Kia premiered at this year's NY auto show the facelifted 2012 Soul, which comes with an updated design and new technology. In terms of design, the Kia Soul facelift comes with new headlights that now integrated LED daytime running lights, a re-styled bonnet and new front and rear bumpers.
Kia will offer the 2012 Soul facelift with a new 1.6-litre gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine coupled with a six-speed manual transmission. Powered by this unit, Kia's facelifted Soul develops 138 bhp (140 ps) and 121 lb/ft of torque (16.73 kg/m). The USA market will get a 2.0-liter powered 2012 Kia Soul facelift, which develops 160 bhp (162.2 ps) and 143 lb/ft of torque (19.77kg/m).
The 1.6-liter version of the Kia Soul facelift offers a 28/34 mpg city/highway fuel consumption, while the 2 liter model gets 27/33 mpg city/highway.
For the USA market, Kia will offer some new equipment for the 2012 Soul facelift, such as the Microsoft UVO in-car hands-free communication and infotainment system.
Kia will announce the price list for the updated 2012 Soul at a later date, as the revised model goes on sale this autumn.
