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Kia Soul
This concept draws on styling cues first seen in the Mesa SUV concept shown at the 2005 North American International Auto show. Although smaller than the Mesa, the Soul is packaged for maximum interior space. Design features include a wraparound windshield, muscular wheel flares and a sloped roofline. The liftgate includes a drawer for wet or muddy items such as a swimsuit or hiking shoes.
Type of vehicle: Crossover
What's cool: Who says a crossover must look like a station wagon? Kia has created a stylish five-door hatchback
Production possibility: Unlikely in this form, but some of the styling cues may evolve to a vehicle expected in about two years.
Designer: Mike Torpey, exterior, Hyundai-Kia Design Center, Irvine, Calif.;interior, Kia design studio, Korea.
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