On May 4, 2022, Kia of the United States officially released the 2023-style 3rd generation Soul Shuer small modification model, the main direction of change in addition to the slight update of the appearance, the original factory also provides a new car color coating, and many of the safety assistance systems that were originally listed as optional are converted into standard equipment; at the same time, the model level of the small modified Soul is also simplified, leaving only four grades such as LX, S, EX and GT-Line, and the price will be announced later this year.
From the appearance point of view, the biggest change in the 3rd generation of small modification Soul is the newly designed front shape. First of all, the headlamp group added more folding angles after the redesign, which also brought a little eagle eye flavor, and the LED light bars in it were also rearranged, extending from the upper edge of the lamp shell to the left and right, and folding down at the end. In the front bar, the shape of the lower dam has become simpler and cleaner after a minor modification, and the design of the original large fog lights has also been greatly modified, cleverly hidden on the left and right sides of the lower dam.
In terms of safety assistance, the 2023 small redesign Soul has listed the front pedestrian collision avoidance assist (FCA-Ped), LKA lane maintenance, LFA lane centering, DAW driving attention warning, LDW lane departure warning, HBA high beam assist and ROA rear seat passenger door opening warning as standard in the entire vehicle system.
In the powertrain segment, due to the cancellation of the original Turbo model with a 1.6-liter gasoline turbine, the small modification Soul will be equipped with a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated in-line 4-cylinder gasoline engine from the 2023 model, as well as a non-segment transmission system called ivt (Intelligent Variable Transmission) by the original manufacturer, with a maximum horsepower of 147 horsepower and a maximum torque of 180 Nm. rice.