{"id":482,"date":"2008-03-17T06:40:01","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T06:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/03\/17\/kia-soul-ahea-1\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:31:30","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:31:30","slug":"kia-soul-ahea-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/03\/17\/kia-soul-ahea-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia Soul ahead of schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/kia_soul_2_21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"296\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/kia_soul_2_2.jpg\" alt=\"Kia_soul_2_2\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> Kia has just unveiled its Kia Soul concept cars at Geneva that pictures of the production version are emerging on the Internet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/kia_soul_1_21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"311\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/kia_soul_1_2.jpg\" alt=\"Kia_soul_1_2\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> The Korean carmaker planned to unveil the production version at the next Paris Motor Show in October, but pictures of the upcoming model have emerged on the Internet. As planned, the production version is close to the three concept cars seen at Geneva. The design tries to combine the best of two worlds, minivan and SUV, but the result looks like more of a combination of a Saab concept car and a Scion xB. At least, the carmaker tries to innovate. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/kia_soul_4_21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"170\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/kia_soul_4_2.jpg\" alt=\"Kia_soul_4_2\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> Due to be sold in the US, the Soul will compete with the Scion xB, Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix. In Europe, the Kia\u2019s crossover will fight with the upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petrol-head.com\/2008\/03\/geneva-toyota-u.html\">Toyota Urban Cruiser<\/a> and the Nissan Qashqai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kia has just unveiled its Kia Soul concept cars at Geneva that pictures of the production version are emerging on the Internet. The Korean carmaker planned to unveil the production version at the next Paris Motor Show in October, but pictures of the upcoming model have emerged on the Internet. 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