SimonTan 2nd Gear April 14, 2012 Share April 14, 2012 (edited) Very rarely see any on the road. Is KIA still selling this model? How come seldom see any on the road everyday? In fact never see any new plate KIA recently. Edited April 14, 2012 by SimonTan ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilblackrabbit Neutral Newbie April 14, 2012 Share April 14, 2012 I saw 2 red Kia Soul on the PIE ytdy! Very cheerful bright red, huge wheels! I think ppl buy them for the style la, they look really funky on the road. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilblackrabbit Neutral Newbie April 14, 2012 Share April 14, 2012 KIA Soul: too hollow, too noisy, too loud, too plasticky. Jarringly hard suspensions. It's just a quasi-SUV wannabe. The full-fledged KIA SUVs are much better. Or try the Korean Chevrolet SUV Sounds like you own one to give that comment? or just based on reviews or 1-time test drive? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilblackrabbit Neutral Newbie April 14, 2012 Share April 14, 2012 (edited) They are currently out of stock. Heard they are selling very well in the US. The previous model sold by the AD is the pre-FL model. The 2012 version is already selling in US (reviews mentioned that it's an improvement over the pre-FL one, with better sound proofing and softer suspension). Edited April 14, 2012 by Lilblackrabbit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion Neutral Newbie April 16, 2012 Share April 16, 2012 Like what Lilblackrabbit has mentioned, the Soul seems to be really popular in the US, but somehow didn't fare well here. I placed an order for the new 2012 Kia Soul in Dec 2011 and I'll be taking delivery of it within these 2 weeks! Will try to do a short review after that. Having said that, any Soul owners here? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezorn86 3rd Gear April 16, 2012 Share April 16, 2012 saw kia soul today afternoon near sim lim sqre, had ask my mum comment abt this car... she(my mum) say the car outlook to sqre... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluboxed 1st Gear April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 Like what Lilblackrabbit has mentioned, the Soul seems to be really popular in the US, but somehow didn't fare well here. I placed an order for the new 2012 Kia Soul in Dec 2011 and I'll be taking delivery of it within these 2 weeks! Will try to do a short review after that. Having said that, any Soul owners here? are they launching the car anytime soon?? or they have already launched it =x Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Hypersonic April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 Like what Lilblackrabbit has mentioned, the Soul seems to be really popular in the US, but somehow didn't fare well here. I placed an order for the new 2012 Kia Soul in Dec 2011 and I'll be taking delivery of it within these 2 weeks! Will try to do a short review after that. Having said that, any Soul owners here? Placed order in Dec 2011 and only can collect the car in Apr 2012?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion Neutral Newbie April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 AD called to say that I can collect it tomorrow! Cluboxed: I may be wrong but i don't think its launched yet; AD only recently updated their webpage with a micro site for the 2012 Soul. Other than that, no news whatsoever 13177: Yes ... I had to wait 4 months before I could collect the car Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluboxed 1st Gear April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 AD called to say that I can collect it tomorrow! Cluboxed: I may be wrong but i don't think its launched yet; AD only recently updated their webpage with a micro site for the 2012 Soul. Other than that, no news whatsoever 13177: Yes ... I had to wait 4 months before I could collect the car so did you pre-order the car back in dec? i would presume you hadn't test drive since it is not launched yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
13177 Hypersonic April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 KIA Soul not say very popular model, and yet you still need to wait 4 months for the car?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion Neutral Newbie April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 Cluboxed: yep, didn't have a chance to test drive it. was looking for a no-frill car with lots of head room and large door-arches to ferry my aged parents around. managed to try out the old soul and it fitted what i was looking for. so decided to take the plunge and lock-in at Dec '11 COE without waiting for the model to arrive and test drive. 13177: i think precisely because Soul not very popular, hence AD was slow in bringing it in ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Turbocharged April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 i tot soul was already launched since last yr? how come got ppl say car not launched? i remember seeing it displayed at cineleisure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion Neutral Newbie April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 that was the previous model. we're talking about the 2012 fl-ed version Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangadrool Supersonic April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 (edited) Cluboxed: yep, didn't have a chance to test drive it. was looking for a no-frill car with lots of head room and large door-arches to ferry my aged parents around. managed to try out the old soul and it fitted what i was looking for. so decided to take the plunge and lock-in at Dec '11 COE without waiting for the model to arrive and test drive. 13177: i think precisely because Soul not very popular, hence AD was slow in bringing it in ... Maybe 2012 model comes with 6-speed AT like Forte??? Old ones with 4AT. Edited April 17, 2012 by Kangadrool Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocus Turbocharged April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 Like what Lilblackrabbit has mentioned, the Soul seems to be really popular in the US, but somehow didn't fare well here. I placed an order for the new 2012 Kia Soul in Dec 2011 and I'll be taking delivery of it within these 2 weeks! Will try to do a short review after that. Having said that, any Soul owners here? Actually there are alot of good cars out there that didn't make it here. Marketing is one thing, it's the current COE that cause this car to be tremedously overpriced that it's not worth and many rather spend more to buy a european brand. The Soul, unfortunately, came in bit too late. If it's available during the times COE is lower, I think you might catch them more on the roads, perhap there might even be a fanbase/club for it. The soul is very nice when I saw in Korea 3 years back. It's hip and spacious, something I see that will be a hit with the girls... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluboxed 1st Gear April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 yup, the incoming model is the facelifted version.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperion Neutral Newbie April 17, 2012 Share April 17, 2012 Will update the gearbox version as well as the rest of the equipment trim after i collect the car tomorrow! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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