's better things to spend that kind of money on say like a business...
Old cars are the most interesting
Totally agree. I think he should finally do a video on the new Camry.
@Eridge B R O W N
I like the truly exceptional, unique, classic, expensive car reviews best - like the Porsche 959. But after that, I agree that the reviews of cars I could actually afford and/or would want to daily drive are best. The exotics are interesting, but in more of an abstract sense, like how tigers are cool but I'm not trading my tabby for one and so don't need to know every detail about them.
Yes, Doug, they did think outside the box. And once outside that box, they saw the box, and designed the KIA Soul based on that box.
Boxy cars are not ugly. In fact it is a good design choice, although American mentality doesn't understand that.
My sister drives a jeep patriot and its boxy.
I'm sorry the car you are thinking of is the first gen Scion xb
I have a 2020, 2.0 liter engine. 8 speed automatic transmission. Sport mode, it increases the rpm by 1000. Can be driven like a standard. This is my third Soul. This is a fast car. Gen. X
Actually, the designer stated it was designed as a warthog wearing a backpack. There used to be a video on their website about it when the first gen was new.
Doug is the type of guy to hold the door open for himself and say thank you.
😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's because he's a gentleman.
LOL
David Stephens how else would he get in????
😂😂😂💯💯💀💀
I love how Doug is always one inch taller or smaller. Sometimes he’s 6’3”, sometimes he’s 6’4”. And sometimes he’s 6’2”
iamdustin 04 I am watching it right know and , was thinking the exact same thing. Lol lol
11:47 he looks a lot smaller then that 🤣
Take the average
Depends on what type of shoes he is wearing!
😁
he likes to wear 2 layers of shoes like 2 layers of tshirts
We had a Kia Soul as a rental car. Let me be honest, you don’t like them until you have one for a week. They’re terrific little cars, I definitely recommend them to anyone who wants a cool hatchback thing.
My mom had a 2020 Soul for a rental while her other car was getting repaired, and i can agree that they are solid hatchbacks. Shame it was CVT.
My parents got a manual one last year and they're awesomely practical also the engine is mega responsive even though it's just a NA 1.6
I totally agree. When I saw that I was getting a Kia Soul for a rental, I was disappointed. As soon as I got in and drove it, I changed my mind. Looking to get one now.
@@aigoochamnaa Same here...rented one..loved it. Just bought the 2022 Soul S..loving it!
@@aigoochamnaa most people in las vegas batching this car, was wondering why? I'm happy to see your comment
Doug the type of guy to be 6'3" getting into a Ferrari GTC4Lusso, but 6'4" getting into a Kia Soul.
and be 7'0" when in an Cadillac Escalade
That's a true fan
Burke the type of guy to drag out a stupid joke way beyond it's prime.
That was a gtc4lusso stoopid. Not an ff.
Thar was a gtc4lusso not stoopid. Not an ff.
Doug the type of guy to drive all kinds of exotic cars and have his favorite car be a Kia Soul
He said, "favorite compact car" not favorite car.
makes me wonder how much :D
Anyone that's owned one knows what he's talking about.
Sometimes you got to love simple and ordinary cars.
And we love him for it.
Laughed at "there's just no way to please these idiots"
Just in case:
7:40
@@42luke93 people like you restore my faith in humanity
@@violante1421
Thank you, I know how it feels when there is a funny comment but you can't watch the entire video and just want to see a specific part.
I liked the vid cause of that lmao
This car screams "your Uber driver (Doug, 4.9) is arriving."
More like "your Uber driver (Doug, 6 foot 4) is arriving."
Or "your Uber driver (Doug, 43) is arriving."
Doug Cunningham you mean yourself? Your name is Doug
I'm dying. 💀
Is that a good or bad thing?
I got to use a Kia Soul for a rental. Fell in love with it instantly. I had no idea there were Kias that were fun to drive
I have a 2020 i got Monday, my third soul
You live in the past. Listen to the journalist reviews not the American competition car company that previously bought daewoo.. kia and Hyundai's lower level sister company and put their chevy and Pontiac name on them and then sold them to brainwashed Americans.
Ugly
Gross, waste of money
Kia and Hyundai have really upped their game in the past few years
Doug the type of guy to bring 18 people to an 18+ movie.
Samuel Stalder this ain’t it
Have your thumbs-up, damn it. That’s a good one.
Doug than proceeds to save 18 seats when less people he invited bother to show up and everyone at the theater is ticked off about how the seats that were once claimed are now available; when they wanted the seat they couldn't have it.
Stolen comment
How funny
DDM says “Think outside of the box” while sitting in a box shaped car.
He didn't even say it ironically. I was disappointed :P
It looks like a small chevy suburban
The heated seat buttons are gigantic so that you can easily use them with gloves on, as you will naturally be using them in cold weather.
Linton you can use it to keep your pizza warm on the way home ☺️
Linton the last gen also had ventilated seats. I wonder why they got rid of that option...
the buttons are for both vent/heated seats like the Canadian version.
In Arizona we wear gloves in the summer. Can't hold the steering wheel otherwise.
I'm 51 years old living in serious snow country and have never climbed in any of the cars I've ever owned with winter gloves on! That's just weird to me...
This looks quite big for a small car, small car I'm thinking VW Up! or Toyota Aygo... but in America everything is bigger of course
That reminds me of the time Toyota went crazy and made, well the Aygo Crazy lol
It's small for America
In US normal cars are considered "small cars" for rest of the world standards.
Even in America we have things like the Chevy Sonic (Aveo abroad), Chevy Spark, Toyota Yaris, Mitsubishi Mirage (Space Star in Europe), Smart Fortwo, and Honda Fit. But that's about it.
The Soul is shorter in length than a Volkswagen Golf -- definitely a compact car, even in Europe. Not a subcompact/supermini, but a compact for sure.
Doug the type of guy to stop at red lights when playing GTA
Doug stays on the roads in PUBG.
Doug is the type to forget games even exist
I do it’s fun
You don't? I do
More like:
Doug the type of guy who gets an insurance before driving in GTA
I just bought a base 2021. The base engine is not boring, it has great low end for around town driving. I was shocked tonight when I stabbed the gas at 65, saw the tach snap to almost 6 grand and felt it pull cleanly and smoothly to 100much better than I expected it to. I also just drove from Reno to the Bay Area, used the cruise control at 6 5 for the whole trip and got 39.3 mpg. I'm very happy with this purchase and look forward to many more miles behind the wheel while I finish rebuilding my 91 Corvette.
Yeah just make sure you keep a VERY keen eye on oil levels and make sure your PCV valve is replaced at least every 30k miles or your engine will die. I have a 2016 with 250k miles on it and all I have changed is the alternator but everyone else is losing their engines
From the side the front looks like a Chevrolet Camaro.
Well from the front, the side looks like a Range Rover
haha jokes on you i have dark mode on
In my opinion it looks like a citroen
Cant believe I fell for your stupid profile pic. Omg Im an idiot
From any angle it looks like crap.
It's not a "light bar" if it doesn't light up.
Doug the type of guy to yell ding ding at people when his bike bell doesn't work.
Doug doesn't ride bikes
Why’d you ruin the W I we gave you
lol
@@Datsun7705 .....shut up and get a life
Hahaha, funny..... Even if you have commented this joke before, some one new might read it
America, where the Kia Soul is catagorized as a “small car”
i am taller then the car its a small car
Chris Luna a citroën C1 or Volkswagen UP! is a small car
Small!? My wagon is a reasonably large vehicle, and it’s maybe...maaaaybe a quarter foot longer than this
@@Pedruu17 in America they consider the Santa Fe mid sized while for us in Europe is a big SUV
is it not a small car everywhere elsev
Doug the type of guy to upload a review of a rolls Royce Cullinan on his second channel, and a Kia soul on his main channel.
Oh shit 😂
🤣😂
It's because people can actually afford this car.
@@ajee3229 That's got absolutely nothing to do with which channel he uploads a video on. He's reviewed plenty of cars his viewers can't afford on his main channel.
@@ilyasibz yah but this channel has more viewers
Doug's the type of guy to read every "Doug's the type of guy" comment and give each one a Doug Score
I would watch it
He should honestly do it
He'd give this a bad weekend review but a good daily one
😊😊😊😊
I feel like this car is Doug’s spirit animal.
I think his amg wagon is more his spirit car
His spirit animal must be ugly as heck
"Your own personal soundtrack as you're leaving your soul."
That's fucking brilliant, nice catch
how is this a compact car, it looks huge next to doug?
Don't be fooled by the tall roof. The Kia Soul has less ground clearance than a Mazda3 and it's shorter in length than a Volkswagen Golf. It's basically a compact car in every dimension, except it's been tall-ified.
thats weird af doug not gonna lie
shortcx not as weird as Doug himself still
Doug DeMuro ground clearance doesn't equal size of the, just the fatness of the kid you can run over without high centering.
@@DougDeMuro another great review of a great quirky car doug! Thanks for making good content man. Im a a big fan from the philipiines. Ps. You could have put a small car like small sedan next to it for some of the shots. Just for perspecrive. It was fairly obvious though that it was small based on how you were seated in the back.
Is it me or the climate control vents with the small speakers look like an image of actual speaker 🔈 5:13? That’s a neat quirk!
I noticed that too! I think it's supposed to look like a speaker projecting the mood lighting on the doors
@A real bisexual petrol-head Ur gay, please don't buy this car. You need a gay car. Buy a Mini Cooper.
@@jimbrown341 Or a Fiat 500 Pop
@A real bisexual petrol-head if you buy a car based off of vent shape, maybe you shouldn't be buying a car.
Carlos Barahona haven’t noticed until you mentioned it 🧐
The 2025 model comes out in July
Yah, WTF is a 2020 model car doing out in Feb. of 2019?
Brendan Carlson that’s how they work. You have a newer model before the year of. So a 2019 model right now is outdated.
😆
I thought it was June?
I’m waiting on the 2030 model.
Ended up buying a Soul after years of never thinking I would buy one, and I've had 0 problems with it so far 2 years and 52k miles in. Fantastic car, very roomy for the size (I've camped in the car even), and gets good mileage if you drive it right (I even got 43 mpg on a drive once, and usually get 36-40 mpg every drive). Love the quirky design as well, always loved quirky looking cars. Very surprised with how practical the car is, considering Kia's reputation for subpar quality.
What year?
It looks like a mini range rover from the front lol
@@dal113tek Hahaha, the headlights gave it away for me
No it doesn't
@@chrisperry2922 For you it doesn't, for me it does
The quirkiest thing in this video was Doug lol.
Hahahahaha!
xD so true
I wanna get one of these and then sell it just to be able to say that I’ve sold my soul
The buyers name has to have devil in it.
تجود أ القرآن الكريم
@@maamora1973 i know he's turd
Nolan Abell oh you have already
😂😂
Had a 2012. Put 271,000. Miles on it in less than 7 years. Car ran great .
“Born to be alive”
-- you
Everyone was telling me it’s junk. But I don’t believe them. I had a Mercury Mariner 20005 everyone told me it’s junk and it has 225k miles did some regular maintenance to it but really fun to drive
That interior lighting is an early-2000 ricer's wet dream.
For real
And mine. I'm a sucker for ambient, configurable lighting.
You could get it as a dealer option on the xB.
Earl E Bird it oddly was not a popular option on the xB but was standard on the xA. The xA got a lot of goodies standard and I’m sure it’s because it’s ugly. The xB was supposed to be optioned and customized more. So it had less of the cool stuff standard.
There was a fire at the Kia factory yesterday.
23 souls where lost
Norwegian MTB Guy Just
Just
Stop please
Stop
I see what you did there🤣
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!
Nice
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Good guys Kia providing souls to the gingers since 2010
Bluebury RS underrated
I'm a ginger and this comment is quite true. However I'd never buy this or any other Soul model. It's too quirky
Gingers are the spawn of the devil and will never have souls.
Just bought one because of your video. I fell in love with it in 2019 and as soon as I graduated college I bought one!
Those rodent commercials got to you too huh?
u r every damn where dude lol
@@GAMEVIDSnorwegian422 it's free advertising
What's that
Hussain Mithi it’s free real estate
I'm hype for the Detective Pikachu
Next on Doug DeMuro: “Here’s why the 2020 2door Mini Cooper is My favorite PickUp truck”
Mini Cooper: (Releases pickup truck)
I reaalllyyy want him to review the upcoming electric 2 door version. Pretty much every review is with the 4 door or the countryman. Also Doug never really reviewed a mini(except comparing with a hummer)
@@manaspradhan8041 I know right review a fucking mini pleeeeease
The Chevy Corvette 4 door coupe
Man kia soul went from
"Hi nice to meet you" to
"Your daughter calls me daddy too".
This comment wins!😂😂😂
José Sigala "If this Soul's a rockin',..."
Comment of the YEAR 😂
Love this.
The company I work for got me one of these as a rental and I have fallen in love with it. The seating is crazy spacious. I'm really contemplating on getting one.
Can you really call it a lightbar when it doesn't light up? because if you can, a '98 subaru outback also has one
Its not a lightbar its just a huge peice of plastic
I mean. Maybe it's a light bar.
Like the piece of plastic is light. Doesn't add much weight to the car.
Not a light bar at all, it’s just a piece of trim, let’s be honest even thought I like his videos Doug sometimes doesn’t know what he’s talking about lol
Sometimes? He makes pretty lazy mistakes in almost every video. I think it almost adds to his likeability, because then I can act like Ron Swanson in Home Depot
@@macbookpro57 sorry not every one has a rod up there ass, this thing is rad
Doug the type of guy to set the mood lamp to Romantic on his way to a blind date
Lmao
Dead 😂😂💀
🤣😂🤣😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
How will his date see it if they're blind? ;p
This car is a "small car" like the 2020 Ford Ranger is a "small pickup"
You know,americans called a plus 5 liter engine an "small block"...This is small for them lol
Levi Hutchison it is, the soul is tiny.
Its a foot and a half shorter than a Honda Civic so its a small car. The shape and height give it a ton of interior space but its a super short car.
@@germor197 small block/big block has nothing to do with displacement
The ranger is midsize there are no small trucks anymore
I just bought a 2018 Kia Soul for my elderly mother today. She likes the ease of getting in and out and also the higher than sedan seat height. The headroom makes the car feels spacious. The trunk is shallow but tall, makes it easy for her to load and unload grocery.
Does the grill not remind you of Lamborghini interior themes? Same "Y" and hexagonal theme no?
Tasteful Transportation the whole front looks like the urus
Looks like a poor mans wanna be Range Rover with some touch of Lamborghini but with cheap quality
It’s ugly as fuck
Kia and hyundai are notorious for copying other companies designs. How they haven't been sued by every other car company is still a mystery to me
I have always felt Kia has looked at other cars for inspiration, like the car that looks like a civic.
The car goes from 0-60 in 6.3 seconds, so Doug rates the acceleration a 3/10.....Isn't that pretty quick for a subcompact?
and something that tall and big
Its not for a subcompact. Its over all.
personally, i'd call 6.3 pretty zippy for a subcompact. but the weekend category is about high performance, and there is an objective scale that doug uses to judge cars...
acceleration in a car like this is just not going to look good when it's compared to sports cars, even if it is fun for the average person to drive.
Most of the cars he tests accelerate between 2.5 and 3.5 sec 0-60 so 6.3 sec is "slow" lol
Not sure where he got 6.3 seconds from, We have the same engine in the UK and 0-60 takes around 7 seconds.
Kia Soul - think outside the box, by making a box
That's a good idea.
Innovation seriously
It's a good ass box.
The mood lamp officially sold me and he was playing Destiny’s child lamaooo I already liked this car, but now I 😍
Looks like it will fit more hamsters
since most people in US are obese, they are definitely hamsters in this one.
America bad world good
Gianni Ferrari hmm most people i know are fit. Things have changed in the last 5 years bud. Its like 1 fat person for every 10 fit people.
Doug the type of dude to always remind you he's 6'4".
i remember the ol' times when he was 6'3....... also that one time he was 6'5 lmao
Good thing I’m not the only 1 thinking this lol
GrandTheftLogan Some times he’s 6’3 he shrink when having a bath .
GrandTheftLogan looool been noticing for a whole
While
Would love to see you do just ONE review in a three-piece suit. Please!
His suit is three pieces: cargo shorts, T-shirt, and T-shirt #2.
u mean 3 pieces of t-shirt?
Peter Kristoffersen I cant stand his tacky clothes
And it has to be a review of a crappy little barebones hatch back
LaserChair well, three pieces of shorts would get him banned.
Mood lighting + return of drive in theaters = birth rates about to go up
Doug is the type of guy who showers with swimming trunks.
FireBird- you think he’s a never-nude?
He actually does!, 🤪
Doug's the type of guy to give lessons on "air guitar" .....and charges
And goggles
Ned Flander does that
"Small". I seems car size in the US works like clothing size in the US.
Wherever you're from will never be better than the US of A 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Silly foreigner has no idea how much elbow and cupholder space you need for a 42 oz coke. SMH
I'm down to a 3X bitch.
ok bitch
@@Dub_Content ok degenerate
Damnnn, Dougie boy is #29 on trending. Get that sweet sweet Ad Money Doug, you deserve it!
Edit: I bet Doug is the only car guy on youtube that thinks this car doesn't have enough quirks and that's why we love him.
#18 :)
@@mato11 #17 when i watched
#17
It‘s 13 as of March 1st
Doug could talk an Amish man out of his daughter.
I just instantly started likeing the soul after I saw a lime green one in a parking lot. In a sea of grey blob this thing really does stand out and its just an antidote to the boring cars of today. I just bought a 2019 Kia Forte, but I would love to get a Soul down the line in either red or you guessed it lime green baby ! Looking at this thing makes me feel alive !
Anyone else think that the front and has Camaro vibes???
Absolutely. It also looks similar to a $80k Range Rover. Specifically the Range Rover Evoque.
I was thinking Chevy design when I saw the front end
I thought more of a Range Rover, personally.
If you look at it it looks like a s13 coupe
It looks like a Ferrari ...
As a German I can‘t believe this is a compact car for you O.o
Emin Böcker its almost higher than him :o
@@user-mp7ce8yv2xYeah its looks live van:)
Yeah it looks way to big to be compact. Compact is like Citroen C1 or something or VW Up!
americans drive 6 meters trucks and call it daili cars🤦🏻♂️
It's compact because of the wheelbase, which is 5" shorter than a Mazda 3 or a Civic
Apparently In Kia's eyes, the United States has already annexed Canada?
That proves people in US think they are in the center of world.
@@gardemeister it's a Korean car company.
@@mostlyjovial6177 So you mean people in US buy Korean , Japanese cars and won't travel to Canada ?
I blame Canada.
yeah okay@@gardemeister
I have a 2014 Soul+ which now has over 70,000 miles on it. All I have replaced is one set of tires and a battery. I live in AZ and we are subject to up to 120 degrees in July and August. and i have had no cooling problems. It has had three cross country trips (AZ to New Jersey about 7000 miles each) It is a great long distance car.. I am sold on KIA.
I have a 2014 Soul + model and it has been a great car. In a few years I'm definatley going to buy a new GT turbo model. I never liked Kia in general until I bought my Soul but I will buy another one for sure.
Just got the 2018 +
Love my Soul!
I had this car as a rental and I absolutely hated the hell out of it
@@jackdren9974 Thanks for your opinion. They are awesome cars to some
@Lol Under powered? Sounds like you haven't drove 3 speed auto economy cars in the early 90's.
quirkiest thing about Kia Soul: the hamster commercials
Here they come y’all
Here they come
Here they come y’all
here they come
This or that
This or that
This or that
This or that
You can go with this
Or you can go with that
You can go with this
Or you can go with that
You can go with this
Or you can go with that
I think I’ll go with this
Cause this is where it’s at
I was gonna mention the hamsters, but u got to it first.
Not anymore
They got rid of the hamsters for this year of Kia Soul
Immediately goes to search bar
Might as well use Richard Hammond in replace of them while they're at it.....
Petition for Doug to wear long pants for one whole video
👇
Christon Tran signed
Christon Tran signed
no.
No only half the video he must change into shorts halfway through
signed
Doug I purchased a Kia Soul 2016 I love it so much that I went back and bought a 2019. My 2016 Kia Soul right now has over 120,000 miles and running strong, we are a Kia family. We all drive Kia. We are also the proud owners of a Sportage, Sedona and Forte. And what you said about the warranty no other car manufacturers have the warranty that Kia has of 10 years, 100,000 miles.
That’s great to know thanks!!!
Are they known to honor it at least?
this is my wife. she is on her third Soul and she loves them. Honestly I i kinda like the car too.
the heated seat button cut out accommodates the cooling seat button in higher trims. in lower trims they just make it 1 button hence its size.
ooooh, i like that strategy.
There are no cooked seats available this year
maybe in the older generation, but they got rid of the cooled seats in the brand new gen same with the pano sunroof look it up.
@@tyrezhawco4260 they had one at the Toronto auto show last week. That's how I know it had cooling buttons
@@nathanobrochta6621 the one at the auto show had them
I'm a redhead and Kia said they couldn't sell me a soul 😣
Sorry. Some rules were just not meant to be broken.
What
Buy now the new Kia Soul*
*terms and conditions apply to buyers
Go to CarMax. : )
Wait, i did not get the joke
Doug the type of guy to drive Forklift to pickup girls.
and explains the quirks and features to them
what's he do with a pallet jack then?
Cause Doug like em thicc
*Gets weird car to be different.
*Everybody else gets weird car.
This is why Toyota had their Scion division. They could do weird stuff, then everyone would get the stuff, and they could do new weird stuff while regular Toyotas adopted the newly normal features.
This is very informative. Thank you! I started driving my boyfriend's 2010 Kia Soul in 2011 for my college commute and at first I thought it was one of those "ugly box cars" but then over time I learned to love its quirkiness and thought it matched my personality and now I only want to drive a Kia Soul. We're considering getting the new 2020 and this video helped a lot.
Doug, the type of guy to take a Citroën 2CV to the Nürburgring.
Hahahahaha this one is the funniest Doug the type of guy comment yet. Only petrolheads understand (and Europeans only as well).
vw thing*
or a renault 4
5:15 Doug how did you not realize the combination of the vent and the speaker makes the shape of a speaker! 🔊
That's quirky AF. I think Doug would have blown his quirky load all over it if he noticed.
Everyone take a shot when the word 'quirky" or "funky" is mentioned.
You wake up to find Dr's pumping your stomach.
Isn't it funny? The 2010 Saab 9-5 had the light bar and the floating roof design. I'm still disappointed that the car never could reach its full potential. It still looks modern.
Doug is the kind of guy who has Car Max on speed dial
Lol
Small? It's enormous. It's almost taller than you.
Xerdoz this is a small car in comparison to others that he has reviewed though
size class is actually not a subjective thing. it's objective, and depends on the interior volume of the car. just because it looks big, or is very efficient at giving you usable space, doesn't mean it has the cubic feet required to be classified as mid-size or large car.
But hes 6'6 though...
Doug was hunching down A LOT when he stands next to it. It's nowhere near as tall as him
@@MossA-ox7ys He's between 6'3" and 6'5" depending on altitude and humidity.
I live in Idaho and I see Kia Souls EVERYWHERE. Since they are so unique, I see 2 to 3 of them every single day.
I see 3 within 10 Min's. Lol! 😆
Doug the type of guy who reads the vehicle's entire owner's manual in the salesman's office before he buys it.
Wife has a 2013 soul. It's been very reliable and she loves it
Yea she does
Soul is sold in Russia massively. That's why seat heating buttons are so big.
So, Russians have big fat fingers then?
@@FromSagansStardust Big furry mittens 9 months a year.
Trubin 561 i’m sure your grammar in Russian is perfect
Just watched the Straight Pipes review of the Soul. Apparently when you don't spec cooled seats, they just make the heated seat button bigger
The heated seat buttons are actually so large because in some countries there are two smaller buttons located there - heated seats and ventilated seats, the US model must only offer heated seats.
A 140hp rubber band cvt transmission on 4 wheels. Test drove one. I turned back around and brought that car right back to the dealership.
"it plays a goodbye tone when you're leaving your soul"
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That was dark 13:35
Wow, Hyundai Kia is lit in 2019. Winning car of the year awards all over the world and now Doug's heart too. I guess it paid off to snatch the engineers and designers from BMW Audi and Mercedes.
They didnt grab any of their designers snd engineers. If they did, their reliability would tank.
@@JattAnmoli They did grab Peter Schreyer (from Audi/VW) and Albert Biermann (from BMW) tho.
@@JattAnmoli Was that supposed to be funny?
Many European hyundai are designed and engineered by people who worked for bmw
You forgot many other companies including Lamborghini, Bentley and more.
Doug - if it doesn't light up, it's not a light bar. Just like a counter isn't a stove top... because it doesn't stove
Doug: I like the KIA Soul because it thinks outside of the box!
Kia Soul: Literally a box
17:24 "Think outside the box" But you're in a box...
Eric Choi 😂😂
0 - 60 in 6.4 SECONDS!? WTF that thing is faster than the average BMW here in the Netherlands😂
@@DontForgetOldKolobok
No it's not
How slow are ur bmws
@@DontForgetOldKolobok No, It's exactly the same
It's a standard in this very small segment. My previous car was a Chevy Captiva sport LS went 0-60 mph in 6.5 seconds.
BRZ SUCK PERIOD
They increased the ground clearance from 5.9 to 6.7in. So now it has more ground clearance than the Mazda 3.
Bought one new, a Soul GT Line and it now has 54,000 miles on it. Trouble free, great fuel economy, huge interior with plenty of leg and headroom both front and rear. Fun to drive, because the GT line has a nice suspension coupled to 18 inch rims. A very pleasant and surprising vehicle. Wish I would have bought two, it is a great value.
Doug is the kind of guy that still rocks Destiny Child, and i love it
"Baby, say my NAAAAAMMMEE!"
Who doesn't?!
Wow this is considered small in the USA?
As a german when I think about small cars, then maybe about a Smart, a Toyota Aygo or VW UP.. I think even my 2008 Fiesta would be considered as a mid size hatchback, rather then small here :D
Small to you is subcompact to us. Your midsize is our compact. We've got two more sizes above Fiesta.
Rick C actually three. I believe fiesta is sub-compact, focus is compact, fusion (Mondeo) is mid-size, and Taurus is full-size.
If you’re just talking hatchbacks, I’m pretty sure the Focus is the only one that’s larger than the Fiesta
In America everything is bigger, not necessarily better. On the contrary
G.J. KOSTER or people mistake the size of this vehicles. It’s almost 10 inches less in length compared to a focus, 1 inch less in width and only 6 inches taller. The focus is in the exact same class of vehicle (compact in America, C-segment in Britain etc.)
TerriblePirate As a person in America who’s used to driving large trucks, I don’t know how people in Germany have those tiny microcars and can comfortably drive them.
Doug is the kind of guy who goes trolling in passive mode in GTA Online.
Haha.
spose you have to be under 20 to get that
I’m 50 & I get it! Grove street 4 life!
@@seanmiller6556 yea i need to get with it
Ive been obsessed with kia souls since ive been 15 never had another car since
@Doug they used to have a marketing campaign that used to say "The Soul from Seoul"
A Car review is trendingon UA-cam lolz
It happens but only with Doug.
A little late to reality huh bub?
Comes in useful when ur in the market to buy a car. I'm currently looking for comfortable commuter car.
@@pvnchos1478 doubt it. he's prolly paid a hefty amount n just brainwashing ppl . so yea take it as "useful
@@santoshthapa8398 I agree. His 'Doug Score' numbers are just silly in this case. Keep in mind, he's a jew and while entertaining, they always have an angle... us.
"unusually THICK and LONG"...
Seemed normally thick and long to me...
My favorites
Seemed to have came to this point in the video just as i was reading your comment
That's what she said
Thicc
This is one of the most Doug cars ever made
WAIT.. how is that a budget HUD? It literally has a projection independent piece of acrylic with proper polarization that mechanically rises up at the touch of a button...
It looks stupid comparatively to "simple" HUD that displays the information straight on the windshield.
I prefer this design to the ones that project on to the windshield. Korea continually stepping their game up.
This is actually closer to the HUDs used in freaking FIGHTER JETS, how is this budget?
Remy Rising - I agree it’s considered “cheaper” due to its compact size.. but utilization of a combiner surface is how all actual real HUDs operate. All commercial aviation, Air Force cockpits and helmet huds... are all combiner surface based
The small speakers near the ac vent are likely tweeters. The bass/mid-range speakers are in the door and there’s probably a subwoofer in the rear area of the car.
“My soul is better than yours. My soul has 201HP.”
Qatar cars One more than a base Toyota 86
You have no soul
Qatar cars my soul has more life than yours
We are all dead inside
A fucking KIA has the same power and is nearly as fast as a brz while being many times more practical.
Hi Doug the reason why they play the "turn off:" sound is that some of the engines now adays are so silent, there have been incidents of people leaving their cars on etc. May be a novelty feature ,but it is h elpful to hear it so a person doesn't carbon monoxide their garage up
Yeah i was gonna mention that, these new cars idle so quietly and smoothly(not to mention electric cars, lol) that unless you look at the tachometer you won't realize it's running. It's a good safety feature.
Now if only they would start making turn signals louder and with more charm...like they did in the old days.
@@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785 yeah I miss the loud turn signal ticks
I have this car-and its manual transmission. Smooth shifting, drives great. Mileage was not as good as the 2015 I had, but this one has a larger engine. Sill great-I average 38 mpg around town. I topped out a 48 mpg on the 2015 model. 1.6L engine, this new one has a 2.0