Hyundai Kona vs Kia Soul 

An SUV Redefining What’s Modern 

From its design to its features, the Hyundai Kona is full of innovation. Its sleek exterior styling features a bold yet refined look, with a longer profile and futuristic front end. While unique, the Kia Soul has a more box-like design, which makes it feel bulkier and less sleek.

To continue its theme of innovative driving, the interior of the Kona comes with many up-to-the-minute systems. You can wirelessly connect your smartphone to its 8-inch touchscreen and get access to your navigation apps, music, messages, and more.

To do the same in the Kia Soul, you will need to plug in your device, which is less convenient. It also doesn’t make it easy for passengers in the back to connect to the infotainment system—especially if they’re looking up directions for you, or trying to DJ for the drive. Also, the display screen in the Soul is an inch smaller.

Performance of the Kona vs Soul 

While they both come with a standard 4-cylinder engine that produces identical power output—and offer an even more robust turbo engine option—the 2021 Kona overall gives you better gas mileage. It gets an EPA-estimated 30 city and 35 highway MPG with its standard powertrain.1

When powered by its standard 4-cylinder engine and 6-speed manual transmission, the Kia Soul gets an EPA-estimated 25 city and 31 highway MPG.

Both the Kona and the Soul also offer AWD drive as an available option to gain improved traction. They each provide identical turning diameters as well, giving you the ability to make tight turns with ease.

More Safety Features 

With both of these SUVs, there are safety technologies offered to help you enjoy more peace of mind as you drive. That is because they provide timely alerts when they detect any potential collisions and can even take action to help you stay safe as you drive. The main difference is that the Hyundai Kona offers additional driver-assist features you can’t get with the Kia Soul, including:

• Available Highway Driving Assist (HDA)
• Available Safe Exit Warning (SEW)
• Available Driver Attention Warning (DAW)

Whether it’s helping you back into a parking spot, making it easier to get out of the car while parked on that narrow side street, or making your daily commute along the highway easier, the Hyundai Kona is ready to give you a more confident driving experience.