The interior design of the Kia Soul is practical, but the quality of the material is not as good as you would expect. Still, to add flavor to the interior, unique red black trims can be seen in the cabin. Black cloth upholstery is present on the seats, which can be changed to red-black. The metal finish on the instrument panel is only given on the topmost trim. Despite its boxy appearance, the Kia Soul is generous in terms of interior space.
The driver seat has a 6-way manual adjustment throughout the trim range. The rear row seats can be split into a 40/60 fashion, which can increase the cargo capacity to 53.4 cubic feet from 19.3 cubic feet. There is no telescopic feature to the steering wheel column, which is a disappointment. However, Kia Soul has other standard creature comforts such as manual air conditioning, leather-wrapped steering wheel, and gear shifter knob, one 12V outlet, power door locks, floor mats, dual-level glove box, and cargo area lights.
Model
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2011 Kia Soul+
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2011 Nissan Cube Base
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2011 Scion xB
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Seating Capacity
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5
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5
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5
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Front Row (Head/Shoulder/Leg) (in)
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40.2/55.2/42.1
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42.6/52.2/42.4
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40.0/55.8/40.7
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Rear Row (Head/Shoulder/Leg) (in)
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39.6/55.1/39.0
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40.2/52.4/35.5
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41.2/54.7/38.0
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Cargo Capacity (cu-ft)
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19.3
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11.4
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21.7
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Among both rivals, the Nissan Cube has the worst shoulder room and overall interior space. Next is Kia Soul, which offers 4.6 cu-ft more passenger volume as compared to the Nissan Cube, but it loses in the end against the Scion xB, which has a passenger volume of 110.9 cu-ft. The Scion xB also has the leading cargo capacity. Major interior features include:
- Black cloth upholstery
- Tilt steering wheel column
- Remote keyless entry
- Power door locks and windows
- Floor mats (optional)
- Manual air conditioning
How intuitive is the 2011 Kia Soul’s infotainment unit?
A 4-speaker sound system is standard on the Kia Soul. A CD player with mp3 capability, SiriusXM, aux jack, and USB port are also standard on the base Soul model, but Bluetooth is only given on the Soul+ and beyond. An optional Soul+ audio upgrade package gives a center speaker with a subwoofer to give a better music listening experience. Major infotainment features include:
- 4-speaker sound system
- Bluetooth
- CD player
- USB port
- SiriusXM