The Soul EV (or e-Soul, depending on your location) is the e-Niro's sibling. A bit more striking looking: some would say ugly, some would say beautiful; definitely interesting. The life of the party in fact. If the e-Niro is wearing a smart shirt, the Soul EV is wearing bright shoes, a fancy belt and probably some sort of hat made out of fruit.

Something I desperately needed was a thesaurus as I used the word funky ten times to describe the Soul. Just for the sake of clarity, I mean that in the British way – stylish; cool; modern – certainly not in the American way — smelly.

Opinion is so divided on the look of the Soul, I suppose you could use whichever definition you prefer.

What can't be denied is that it delivers a fantastic range, decent power and a distinctive look at a relatively good price point.

Something I couldn't test was the UVO app which allows you to check your battery state of charge, start air conditioning etc. Apparently it's very good when it works!

Whether you'd want this or the e-Niro is the question and I hope this vid will help you make up your mind.

To be honest, my wife couldn't really make up hers, but watch along and tell us what you think.

Skip the waffle! Chapters ahoy:

00:00 - On the way to Kia
01:35 - Flaviana's first impressions
06:17 - Quick drive: "This is going to be a boring review”
08:50 - "What is this ugly thing?”
10:47 - Boot/cargo dimensions
14:34 - The back seats
16:42 - A dog in the boot
17:05 - Soul dimensions
17:18 - The HUD
18:26 - "I can't believe you didn't show me Fart Mode in the Tesla”
19:30 - Inaccurate speed limit on HUD
19:47 - The exterior
23:26 - The interior: buttons and features
31:36 - Flaviana doesn't like the display
33:02 - A seemingly irrelevant comment about the Fiat 500
33:45 - Flaviana's final thoughts
36:04 - Andrew's final thoughts

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