Behind the Wheel: Cruising Hamster-Style in the 2020 Kia Soul GT Line

What’s in the box? Kia’s Soul! The brand’s famous boxy hatchback returns with evolved styling

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00:00 Hey everybody, this is Derek Powell and you are watching Motor Trend Behind the Wheel.

00:13 I'm behind the wheel of the 2020 Kia Soul GT Line.

00:18 So the Kia Soul GT Line comes with a 1.6 liter turbocharged four cylinder putting out 201

00:24 horsepower and 195 pound feet of torque.

00:27 That's made it to a seven speed DCT automatic transmission with, for the first time, shift

00:34 paddles.

00:35 And as with the old Souls, see what I did there?

00:38 This thing moves.

00:40 Let's talk about the styling.

00:42 For 2020, the Kia Soul is a little bit more resolved, a little bit more sophisticated,

00:46 and a little bit more modern.

00:48 Out back, it's not quite as successful with lines going every which way and your eye really

00:53 doesn't know where to look.

00:55 Sitting inside, the GT Line adopts a 10.25 inch infotainment system with Apple CarPlay

01:03 and Android Auto standard.

01:05 It also has, get this, a 640 watt Harman Kardon stereo system.

01:12 Bring your tunes, turn it up loud, and this thing will deliver.

01:16 Finally, Kia hasn't released pricing yet.

01:19 Last year, the 2019 Kia top trim level went around 27,000, so I'm guessing 27, 28 for

01:25 this.

01:26 Thanks for watching.

01:27 I'm Derek Powell, and check out more Behind the Wheel on Motortrend.com.

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