Honda Fit vs Kia Soul

From the house of Honda, we have the most successful model of a family car, the Honda Fit. Honda has made this generation a very well-proportioned family car, which you perceive very large inside, compact for its driving, and its inertia with good dynamics.

The Kia Soul, best known for its boxy design. While not aesthetically-pleasing to everyone, the cubical body maximizes storage and passenger capacity within the cabin. Because there’s no curvature in the roof, passengers in both the front and rear have plenty of headspace and legroom.

On the exterior, you will notice that the Honda Fit car is longer than most of its counterparts. Actually, the second-generation Honda Fit made between 2007 and 2014 is longer than the first generation. Optional five-doors, fog lights and alloy rims, a predatory crouching style, and lines stretching from the bonnet and seeming to converge at the badge make the Fit incredibly stylish and beautiful.

Kia Soul’s exterior details include shadow black paint with matte-black dragon graphics on its hood and tailgate, gloss-black bumper inserts, a body-color rear wing, and 18-inch black alloy wheels. The exterior Kia badges became now smooth instead of raised lettering. Inside, audio controls were relocated to the steering wheel and Bluetooth became standard across the range. Upper trims included power-folding heated mirrors with turn signal repeaters. The center display for the sound system was previously red LED and was revised to include a full-color range.

Honda vehicles are known for making stylish cars. For the Honda Fit interior, the most noticeable feature is its big size and comfortable seats, with a lot of legroom and headroom for all passengers. As compared to the Mazda Demio, Toyota Vitz, and even Nissan Tiida. The Fit wins hands down when it comes to sitting space and comfort. It seats five passengers comfortably and also has a decent amount of boot space at 577L (1,600L with the seats folded).

Interior Features:

The cluster of instruments is placed in a convenient position and the driver’s seat is adjustable at various levels. There is a lot of cabin storage Honda Fit in the form of door pockets, glove compartment, and center console, giving you plenty of spaces to keep your sunglasses, mobile phone, or spare change. The windows and mirrors of Fit are electronically powered, with optional navigation also available across some grades.

The Soul’s upright body provides a spacious interior. Additional goodies on offer include ambient lighting, a smartphone charging pad, a head-up display, push-button ignition with keyless entry, and heating for the seats and steering wheel. Kia also allows owners a bit of customization, with two-tone paint options and a plethora of interior color schemes. The Venue, with its smaller hold and tighter rear-seat space, managed to fit just four cases behind the rear seat and a mere 17 with the seats down.

The average specs of the Honda Fit include a 1.5-liter i-VTEC, a four-cylinder engine. Its fuel system is multipoint fuel injection, with a fuel type of petrol. This engine is mated to a five-speed automatic transmission system and an FWD system.

The fuel consumption of the Honda Fit is on average very economical and is indeed one of the reasons why this car has become so popular in Kenya and other countries for use as an Uber taxi. The fuel tank size of the Honda Fit model averages at around 42 liters. This is similar to the Mazda Demio and Toyota Vitz, but smaller than the Nissan Tiida hatchback car, which has a tank size of 52 liters.

There are two engines available on the Soul, starting with the base 147-hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, which can be had with either a six-speed manual or a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). The top-spec Turbo model comes with a 201-hp turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder and a seven-speed automatic transmission, which snapped off a quick 6.4-second 60-mph time.

Depending on the configuration, the Soul carries an EPA fuel-economy rating as high as 35 mpg for highway driving and as low as 25 mpg in the city.