Inovev forecasts 200,000 new Kia Souls per year
- Kia (a subsidiary of the Korean group Hyundai-Kia) introduced the new generation of the Soul compact MPV whose origins date back to 2008 and which had been renewed in 2014.
- The third generation with SOP in 2018, takes the silhouette of his elders but will only be available in a thermal engine version in North America (2.0 l petrol engines147hp and 1.6 l turbo 200hp). In other regions (including Europe), the new Kia Soul will only be available in a 100% electric version that already made up a large part of the sales of the previous generation (more than 55% in the first 11 months of 2018).
- The engine is the same as the 100% electric Kia e-Niro and Hyundai Kona. It is a permanent magnet motor developing 150kW (the equivalent of 204hp) and powered by a battery of 64kWh, while the previous version was equipped with an electric motor of 81,5kW (110hp) and a battery of 30kWh. The new Kia Soul is therefore twice as powerful.
- Its autonomy would be 480km (identical to that of Kona EV) instead of the 250km of the old model.
- The Kia Soul will be manufactured as previously on the Korean site of Kwangju ( in the South West of South Korea) alongside the Carens which is soon to be discontinued. Inovev expects annual sales of 200,000 for the new Kia Soul (all engines combined).
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