[+]Sweet turbo engine, loads of legand headroom, widescreen interface.
[-]Taut ride, joyless handling, might be too cute.
THE 2020 KIA SOUL IS THE BOX. Honda Element? Dead. Nissan Cube? Dead. Scion xB? Dead. But where they failed, the Soul thrives, with Kia selling about 10,000 of them a month in the U.S. The third-gen Soul, rolling out for 2020, expands on everything good from the first two, adds hyperbolic details, and fortifies it all with a 201-hp 1.6-liter inline-four in the GT-Line Turbo.
As a modern turbocharged engine, this long-stroke example is tuned to deliver consistent torque, which gives it an easy thrust-on-demand feel. The 195-lb-ft peak lasts from 1500 rpm to 4500. Let the seven-speed dual-clutch transmission shift and, around town, this Soul is an easygoing machine that doesn’t…