2020 Kia Soul EV First Edition

Cost

Price

£32,445

Price per mile

£116

Battery

Battery Kia quotes 64 kWh. The old site carried the 67.1 kWh gross figure, which is not what you can use.

64 kWh

Battery chemistry Kia calls it lithium-ion polymer. NMC packs are usually happier kept below 100% for daily charging.

NMC

Battery (usable)

64 kWh

Range

Range WLTP combined. Kia also quotes 402 miles on the city cycle.

280 miles

Efficiency Converted from Kia's combined figure of 157 Wh per km.

4 mi/kWh

Charging

Max fast charge power DC

77 kW

Fastest charge time 10-80%

44 mins

AC charge power

7.2 kW

AC charge time 0 to 100% on a 7.2 kW wallbox. £50 off a home charge point

9h 35m

Wall plug charge time (2.3 kW) 0 to 100% on a 3-pin plug at 2.2 kW. 15% off an EVDANCE charger

31h

Heat pump A heat pump warms the cabin on a fraction of the electricity a resistive heater uses, so it is the difference between losing a tenth of your range in winter and losing a third.

Yes

Autocharge Autocharge is Fastned and Osprey's way of starting a charge without an app or a card: you plug in and the charger recognises the car. This one should work, but neither network has confirmed it yet.

Yes

Performance

Top speed

104 mph

Acceleration 0 to 60 mph.

7.6 secs

Motor

150 kW

Horsepower 150 kW, quoted by Kia UK as 201 bhp.

201 hp

Torque

395 Nm

Details

Towing Kia UK gives it no towing weight.

No

Towing capacity

0 kg

Seating

5 seats

Dimensions

Turning circle

10.6 metres

Length

4,195 mm

Width Mirrors folded

1,800 mm

Height

1,605 mm

Weight Kerb weight.

1,757 kg

Roof rack

Yes

Boot volume

315 litres

Boot volume (max) With seats down

1,339 litres

Frunk volume

0 litres

Wheelbase

2,600 mm

Tech

App UVO Connect

Yes

Android Auto

Yes

Apple CarPlay

Yes

Over-the-air updates

No

What you get

Exterior

• 17" alloy wheels Standard
• LED headlights Standard
• Front LED fog lights Standard
• Privacy glass Standard
• Roof rails Standard
• Rain sensing wipers Standard
• Power folding, heated door mirrors Standard
• Two-tone paint Standard

Charging and driving

• Heat pump Standard
• Regenerative braking paddles Standard
• Smart entry with start button Standard
• Electronic parking brake Standard

Technology

• 10.25" touchscreen Standard
• Satellite navigation Standard
• Head up display Standard
• Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Standard
• Wireless phone charger Standard
• 7" digital instrument cluster Standard
• Harman Kardon premium sound, 10 speakers Standard
• DAB radio Standard
• UVO Connect app Standard

Seating and comfort

• Leather upholstery Standard
• 8-way power driver's seat Standard
• Driver's power lumbar support Standard
• Heated front seats Standard
• Heated steering wheel Standard
• Automatic air conditioning, single zone Standard
• 60:40 split folding rear seats Standard
• Dual height boot floor Standard

Safety and driver assistance

• Adaptive cruise control Standard
• Forward collision avoidance assist Standard
• Lane keep assist Standard
• Lane follow assist Standard
• High beam assist Standard
• Blind spot detection with rear cross traffic alert Standard
• Driver attention warning Standard
• Reversing camera Standard
• Rear parking sensors Standard

Warranty

• Seven year, 100,000 mile warranty Standard

Sockets

What you plug into the car, and the fastest it will take through each.

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  CCS

  DC