My first 2000 miles with the 2020 280-mile Electric Kia Soul EV // Jonny Smith

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2020
  • The new Kia Soul - which was recently crowned with the World Car Award in the Urban category - is on test for the next 6 months in the CarPervert household. Sadly it arrived just a fortnight before lockdown, so in this part 1 there is a 200-mile round trip being made for the first time. This was an excuse for Jonny to visit his friend Simon, who is building his old V8 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS lowrider project. Besides dozens of vintage and classic wedding cars, Simon and his family also coincidentally run a 2018 Kia Soul EV.
    Having experienced the car being unveiled in LA (2018) and driven it at launch (2019) Jonny already knew the 280-mile 64kWh BEV was going to be a decent all-rounder. In this first real world review installment both Jonny and his wife Chops dissect what they like (and what they don't) about the Victorian hat/Stormtrooper helmet on wheels. Spoiler alert: Boot is smaller than its peers, passenger seat doesn't adjust enough, but it is deceivingly fast and agile, with one of the best audio systems out there. And then there's the glorious 64kWh lithium-ion battery pack which is the envy of Volkswagen, Renault, Peugeot, Citroen, Seat and perhaps even Tesla.
    2020 Soul EV 'First Edition'
    Price: £34,295 (after £3000 gov grant)
    Range: 280 miles (450km) WLTP
    Voltage: 356v
    Battery: 64kWh (294 cells, 200Wh/kg density)
    Battery pack weight: 457 kg
    Motor power: 150kW / 201hp permanent magnet AC synchronous
    Torque: 291lbft / 395nm
    0-62mph: 7.8 secs
    Top Speed: 104 mph
    Charge time: 31hrs on 3-pin plug, 9hr 35 min on 7.2kw wall box,
    1hr 15 min 0-80% @ 50kW, 54 mins 0-80% rapid charge @ 100kW DC
    Colours: Neptune blue/black roof, Clear white/red roof, Quartz black/red roof
    Dimensions:
    4220mm long, 1800mm wide, 2600mm wheelbase, 1605mm high,
    Boot space: 315 litres (1339 litres with seats down)
    kerb weight: 1757kg
    Do you own a new 2020 Soul or are you waiting to receive yours on order? Please let us know in the comments.
    Thanks to Arrow Vintage Wedding Cars: www.arrowvintagecars.co.uk/
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    Edited by: Ink Shark Studios / inksharkman
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    Jonny Smith
    Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98
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  • @johndunne7376
    @johndunne7376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    Got mine in January to replace a Leaf 40 and have never regretted it. My range anxiety has disappeared and to drive it’s a generation leap on the Leaf. I’m in Dublin and the car comes without the SUV pack which I prefer also. I’m usually getting around 480kms on a full charge even if I do check out the acceleration occasionally! Only thing I’m missing is the app which is only coming in now. Tell Chops to indicate when overtaking as that cancels LKA. Love the video and am looking forward to the next one. Your original appraisal vid of the car on FC pointed me to the car.....

    • @TimInertiatic
      @TimInertiatic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I did say 'maybe use the indicator?' when she said that ;)

    • @johndunne7376
      @johndunne7376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TimInertiatic Oops, missed that!

    • @TimInertiatic
      @TimInertiatic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@johndunne7376 I said it, not Johnny!

    • @S7tronic
      @S7tronic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John, do you mind me asking which dealer & net cost after grants? Our eGolf is almost 3 years old (with 100,800km on the clock) and we were thinking about the ID3-would love to have a look at a demo SoulEV.

    • @stealthirl
      @stealthirl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@S7tronic Kia @ Liffey Valley have/had several demo's before lock down as i was in looking at them. Dont expect much from the sales staff though

  • @JonathanPorterfield
    @JonathanPorterfield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    Quality review Mrs Smith , and your hubby's contribution was ok too !

    • @stevencorrea7982
      @stevencorrea7982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Have you seen the movie mr. And mrs. Smith?

  • @alhodg
    @alhodg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    More opinions from Chops please. Opinions from non-"car people" are always illuminating!

    • @woodrow_mayes
      @woodrow_mayes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Their opinions always matter more, understandably but still...

    • @DuvJones
      @DuvJones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's always interesting to hear what is expected from people in the mainstream market. Enthusiasts tend to lose track of that, I know I have at times... but you don't tick these people off, they hold all the money. So it's interesting to get a perspective of what the mainstream market wants in a car (or any machine for that matter), because sometimes.... you don't have to too much to please them.

    • @MrBenHaynes
      @MrBenHaynes 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lamb or mutton?

    • @Oxmustube
      @Oxmustube 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That look at 8:14 though!

    • @rokko_hates_japan
      @rokko_hates_japan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The bits with both of them ad some nice little humor. I enjoy it

  • @maesygwartha
    @maesygwartha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Excellent to see Mrs CP....the looks and eye rolling at dear Jonny are priceless- more Mrs CP please....love the Soul and its Stormtrooper look...

  • @mccleaf724
    @mccleaf724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm reminded of how GREAT Jonny is at reviewing cars. More please. And with Ms. Car Pervert.

  • @robonaut-nyne2331
    @robonaut-nyne2331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    So, it's either Mrs and Mrs Smith the movie, or Mr and Mrs Smith in the Kia Soul. I am not in the market for an EV yet, but this video was very good. I loved Mrs Smith's comments about Tesla, Jonny's about taking a driving test and lane assist, and both of you about being old-school drivers etc. A great review of what seems to be a very good EV. A certain other channel (cough'fullychareged'cough) is really missing Jonny big time. I've subscribed :)

  • @NevadaJohn1
    @NevadaJohn1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great review. I especially love the cadence of the video. The clips of you on your own broken up by the scenes with the Mrs really does break up the monotony that most long reviews suffer from. Kudos.

  • @michaelgoode9555
    @michaelgoode9555 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's good to come back and look at these type of videos after a couple of years. Our search for an EV has been a bit rubbish but I have finally narrowed it down to a fight between the 38.3kwh Ioniq and a 64kWh Soul. We only need longer range two or three times a year which swings it towards the Ioniq but when we do go on the longer journeys we really need to be able to go 140 miles non-stop at any time of year which puts the Soul marginally in the lead as there will never be any range anxiety at a time when it would be stressful to have it.

  • @garethnoble11
    @garethnoble11 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bringing Mrs CP in is real next level stuff. It reinforces the openness and honesty and widens the appeal. Well done guys.

  • @stevenschwartzstein4502
    @stevenschwartzstein4502 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Pretty sure it rains every time after you wash your car because you’re in the UK.

  • @brucekennedy5274
    @brucekennedy5274 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Johnny talking = brilliant. Johnny talking about EVs = double brilliant!

    • @lockingBlock
      @lockingBlock 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His wife talking = triple brilliant!

  • @jenkinseric2
    @jenkinseric2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In Canada we can, and I did, get the smaller battery. Heated windshield, no skylight, no HUD, cloth seats. I love this car and I get 300 km on a charge (252 rated) Watch out Jonny, your wife is going to take your channel. she is terrific.

  • @happykarmaman34
    @happykarmaman34 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Mrs "Pervert" should be in all of your posts Jonny, very entertaining. Oh and the cars nice too :)

  • @QunitsClips
    @QunitsClips 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    It's dark indeed, but I wholeheartedly agree with M. Smith that I'd love to get a crashed one with ok motor & battery pack... and retrofit à 1970's Renault 4f 🤪

  • @themorganator
    @themorganator 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    wonderful review Jonny! Great to see Mrs CP 'assisting' with the reviews as well!

  • @itsasolomissionbro7451
    @itsasolomissionbro7451 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I absolutely love your videos, your production quality is just superb and at such a higher level than any other car show on TH-cam. Please keep up the great work :)

  • @Mandrewsmadventures
    @Mandrewsmadventures 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Loving the B-roll footage around Hull, Jonny! Catching some beautiful spots around the city

  • @ryanbird5419
    @ryanbird5419 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I work for Kia and thisncar has sold extremly well,drives really nice aswell good choice Johnny.

  • @MrAdopado
    @MrAdopado 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks very much ... appropriate detail and useful over all impression. The Mr and Mrs stuff works really well and had me smiling along.

  • @LasseThomsen
    @LasseThomsen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You just do better car reviews than most people.

  • @AyoHues
    @AyoHues 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Comprehensively upstaged by Mrs P there, mate. I’d watch your back. Might get displaced as lead presenter on the channel.
    That aside, really great review, thank you! 👍🏽

  • @matbowden9156
    @matbowden9156 4 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Is it just me, or does Johnny need to use his wipers a little more often? 🤔🤣😋

    • @TheLateBrakeShow
      @TheLateBrakeShow  4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Nah, I was testing the fresh RainX!

    • @RJPick1
      @RJPick1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@TheLateBrakeShow Apparently the test failed then!

    • @geoffday4489
      @geoffday4489 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheLateBrakeShow Are the wipers not automatic? Or turned off maybe?

    • @garethhall4941
      @garethhall4941 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Turned off to save electric!!

    • @simonyapp
      @simonyapp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He can see through water!

  • @fabvee
    @fabvee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great review of a car I didn’t understand. Thanks JS, good to see the car world’s best EV reviewer back in the groove.

  • @marksorsa-leslie701
    @marksorsa-leslie701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic vid Jonny and Mrs Smith - refreshing opinions and great insights. Braw!

  • @Duncathon
    @Duncathon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Driving straight through Tallington Crossing without waiting for umpteen trains? That's such a rare sight, it's no wonder you documented it, for posterity no doubt!

  • @davidashley4386
    @davidashley4386 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your Mrs is brilliant ! Love the play bickering

  • @johnh9488
    @johnh9488 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    With more than a year and 20,000 km (less than a "normal" year due to COVID), including all four seasons (Canadian winter included), on my pretty blue 2020 e-Soul I have decided this is my favourite car ever. I've had quite a few cars since a fifteen year old me towed my first one home in the early seventies, and loved them all, but this is the best one so far. I can't imagine ever buying another gas or diesel vehicle. Although I never use the lane keeping feature mentioned for local driving, I regularly make a 550 km journey to see family on what Johnny would call motorways, and for those trips the adaptive speed control along with the lane keeping assist make it easy to arrive relaxed and not needing to call my chiropractor. I love that by holding the left regen paddle I can boost the regen braking and come to a full stop. Since getting accustomed to that, I rarely use the mechanical brakes. My summer range has averaged 480 km, with it dropping to around 300 in our cold winter. Even with the dramatic winter season drop in range, I recently finished planning a 4,500 km road trip to our west coast next winter, which appears to be quite doable. It's a shame about that odd looking SUV package you have to take over there, but I would love to have those roof rack rails!! It's true the purchase price was a bit hard to swallow, but I figure our overall ownership cost is about 25% less than if we had purchased the equivalent gas version given we normally drive about 35,000 km/yr. Total "Fuel" cost so far = C$320 (£182) and regular service, which included installing our snow tires = C$80 (£45)! Great review as always, and very worthwhile to have the additional second opinion of the other better half of the car pervert household.

  • @ojh2700
    @ojh2700 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mine is sat at the dealership ready to be collected on Friday. Can’t wait

  • @jenniferalbert910
    @jenniferalbert910 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Dammit now I want one!!! This looks genuinely really great.

  • @robchisholm72
    @robchisholm72 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That motor's got great Soul....... Loving the channel especially when you have your special guest 'Chops' on.

  • @matthewseymour8972
    @matthewseymour8972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That look to camera from Chops after the OurSoul comment is perfect.

  • @paulmew2293
    @paulmew2293 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic video, well considered and objective, love the contribution from your wife.

  • @bertgregory911
    @bertgregory911 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Watching this makes me wish I hadn't bought the eGolf last year. Id love one of these!!!

  • @jonricketts2408
    @jonricketts2408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Jonny very informative I’ve waited a year for my eNiro but I’m hoping to get it soon, but the new Soul looks great

  • @andrewnatt1448
    @andrewnatt1448 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant vid, thanks you. I test drove one yesterday and I am convinced to buy.

  • @jeffpvictoria
    @jeffpvictoria 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I took delivery of 2020 Kia Soul Ev Limited in Canada, on June 1 2020, and love it ! Currently just hit 4000 km, amazing efficiency and fun to drive!

  • @robertarnold1449
    @robertarnold1449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Regarding KIA's Quality and service it has been great. I have a 2014 Soul +. and live here in Yuma, AZ.. During the summer we reach temperatures of 110 degrees +. Never have I had any cooling problems. My car has had three cross country trips .West coast to East coast and back. (round trip average 7000 miles) and at speeds up to 85 miles per hour. Great long trip car. I now have over 75,000 miles which have been completely trouble free. I have replaced 1 battery and a one set of tires, every thing else is original. Your review was great! Keep up the good reporting.

  • @ufx808
    @ufx808 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love it, Mr & Mrs CarPervert and their Soul. Sounds like a TV program from the 70's. Great review, thanks to both of you.👍

  • @JamesYoung61
    @JamesYoung61 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Johnny, a lot of work went into that, it was really nice to see Mrs CP on the channel.

  • @TheLukanda
    @TheLukanda 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great review. Great appearance from the Mrs. Great videography. Great video all round.

  • @thedeadstig123
    @thedeadstig123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    ive always liked the styling of the Soul, reminds me of the Nissan cube

    • @SmallBlogV8
      @SmallBlogV8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Now the Nissan Cube is a car that deserves an EV-swap...

    • @JohnSmith-gb3fr
      @JohnSmith-gb3fr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SmallBlogV8 Mark 1 version

    • @icethanarak
      @icethanarak 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Reminds me of Toyota Rukus

  • @peterjay9697
    @peterjay9697 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Picked up a 2018 soul ev a month or so ago and have have got to say it's amazing. It really has surprised me how good it is after having owned 3 previous ev's. Obviously the updated model has the increase on range but previous models come in way under £15k. If you can work with 120 miles of true every day range it's a less than half price option with half the range to the new e soul

  • @JKrepJC
    @JKrepJC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great review! Love the long form and great variety of scenes!

  • @carolines7834
    @carolines7834 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your review helped us decide. We have one now. It's great, as you say.

  • @transportevolved
    @transportevolved 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Great review Jonny - and Totally agree with you :)

  • @asdfgmlkjhgf
    @asdfgmlkjhgf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    more interesting that the film footage of the kia soul was from my home town Hull

  • @chedhead3278
    @chedhead3278 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cheers Jonny and Chops, great review. I like the look, I like the fact some people won't like the look, bland it is not. Have a smashing day y'all. :)

  • @timjohnson67
    @timjohnson67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, a very interesting report which is making me seriously consider buying the Soul EV. An especial "thank you" to Chops! We need to hear more from her to keep things balanced. Thanks again.

  • @STUCASHX
    @STUCASHX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    When are they bringing out the track version? The Kia "R-Soul"...

    • @DumahBrazorf
      @DumahBrazorf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They should call it "SouR"

    • @ZicoTheMysticalWarrior
      @ZicoTheMysticalWarrior 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      When they bring out their latest car for the iPhone generation the R-Swipe!

    • @dad_jokes_4ever226
      @dad_jokes_4ever226 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brilliant 😁

    • @davidhallahan7903
      @davidhallahan7903 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      All the R-Souls have been bought pre order by the Pri-RS-Soul drivers who are looking for a new trendy whip

    • @ALMX5DP
      @ALMX5DP 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was gonna say Soul-R, and as a bonus it could have a panel on the roof that converts the sun's energy into electricity for the battery like the Sonata Hybrid (if you see what I did there).

  • @ElmosWelt101
    @ElmosWelt101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great review! We're getting ours next month and can't await it. We test drove it and it was amazing. As an old VW TDI driver I was blown away by the power and silence. And to be honest: On long trips some breaks are cool to slow down life. And I'm amazed by the cockpit design. I really don't get why decades of making things more practical and easier to use for a driver are thrown away just because the engine is electric! Why? To tap with cold fingers on a tablet and search for the heating button to react?!? No thanks, I want physical buttons I can push and get the response without looking if I touched the right spot on a tablet...

  • @mk1photography61
    @mk1photography61 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As always Jonny a great review. I think one of these used in about 5 years will be a great buy!

  • @daveo8673
    @daveo8673 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking at the Soul as my first EV can't wait for an update video. Love Mrs Smith input :) And love to hear more on the sound system.

  • @rtfazeberdee3519
    @rtfazeberdee3519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When I first saw these as a petrol version, i didn't get the style at all but as an EV I find it works stylistically

  • @Beardyvlogger
    @Beardyvlogger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Now this is an EV I can see myself getting into. I'll wait a couple years for a used one though :)

  • @abuhamza1970
    @abuhamza1970 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Johnny love your videos and would really appreciate an hour long group test with a handful of EVs pls.
    Keep em coming and all the best to you and Mrs Pervert for the new year.

  • @michaelcarroll9195
    @michaelcarroll9195 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well the video production is second to none, as good as if not better than any other. I would never purchase a car I would have to be put on a waiting list for. Its all about negotiating the right price. Not ready for an EV yet but thanks for the video, nearly turned it off when realised it was an EV. Think Mrs S will become the channel star in the future, beware.

  • @paulbennett4548
    @paulbennett4548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    LEGO earrings! wonderful lady. More dual reviews please. I need these to convince my lady to go electric. :o)

  • @WillDeasy
    @WillDeasy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I think the real interesting thing out of this episode is your wife needs to take over some car reviews 🤣

    • @TheGolfdaily
      @TheGolfdaily 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree, her honesty is brilliant!

  • @jwenting
    @jwenting 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Got mine back in January, love it.
    Comfortable, roomy, and well thought out instrument panel.
    If I've any criticism it's that the media center doesn't have options to filter or search for records. I've got rather a long list of music on my iPhone and it takes a while to scroll through it.
    Currently 5000km driven, 10.000 less than it would have done without the lockdown.
    On eco mode when not exceeding 100kmh I do get the listed 450ish km range. Which surprises me a lot as most cars only get about 2/3 of the stated range at most.

  • @noddson
    @noddson 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice review! We bought likely around the same time -- we're on day 91 of owning ours in Canada -- great car, only have put about 1200km on it during the pandemic - about 3.8 miles/kW average so can do better, but we absolutely love it. With warmer weather we saw range up to 310 miles, which is incredible and makes me happy we chose a Soul.

  • @OdykKayne
    @OdykKayne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great video Jonny! I've always quite liked the Soul in all it's generations...it's just got some spunk and quirkiness to it. Your video has quite sold me on the Soul EV as well...only issue to me is cost...
    I just find all EVs so ridiculously expensive, at least here in Canada. I get they have a price premium and the technology is relatively new...but that being said, EV's aren't really THAT new on the market and yet their prices seem to remain really high. A base Kia Soul petrol here has an MRSP of $21,000 CAD (plus tax, plus fees, etc with the way our car prices work).....the Soul EV is $42,000! Double the price for the same car!
    Don't get me wrong, I would love to consider one as a DD (especially as the Soul EV has a very good range), but so many people just can't because it's out of their price range :(
    The same cost issue applies to other EVs as well, at least here in Canada, if you want something with a comparable range to a petrol car.

    • @catejordan7244
      @catejordan7244 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In BC I got $13k in rebates, that plus the gas and maintenance savings sold me on the higher price tag.

    • @mxs8102
      @mxs8102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The issue really is the ICE are polluting for free with no penalty applied to the price, while EV’s get tiny help from the Feds ...that’s all. Look at Norway and you will understand where the crux of the issue is .... I love my 2018 Soul EV. Best car I have driven yet, especially if it’s for city duties ... I am seriously looking into the new larger battery version to replace my second car or replace both my current cars going to one car household.

  • @whatsstefon
    @whatsstefon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Heated steering wheel.
    Australia: you wot?

    • @ichhabe330
      @ichhabe330 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My thoughts exactly and I live in the Arctic part of Norway. I may be using that feature 2-3 times each winter and that was in my Evalia.

    • @machiavellivip2767
      @machiavellivip2767 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stefano Musica Do they do Roo bars ?

    • @23gatesy
      @23gatesy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maaaad

    • @zapfanzapfan
      @zapfanzapfan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Should probably have cooled steering wheel as option in fire-down-under-land...

    • @whatsstefon
      @whatsstefon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zapfanzapfan 100%

  • @HygienistDentist
    @HygienistDentist 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The block of color looks perfect and that yellow is stunning

  • @clausthomsen6743
    @clausthomsen6743 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been driving kia e soul for 10 months 35.000km and am fully satisfied. I live in denmark and i have electric adjustment of both front seats as well as 3 steps heating and cooling.

  • @digitalfotonetz
    @digitalfotonetz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    If Mrs. Carpervert would use the indicator before over taking someone, lka would not try to correct her... 😎🤨

    • @lhrflyguy
      @lhrflyguy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was thinking "she can't have used her indicator then".....🥴

    • @millomweb
      @millomweb 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's an interesting comment and something I look forward to hearing the answer to :)

  • @user-yn5sk5ru5g
    @user-yn5sk5ru5g 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've just gotten over my first 2000 miles with my VW e-Golf 2020. I'll never get an ICE ever again. No way

  • @markgaudie80
    @markgaudie80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My wife leaves used tissues in the car too. My wife is always running late too and tear arses off the drive. Watching this reminds me of me and my wife so much. I’m more chilled like you Jonny. Love to take my time getting in and out the car. Much less likely to have an accident this way. Stay safe kids!

  • @RichardTW7
    @RichardTW7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We picked ours up pre lockdown on 19th March also in Neptune Blue. We have now done over 1,100 miles and really enjoying the experience. Love the adaptive cruise control and equally queuing for the recycling in Richmond where there are signs to turn off your idling engines on every lamppost. No problem with the Soul. As you say it has great performance and our average comes at just over 4 Miles per KWH. A mix of urban London and motorway driving. We are still cracking the software which is a new concept from a previous dumb diesel Citroen C3

  • @droogkloot666
    @droogkloot666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I wonder how long it will take before there are new electric cars for sub €15000 with 300+km range. Love the review!

    • @EngineeringNibbles
      @EngineeringNibbles 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@djp3637 In real world conditions it's more like 150-200ish km of range though

    • @RandomShart
      @RandomShart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I would say never, at least not new anyway. Aside from Dacia and some of the tiny city cars, you can barely get a non-EV for under £15k. Under £20k new EVs being commonplace I would say is 10 years away.

    • @glennoc8585
      @glennoc8585 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      EVs are like pioneer plasma TVs of 2000 or so, expensive, heavy and chewed the power. Give it time and EVs will be like going to Also for an led tv.

  • @jasonk7072
    @jasonk7072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I’d quite like an electric car and the range on this means it’s a viable option but the price has made my eyes bleed 😯

    • @victorseal9047
      @victorseal9047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Toss a coin. A. You go to the gas station and pay through the nose each week. Or - B. Pay a fraction of that on your lecky bill each quarter !? I will never ever, ever go back to an ICE vehicle again, ever. Also, the cost is really all about the size of the battery.

    • @jasonk7072
      @jasonk7072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Victor Seal I’m on board with the benefits, it’s the price of entry that’s too high. £35k/£650pcm is just too much in my view. New tech though so in time the price will come down, at least I hope so.

    • @renedekat3519
      @renedekat3519 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jasonk7072 Please bear in mind that you'll also save money on maintenance, not only fuel. Of course these prices are artificially high, because they prefer to sell you an ICE car.

    • @fjalics
      @fjalics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Keep looking for your opportunity. It's coming. Battery prices are dropping 15-20% every year, and of course the more nice EVs are sold this year, the more nice used EVs will eventually become available. So far, those price drops have gone mainly into longer range, but I do think there is a range, where once there are enough chargers, and enough fast chargers, and if the car can charge fast enough, that you start running into the law of diminishing returns. 500 mile range is obviously better than 300, but if you don't take that many trips over 300 miles, and you can charge at 250kw, how much better is it?

  • @dcallan812
    @dcallan812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice review. and a very well put together video. Thank you. 👍👍

  • @fastEdCanuck
    @fastEdCanuck 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video Jonny, and see your Mrs. and hearing her comments is always entertaining. I work at a Ford dealer here in Ontario Canada and get annoyed that Ford doesn't have something like this on the market yet. We had a full electric Focus for a few years but the range was tiny. I guess with their VW collaboration we'll get one eventually. Right now I'm driving an Escape (Kuga) Hybrid for a demo, and am enjoying the reduced fuel cost with it. We will be getting the plug-in version soon and I am anxious to give one of those a go. So far I'm averaging better than 5L/100 km with the AWD Escape, and it's improving as the warmer weather is here.
    Also decided to sign up as a Patreon today since I enjoy all of your content so much, including the stuff you do with Richard. Cheers from the Great White North.

  • @westermolad
    @westermolad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    At £34k that's still a bit too pricey for the average joe. I think when VW finally get it together with the ID.3 the prices might start to come down. Good review though and I'm more impressed with this than the Tesla blandmobile.

    • @TheAsylum100
      @TheAsylum100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some good car finance deals on those plus loads of saving across the board, from fuel to insurance and servicing

    • @TheMisterB2u
      @TheMisterB2u 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're right, I too like the idea of electric,but not at 35k.Hopefully in a year or so competition might offer say 25k range ,then I'm in !

    • @neilbrandon
      @neilbrandon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Unfortunately the ID3 will not have the range of the Soul or e-Niro in its launch, and the longer range VW will most likely cost way over 40k for similar spec. In addition VW are still playing catch up, and I still question if I could trust them.

    • @olik136
      @olik136 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      weirdly it also seems to be 34k € in Germany (so like £30k)- and we get 12 color schemes (that all kind of suck and look about the same)

    • @brucekennedy5274
      @brucekennedy5274 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agee there’s huge expectation on the ID3 - even if I don’t get one, I want it to tip the balance for EV adoption. Tesla is amazing but there’s still no sub £30k Tesla runaround (a Tesla “Golf”). We need VW and other mainstream manufs can bring ‘normal’ and ‘ordinary’ to the conversation.

  • @SuperFuzzmonkey
    @SuperFuzzmonkey 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Had me until the price was announced 😔

    • @dan.m.e6259
      @dan.m.e6259 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought the same too. It's quite off putting especially for a cheap looking build quality vehicle.

    • @coover65
      @coover65 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought that too. Especially as they're basically designed as a second car, rather than the main family car.

  • @waveman1500
    @waveman1500 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great review!
    You're a very lucky man, Jonny! A lovely family and a car collection to envy.
    In addition to the loan cars on test, you've got the Flux Capacitor, Dodge Charger, Beetle, Impala, Allegro and the wife's Jimny and Figaro. Plus motorbikes!
    Probably some others which we haven't seen yet.

  • @hibbs79
    @hibbs79 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video,. It was just like a TV piece from fifth gear really good quality and I enjoyed every second of it, very interesting. Thanks. 👍

  • @ruk2023--
    @ruk2023-- 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I really feel like a lot of people look at Tesla design the wrong way. In my opinion, it's deliberately designed to look as "normal" as possible to sell. If the Model S came out with the design language of the cybertruck nobody would have bought it.
    Human beings overall are very conservative and we need our changes to happen gradually and car manufacturers histories are littered with examples of out there designs that nobody bought.

    • @thetreagust462
      @thetreagust462 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The way the model s and cybertruck are two extremes though and so not a great analogy. Looks are subjective I guess. Tesla’s look ok but I think they could’ve done much more and got away with much more in the design language.

    • @mell3109
      @mell3109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tesla design is lazy

  • @ahmed-the-great
    @ahmed-the-great 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Small hint for the future: There's royalty-free music.

  • @iancross5370
    @iancross5370 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another very watchable review Jonny , nice to hear you're wife's views on it also. 👍

  • @DariuszTech
    @DariuszTech 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like the little discussion with your Mrs. It's 4 years since our family gone electric but my wife still doesn't have the clue how to rapid charge😮🤣
    Great review as always. Been missing you on Fully charged but glad your channel is getting bigger and better. Well done

  • @BigPowerAL
    @BigPowerAL 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would’ve never guessed how nice the Kia Soul is without your review. Will be interesting how well it holds up over time.

  • @mrdeesee3135
    @mrdeesee3135 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Should be picking mine (White/red roof) up from the dealer in about a week's time. Can't wait!
    Looking forward to seeing more videos once you've lived with it for a while longer.

  • @jtmcanada234
    @jtmcanada234 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have the 2016 version - it's a fantastic ride, absolutely Brilliant. I had range anxiety when I first bought but honestly it does 99% of your trips no problem and you can charge at home

  • @richardsaunders4307
    @richardsaunders4307 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic review. Cheered me up as currently have one on order, which should have been here last week. Told a couple of days ago arriving sometime in July.

  • @carolines7834
    @carolines7834 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Jonny. Fab review. We got ours, (blue) in October and totally love it. Of course it's been a really cold winter (in Scotland), and with covid we haven't been able to use it as much as we'd like to, but it does everything so much better than our previous car, (BMW 330e), including the ride. It would be hard to pick out a favourite feature, it's such a good all-rounder. Really comfortable, efficient, despite living in a (very) hilly place. Beautiful to drive. Wonderful sound on the system. Just wonderful. If anyone out there is wondering, try one. We can totally recommend it. Thank you again.

  • @Lesiba2
    @Lesiba2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved this review. Funny, witty and informative

  • @gashery
    @gashery 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great format. Keep it up, thank you. 👍

  • @ankjaers
    @ankjaers 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved hearing what Chops had to say as well. That is also what works so well for Ben Sullins whenever he have his wife on

  • @thelorax9622
    @thelorax9622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mrs S. appreciates cars without having to be obsessed with them, which is great. You're lucky she chose you.

  • @peterclewes7073
    @peterclewes7073 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Jonny, Only done 352 miles since the 3rd week in March. After having two PHEV's I needed a EV before 2am six feet under, so loving it. Still finding my way round the gadgets.

  • @TravelingBibliophile
    @TravelingBibliophile 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting I am considering buying a 2021 Soul as I enjoyed the test drive and this video is very informative.

  • @13ahab
    @13ahab 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved to see it around Hull's Old town keep up the good work.

  • @ponybottle
    @ponybottle 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bought one last week - Loving it!

  • @voodooutt
    @voodooutt 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Had a 2016 Soul + and did like it a lot. Thank you for this video, when the EV comes for sale in my area (SoCal) I'm definitely going to consider this.

  • @victorseal9047
    @victorseal9047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    By the looks of it, the charge port is the same as the Kona E, and here in Canada we have an occasional problems with heavy snow/ freezing rain because the port isn’t sealed well enough. It freezes the inside of the port and you have trouble opening it ,unless you blow heat on it or have a heated garage. Great review.

  • @stephenhendricks103
    @stephenhendricks103 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Much appreciated review. Here in the US introduction of the Soul EV has been delayed until (likely) the first quarter of 2021. Here in the Pacific Northwest around the Puget Sound and Seattle Souls are very popular and the range of the Soul's demographic appeal is extraordinary. I see "twenty something" hipsters from Seattle, young families, and downsizing seniors tooling around in them. And at less than 14' in length Souls enjoy another benefit here in the Puget Sound area; a significant discount on our steep ferry fares that connect communities throughout the Puget Sound.

  • @ianwilson3674
    @ianwilson3674 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Got mine about a month ago haven’t been far in it yet but love it already! I agree the steering is weird but tried it hands off on a dual carriageway and it steered itself! 😳 gave me a warning to hold the wheel and then told me off and started to slow down v. Impressed! 👍

  • @derekhodge3311
    @derekhodge3311 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great review. Just paid the deposit, can't wait to get it. Love the fact that there really are no options, just choose your colour and everything is included.

  • @tomsouthern1604
    @tomsouthern1604 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and everyone else's comments. . We've just ordered one. Looking like we've made the right choice for price range and needs.

  • @carolines7834
    @carolines7834 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ours is on order, I can't wait!!