Vehicle
Kia Soul
The boxy compact, and in Europe latterly sold only as a battery electric while North America kept the petrol — so the market decides whether there is an engine to diagnose at all. The petrol cars are conventional Gamma and Nu fours with a torque-converter automatic, which keeps them simple. The electric shares its drive unit and battery architecture with the e-Niro and Kona Electric, so those three diagnose as one family regardless of the badge.
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Generations
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AM 2008–2013
The original, petrol only, and mechanically a Rio underneath — conventional throughout.
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- Hyundai PB
- Engines
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- 1.6 Gamma — petrol · 93–103 kW (125–138 hp) · 154–166 Nm (114–122 lb-ft)
- 2.0 Beta — petrol · 105 kW (141 hp) · 184 Nm (136 lb-ft)
- 1.6 CRDi — diesel · 85–94 kW (114–126 hp) · 260 Nm (192 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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PS 2013–2019
The cee'd JD platform underneath, and the generation that introduced the Soul EV — so a car of this age is as likely to be electric as petrol.
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- Hyundai JD
- Engines
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- 1.6 GDi — petrol · 97 kW (130 hp) · 161 Nm (119 lb-ft)
- 1.6 turbo GDi — petrol · 150 kW (201 hp) · from 2016
- 2.0 Nu — petrol · North America
- 1.6 CRDi — diesel · 94–100 kW (126–134 hp) · 260–300 Nm (192–221 lb-ft)
- 27 kWh electric — electric · 81 kW (109 hp) · 285 Nm (210 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed dual clutch · Single-speed reduction gear
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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SK3 2018–present
Electric-only in Europe and petrol-only in North America; the electric diagnoses alongside the e-Niro and Kona Electric.
- Belt CVT (continuously variable) CVT
- Dual-clutch (DCT / DSG) dual-clutch
- Single-speed reduction gear (EV drive unit) reduction
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- Hyundai K2
- Engines
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- 1.6 MPi — petrol · 90 kW (121 hp) · 151 Nm (111 lb-ft)
- 2.0 Nu — petrol · 110 kW (148 hp)
- 1.6 turbo GDi — petrol · 150 kW (201 hp) · 265 Nm (195 lb-ft)
- 39.2 kWh electric — electric
- 64 kWh electric — electric · 150 kW (201 hp) · 395 Nm (291 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed dual-clutch · CVT · Single-speed reduction
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
Service information
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