KIA continues to amaze. Using component sets from sister Hyundai, KIA turns out better vehicles—holistic, thought out, complete, though still in need of more finessed engineering. With Soul, KIA clearly took direction from the original Scion xB, which was a fantastic package that might have benefitted from another 20 horsepower. Soul is an excellent urban [...]
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Nissan CUBE,
Scion xB
True to its Tokyo breeding, Nissan cube is ideally sized and packaged for congested streets in urban America. Mechanical details and even the styling of “box cars” like the cube, Kia Soul, and Scion xB are secondary to how well they fit into crowded urban and beachside neighborhoods, and how simple they are, how minimalist [...]
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Chevy Astro van,
city cars,
Continuously variable transmission,
CVT,
electroluminescent gauges,
Ford Fiesta,
Hiroshima,
Honda Fit Sport,
IIHS Top Safety Pick,
Japan,
Kei-Jidosha,
Kia Soul,
Nissan cube krom,
Renault Megane,
Scion xB,
Tokyo
