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Kia Soul
Named
'Small
Car of
the
Year' by
FAMA
Magazine
Award-Winning
Kia
Urban
Passenger
Vehicle
Honored
by Top
Hispanic
Women's
Publication
- Kia
five-door
selected
for
numerous
consumer-friendly
attributes
- Soul's
value,
safety
features
and
styling
enhance
overall
appeal
IRVINE,
Calif. -
Adding
even
more
recognition
to its
growing
list of
accolades,
the 2010
Kia Soul
was
named
"Small
Car of
the
Year" by
FAMA
Magazine
during
an award
presentation
at the
2010
North
American
International
Auto
Show
(NAIAS)
in
Detroit.
Also
named
one of
"10
Great
and Safe
Rides
for
Teens"
by
AutoWeek
magazine,
one of
the
"Most
Exciting
Cars of
2010" by
TIME.com,
given
two "Top
Safety
Picks"
by the
Insurance
Institute
for
Highway
Safety (IIHS)
and
named to
the "Top
10
Back-to-School
Cars"
list by
Kelley
Blue
Book's
kbb.com,
Soul was
selected
by FAMA
for its
extensive
list of
safety
features,
dynamic
styling,
impressive
interior
room and
value.
"Soul
offers
today's
consumer
a
practical
and
attractive
option
with a
more
than
impressive
package
of
vibrant
styling,
extensive
safety
features
and
standard
amenities,"
said
Michael
Sprague,
vice
president,
marketing
of Kia
Motors
America
(KMA).
"In
today's
economy
we feel
it's
important
that
buyer's
don't
have to
sacrifice
these
necessities
for
overall
value,
and Soul
delivers."
Editors
from
FAMA
selected
the top
vehicles
across
six
categories,
including
Editor's
Choice
Award,
Green
Car/Hybrid
of the
Year,
Best
Luxury
Sport
Utility,
Sport
Car of
the
Year,
Small
Car of
the Year
and Car
of the
Year for
Women.
Each
vehicle
considered
possessed
a long
list of
safety
features,
impressive
styling,
interior
space
and
value.
Available
in four
trims,
Soul,
Soul+,
Soul!
(exclaim)
and Soul
sport,
Kia
Motors'
affordable
halo
vehicle
offers
an
attractive
starting
price
below
$14,000(1).
Four
special
edition
Souls,
based on
the
Soul+
trim,
also are
being
released
throughout
the
year,
including
Denim
Soul,
Ignition
Soul and
most
recently
Shadow
Dragon
Soul.
Offering
consumers
even
more
ways to
customize
the
Soul,
each
special
edition
comes
with its
own
unique
exterior
color
and
packaging.
In
addition
to
presenting
an
immense
amount
of style
and
value,
Soul
also
offers
an
extensive
list of
standard
safety
features,
including
front
seat
active
headrests,
dual
front
advanced
airbags,
front
seat-mounted
and
full-length
side
curtain
airbags,
an
Antilock
Brake
System
(ABS),
Electronic
Stability
Control
(ESC),
Traction
Control
System (TCS),
Electronic
Brake
Distribution
(EBD),
Brake
Assist
System
(BAS)
and a
Tire
Pressure
Monitoring
System (TPMS).
Front
and rear
crumple
zones,
side-impact
door
beams,
an
impact-absorbing
steering
column
and
Lower
Anchors
and
Tethers
for
Children
(LATCH)
system
also
come
standard.
About
Kia
Motors
America
Kia
Motors
America
(KMA) is
the
marketing
and
distribution
arm of
Kia
Motors
Corporation
based in
Seoul,
South
Korea.
KMA
offers a
complete
line of
vehicles
through
more
than 670
dealers
throughout
the
United
States.
For
2009,
KMA
recorded
its 15th
consecutive
year of
increased
U.S.
market
share
and
recently
achieved
its best
quarter
of sales
ever.
Kia
Motors
subscribes
to a
philosophy
of
building
high
value,
high
quality,
safe and
dynamic
vehicles.
Kia
Motors
prides
itself
on
producing
vehicles
that are
exciting
and
enabling
and
evoke
the Kia
tagline
"The
Power to
Surprise."
Kia
Motors
America
is the
"Official
Automotive
Partner
of the
NBA."
Information
about
Kia
Motors
America
and its
full
vehicle
line-up
is
available
at its
Web site
-
www.kia.com.
For
media
information,
including
photography,
visit
www.kiamedia.com.
(1)
Price
shown
for base
model
and does
not
include
destination
charge
of $695,
and also
excludes
taxes,
title
and
license
fees,
additional
options
and
retailer
charges.
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