CarBuyersNoteBook

2009 Kia Soul

The 2009 Kia Soul is no sports car, but its low-set stance and spry proportions help make for a pretty fun machine for zipping around town. Its stick shift heightens the level of fun because the shift knob is very comfortable and fits your hand perfectly. Many small, budget-friendly cars are annoyingly noisy on the highway but not the Soul. It also rides pretty well for such a compact car.

There are lots of storage compartments that come standard with a big glove box although the cargo area itself is really small unless you lower the rear seats. The driver’s seat to be rather comfortable, but the passenger seat seems to have too much nonadjustable lumbar support. In general this is fun little car for running around town in.