Kia's quirky box probably doesn't
immediately jump to mind when you think of a family vehicle, but the Kia Soul has more room for kids and
cargo than its compact dimensions suggest. The gas-powered Kia Soul, which was
redesigned for the 2014 model year, performed admirably in our Car Seat Check,
but what about the new-for-2015 electric version? Although the 2015 Kia Soul EV gives up
some interior space to make room for the battery and has unique seats, small
families won't have any problems installing two child-safety seats in the
backseat.
How many car seats fit in the second row? Two
What We Like
The Latch anchors — two sets in the
outboard positions — are exposed and easy to use.
The infant seat and the convertible in both
rear- and forward-facing modes installed easily and all three seats had enough
room. There was no need to move the front passenger seat forward to accommodate
them.
What We Don't
The backseat is lightly contoured, which
helped hold our booster into place, but the buckles are on floppy bases so kids
may have a problem buckling up independently.
Grading Scale
A: Plenty of room for the car seat and the
child; doesn't impact driver or front-passenger legroom. Easy to find and
connect to Latch and tether anchors. No fit issues involving head restraint or
seat contouring. Easy access to the third row.
B: Plenty of room. One fit or connection
issue. Some problems accessing third row when available.
C: Marginal room. Two fit or connection
issues. Difficult to access third row when available.
D: Insufficient room. Two or more fit or
connection issues.
F: Does not fit or is unsafe.
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