The Honda HR-V sports the same practicality as the Soul, but starts at more than $20,000 for a base model.
The Soul's closest rival may be the Jeep Renegade, which sports a similarly quirky exterior style.
Like the Renegade, the Soul can be more expensive in a hurry, but unlike the Jeep, the Kia can't be fitted with all-wheel drive.
The Mini Cooper Countryman is another fun wagon, but can easily crest $30,000 for top models.
The Fiat 500L has an attractive price tag like the Soul, but that may be the only attractive thing on that car.
The Hyundai Veloster will skip the 2018 model year and return in 2019 with a new body, new powertrains, and new performance models.
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The 2018 Kia Soul puts style ahead of safety features and turbo power. |
The 2018 Honda HR-V blends great rear-seat flexibility and gas mileage, but it’s slow. |
The 2018 Jeep Renegade mounts a spirited defense of its brand bona fides, but delivers a less convincing impression of a great economy car. |
The 2018 Mini Countryman has a new plug-in hybrid system but the mission is the same: Big Mini crossover with a bigger audience. |
The 2018 Fiat 500L has received a handful of interior and infotainment upgrades, but it's subpar in several aspects and remains among our lowest-rated cars. |
The 2017 Hyundai Veloster is a economy-car cake pop: it sounds like too much, but its hatchback sensibility really does taste better dipped in a layer of quirk. |
| MSRP From | |||||
| $16,200 | $19,670 | $18,750 | $26,600 | $20,995 | $18,100 |
| Gas Mileage | |||||
| 24 MPG City / 31 MPG Hwy | 25 MPG City / 34 MPG Hwy | 21 MPG City / 31 MPG Hwy | 20 MPG City / 34 MPG Hwy | 22 MPG City / 30 MPG Hwy | 25 MPG City / 35 MPG Hwy |
| Engine | |||||
| Regular Unleaded I-4 | Regular Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-3 | Intercooled Turbo Premium Unleaded I-4 | Regular Unleaded I-4 |
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| Small Station Wagon | Small Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | Small Sport Utility Vehicles 2WD | Compact Cars | Small Station Wagon | Compact Cars |
| Style Name | |||||
| Base Manual | LX 2WD Manual | Sport FWD *Ltd Avail* | Cooper FWD | Pop Hatch | Manual |
| Drivetrain | |||||
| Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive | Front Wheel Drive |
| Passenger Capacity | |||||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Passenger Doors | |||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Body Style | |||||
| Hatchback | Sport Utility | Sport Utility | Sport Utility | Hatchback | Hatchback |
| Transmission | |||||
| Manual w/OD | Manual w/OD | Manual w/OD | Manual w/OD | Automatic w/OD | Manual w/OD |
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| 2018 Kia Soul vs. 2018 Honda HR-V | 2018 Kia Soul vs. 2018 Jeep Renegade | 2018 Kia Soul vs. 2018 MINI Cooper Countryman | 2018 Kia Soul vs. 2018 FIAT 500L | 2018 Kia Soul vs. 2017 Hyundai Veloster | |
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