Of all the cars to ever exist, this is among them.

I had an automatic one and it was the okayest car I've ever owned. When it got totaled while parked, I was amazed at how indifferent I felt.

This review is Soul crushing.

Kia Soul: the official car of walking into a room and forgetting why you went in there in the first place.

To sum up this vid in RCR's own words: "We struggled to remember anything about the car itself. We almost forgot we filmed this."

The soul is such a car, that by the time I finished the video I realized I was watching a video

Disappointed you didn't mention the fact that this thing has way more storage room than it should rightfully have.

Kia Soul: The official car of holding up the passing lane because you’re too afraid to pass a semi-truck.

Finally found a car, that's too regular for RCR.

Kia calling that car "Soul" is like Lamborghini naming one of their models "subtlety"

“It’s a conversation about the weather in the line that you get in to shake hands with the priest after church.” One of the most brutal descriptions I’ve ever heard about a car.

Narrator + this vehicle = all the excitement of a dental office waiting room

The Soul is for the guy who bought a Huawei phone in 2013. _"I just needed a phone."_

Kia Soul: The official car of graduating from college with a degree in General Studies.

I have the same year Soul with manual trans in silver. I bought it new in 2016 for exactly one of the reasons you mentioned. It's an appliance. That is exactly how I view it. I'm not excited to drive it. I don't stare at it after I park it. I'm completely indifferent about it. It serves a function like a refrigerator or washing machine. I'm 50 years old. I've had many cars over the years including several V8 Camaros and trucks. Sure they were more thrilling, but I'm too old to work on crap anymore. I just need something that works. I've had no repairs on this car as of yet, just fluid changes, fuel system cleaning, and a battery in almost 5 years. It is what it is. A very reliable appliance, and for that I'm thankful.

"so corny you can't digest it" The depth and scope of your poop jokes will never cease to amaze me.

Kia Soul: The most ironic name ever given to a soulless car.

Kia Soul: The car for when you dont care if you locked it, where you parked it or if you keep breathing

“Looking for the Jim to my Pam” in car form

I had a green one like this with the auto as a rental in Vegas. I actually liked it a lot, it had particularly comfortable seats, like 90s car soft seats.

A car for a man who listens to “learning Italian” CDs to try and forget that he’ll never go to Turin now he’s married with two kids and stuck in an office job.

You know the type of person that drives this car before you see them, but they are just too normal to point out.

"...and momma hamster gently but firmly, pulls at your toddler harness". That line just about knocked me out hahaha. Keep up the great writing guys.

"Oh, good. My UBER is here." I feel like I'm being spied on.

As a truck driver, me and my other driver friends are in concensus about kia soul drivers being the new kings of bad drivers. The kia soul, for the driver who loves racing past a truck, pulling in front of them entirely to close and slowing down. Seriously, i brace myself anytime one passes me.

Kia Soul: The kind of car that attracts fans of LMFAO and furries.

I always liked the Kia Soul, it's cheap, spacious and reliable with unique styling. Maybe the driving experience would change that

Did you know they were planning to make a race version? It was gonna be called the R Soul.

Anyone remember the hamster commercials with LMFAO?

I used to talk with a goth girl who said her dream car was a Kia Soul and then she shaved her head

This is not the kind of review that I was looking for! It was disrespectful, crass and out of line! It was the best review I have ever encounter! Hilarious!!! Thank you!! 😂

It's a solid car for its price. Spacious, quirky design, and surprisingly nimble. I learned how to drive stick in a KDM 1.6 6 spees manual. Rev hang is significant and by all means a slow econobox, but it was fun to drive thanks to the MT and it had character.

One of these catastrophically blew a head gasket in front of me while going down the freeway once.

Kia soul is the smart kid in high school who never went to college and all they amounted to was becoming a manager at a BB&T bank.

KIA Soul, the official car of “I just drink kirkland’s wine”

Missed you man. Needa review older cars. But im very impressed you come up with 20 minutes of dialogue explaining the whole existence of something that only about 5% of the population think about. I love it. Maybe ill get my car reviewed one day lol.

if I had a dollar for every time I saw a Kia Soul with anime stickers on the back window I'd have enough money to build a replica of Kaneda's bike AND his jacket.

lol at: "it feels like you are shifting a Cruising USA arcade cabinet"

I bought a 2nd gen 2014 Kia soul 1.6L 6spd auto. It's pretty much as you described. It does nothing so well that it's noteworthy. It also doesn't suck over anything too bad either (except power maybe). I think it does everything I need very "good enough". It's almost a quality in it's own, having so many areas that are ok. Decent size, decent mpg, decent maintenance costs, decent price tag for what you get and decent safety. I think it's the best choice for what I'm looking for weighed against upfront/maintenance costs. That being said, it's sluggish, really plastic heavy and not too pretty. A solid 6/10 Edit: I forgot to mention it's a GDI engine so expect more carbon deposit buildup or give it a little extra care.

My mom bought a 2015 Kia Soul and it was bright red. The funny thing about it in 2015 these cars were considered odd especially with the boxy design and the fact she got it in this bright cherry red made it so that EVERYBODY knew my mom was driving it. I was made fun of for it but in all honesty I quite liked it. Going on road trips in it was fun. We could pack it up SO easily and get it all out in one go. We literally helped my mom fully move in 2 trips with it unbelievably. I also learned to drive in it. It was automatic and had the bells and whistles. It had sport mode and Bluetooth and I honestly enjoyed driving it when I was learning. The sport was quick but not over the top and the steering felt good even though it was the only car I drove at the time. But you are right RCR in a weird way it is also a soulless car, the only thing that gave it the “soul” were the judgments of the people around it. Some thought it was overly sporty when it wasn’t at all close to it and some believed it was overly economical when it also wasn’t.

The Kia Soul: The official car of middle age women with a "who saved who" bumper sticker, and a trunk full of reusable shopping bags from whole foods that are only ever used at Winn-Dixie.

You really got to give it to the marketing campaign for making one of the most memorable car ad campaigns ever made. People to this day still know it as the 'the hamster car'. I can't think of another car like it

I learned to drive on an older one of these; the tricks I learned in this thing taught me to parallel park my old Cadillac Brougham. I was really impressed by all the features.

As enthusiastic as Daria “of all the cars ever made, this is among them”

i learned stick on my 2013 kia soul base, its like driving a washing machine

I knew this day would come, when you'd review my car and I would feel called out and shamed. ;)

This is one of the most soul awakening reviews to ever hit the market. If only I had watched this. I would have saved myself the effort

The guy who engineered this is about as excited as Asian parents when you told them you got a B in math.

One of the boomers I used to work with had a two-tone BROWN Kia Soul. It was beautiful. He said he bought it for the warranty. I believe him.

The Soul is popular among seniors because it is easy to get in and out of and easy to drive.

I rented an early Gen once. It was the S version which had adjustable, comfort/sport suspension. Was fun to drive all out at 10/10ths.

"it's so corny you can't digest it" wow amazing pun 😂👏👏👏

The Kia Soul: The car for when you've just broken up with your ex and need a car cause the one you were driving was in her name.

0:55 that Kia bunny seen it all, Look at that tired sarcastic stare

I am surprised at how popular that green color was on that car. Thanks for the fun review, RCR team!

“It’s pretty much, almost, not quite, good enough” The title of my memoir

Kia looked at the Skoda Yeti and went, 'yes, personality, we have some too.'

I wish RCR would stop comparing car seats to private airplane seats as if we know what those are like Edit: looks like it's an airliner. Thought it was another Cessna-Like comparison

0:34 when you got that fire comeback but you stutter. Seriously tho, Ryanair operates only B737 not E175

The Soul is very efficient. It's everything a car SHOULDN'T be, wrapped up in one nice, neat little package.

The only car so forgettable that you could buy one, forget you did, and call a tow truck in the morning to remove the trespasser, only to remember it’s yours

“Ass mice ass nice ass mice !!!!!!” 😂😂😂😂😂 that made my day

Damn. I always thought the Soul looked pretty good for a cheap car.

the kia soul, the most ironically named car

Kia Soul: I turn left as soon as the lights green and blow my horn at people driving straight

I remember the hamsters, I remember when the sexy humanoid hamster showed up. I remember wondering where they were going with that. I remember not getting an answer.

The "It's so corny you can't digest it" line almost made me spit out my beer.

"I stomp on the pedal and it responds with the indifference of a PENNDot license center clerk" might the be best and most hilarious metaphor I've ever heard.

*Laughs in Russian* This "boring" crossover is pretty great and good looking by our standarts! What's this? Lime metallic colour? What are you... capitalist who can... You can buy a base version without any problems? NOT ON CREDIT? *Crying in Russian*

No matter who I'm with, or where I go. Someone always says "Hey it's the hamster car!"

As a Kia Soul owner, I can say this is pretty damn accurate. Hence why im saving up for a Tacoma

I work for a Kia dealership. Would love to have you guys come try out our cars because they are so much better now. The Telluride is world changing!

I love my Kia Soul it’s spacious fuel efficient and inexpensive no it’s not an enthusiast car but it’s very practical I paid just $14,500 for mine as no one wants a stick anymore .

The official car of the SOULLESS meme

When you total your xB, but nobody wants to sell them anymore

The hamster commercials were the best thing about the Soul.

The Soul is the official Karen car, I've seen more "live laugh love" stickers on Souls than any other car, I'm not kidding.

I loved my automatic soul I bought in 2013. It was just a solid car, decent mpg and lots of storage space. Great deals in my opinion

Had one of these as a loner when I was in a wreck that almost totaled my Rav4, felt like driving a takeout container on the highway

**spends 10 minutes shitting on the soul** "I'd rather have this..." oh shit what does he think is worse??? "...than any modern Nissan". Oh. Yeah. Duh. Goddamn Nissan. How the mighty have fallen.

GameStop had a car giveaway back in 2014 for the release of _Dark Souls 2._ The car was a Kia Soul with a _Dark Souls 2_ livery wrap. Today, I can find absolutely no evidence of this giveaway, nor can I find the fate of this car.

Ya know, getting that itch is probably because you're goin' in too dry with that toilet paper and then wipe too hard. You're gonna want to pat that butthole with damp toilet paper. Takes longer, uses more paper, but in the long run it will help you deal with like 98% of the causes of unwanted butt itch. It's also not a bad idea to use a little dab of vaseline.

We joked that if it got into a bad enough wreck, the plastic panels shatter and you're showered with the VCR buttons used to make them.

The only saving grace I found with mine when I owned it was that with a cheap aftermarket intake you get significantly improved throttle response, and even better it lets you hear the variable length intake manifold switch modes and do a pretty decent imitation of VTEC crossover.

Ah, the car I learned to drive stick in.

Hey, when are you going to do a KIA Soul review?

“It’s so corny you can’t digest it” that might be one of the best lines I have ever heard.

I actually like the styling and the colors...

I like seeing a Soul on the list of cars I’m working for the day, they NEVER give me any drama, no broken bolts, no electrical connections that won’t come apart... That’s the upside of being such a boring car: you never get into a fight with it, even over the little stuff like air filter latches (that just snap closed with minimal effort). Because a fight of any kind would be exciting.

My brother called this a key asshole. Now I can't unhear it.

Still more fun than the drab display of automatic CUVs and SUVs coming out these days

I bought a 2023 VW Jetta 6MT last year and can confirm the clutch has very little feeling. Learned how to drive stick on an old Dodge truck and happy about it. My Jetta is finicky at best.

This is one of the cars I learned to drive manual in. I worked at a dealership in high school that had one with a 6MT on the lot forever that I would drive around on really slow nights. Absolutely nothing special about it but definitely memorable for me. Eventually led to me buying my first Miata so I guess it led to something good 🤷‍♂️

Wait, 5AM? Huh, I guess this was a stroke of luck, not having been able to sleep

I saw one that had a sticker that said “It’s got a HAMI”

My wife tried to talk me into buying this exact car for her and when we test drove one the first time I floored it to get on the freeway it blew a coolant line. She got a Honda Accord.

I just bought a 2021 Kia Soul GT-Line (non-turbo) and I thoroughly enjoy it. It's the version it should have been from the get go. The 2020 redesign is now great. The GT-Line adds a monochromatic look in Neptune Blue that makes it pop. The seats are comfortable and supportive, and it doesn't have the ridiculous piano black trim all over like the EX and Turbo (formerly GT-Line Turbo). The back of the car now looks more modern and stylish. I never thought much about the Soul one way or the other, but I saw my car's identical twin in the showroom and I couldn't believe what I was looking at. I never thought a Soul could be beautiful, but mine is. It still has an avaibke 6MT in the base model, but who would ever want a base model? The next-step-up "S" model is only a little more and adds the needed features like all the safety tech and cruise control not offered on the base model. My car isn't perfect. I do wish it had push button start (even a base Nissan Versa has that) and a couple minor things, but for $22,900 you get a lot including a sunroof. Even if the manual is better now, and it might be in 2021, it's not really a car I'd enjoy a stick shift in anyhow. I had a 6MT in my 2015 Renegade Latitudes, and the 1.4L Turbo-4 wasn't up to the task of making the experience fun, so it didn't bother me to not have manual in my new Soul. It's just not that kind of car.

am so early i still have a soul

You remind me of our own mortality every review. And it's just cars, but the way you personify them somehow makes me feel not alone.

"It feels like you're shifting a Crus'n USA arcade cabinet" LOL