Drive FUN, Dog-Friendly #Alien Kia Soul #DriveKia

I got to test-ride the Kia Soul and let me say, it is a FUN car!  Since I received the Kia Soul in the Alien Green color, I felt it was only fitting to take it for a day trip to Florida's Space Coast to show it the space-related sites.

Oz the Terrier's Kia Soul outside John F. Kennedy Space Center, Space Coast - Titusville, Florida

Out of This World Style

The Kia Soul is a funky four door hatchback that has a fun to drive attitude.  It's boxy style makes it immediately recognizable on the road while providing a tremendous amount of space inside.

The interior strikes a nice balance between hip and helpful.  All the gauges and controls are right where you would want them and the 8-inch touchscreen display, that is home to the navigation system, HD radio and upgraded Infinity audio system, is easy to read and within perfect reach.

The Kia Soul has three trim levels: Base, Plus (+) and Exclaim (!).  I received the 2015 Kia Soul ! which includes everything from the two lower packages with the addition 18 inch alloy wheels, body-colored fascia accents and bumpers, LED daytime running lights, and 8-way power driver's seat, leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear shift knob, and chrome interior accents. 

Ours had the panoramic sunroof with power sunshade as well.  That feature overrides the standard roof rack ready mounting points so you would need to decide which is more important to you.

Houston, The Eagle Has Landed

The Kia Soul has advanced car technology via their UVO eServices.  UVO is a subscription-free information system for Kia vehicles.  It has advanced voice-recognition so you can use your voice to make hands-free calls and manage your music library. 

With a free smartphone app, you can connect even better with your car.  The app has a Parking Reminder that saves the location of your Kia and with the assistance of the GPS guidance on your phone, can guide you right back to where you parked.  You can also run regular diagnostic checks and schedule a service appointment right within the app.

UVO also has 911 Connect.  In the event that any of the airbags deploy, 911 Connect can initiate a call to emergency services for you.  It can even transmit your vehicles location to 911 (in some situations only).

Failure is not an Option

In government crash tests, the Soul received a top five-star overall rating with five stars for total frontal impact safety and total side impact crash safety.  The Kia Soul also earned a "Good" score for the side-impact, roof strength and head restraints and seats (whiplash protection) tests.

Standard safety equipment on the Kia Soul includes four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, hill-start assist, stability and traction control, dual front advanced airbags, front-seat mounted airbags, side curtain airbags and tire pressure monitoring system.

Go Flight

Riding in the Kia Soul was super fun!  Though everyone may not like its unique style, many people we saw commented on its style and color.  Some even asked us "Did it come with the Hamsters?".  Believe it or not, in Florida's Space Coast we saw more Alien Green Kia Souls than we have ever seen before!  Alien must be a popular color for space enthusiasts.

Oz the Terrier peeks out of Kia Soul to see Astronaut Hall of Fame, Space Coast - Titusville, Florida

If you are looking for a funky car that is affordable, gets good gas mileage and comes with a 10 Year/100,000 Mile Limited Powertrain Warranty, than look no further than the FUN Kia Soul.  

In Alien Green, if you dare.

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Oz the Terrier would like to thank Kia Motors USA and Drive Shop for allowing us the opportunity to test drive the Kia Soul in Alien Green for one week.