Kia Soul vs Toyota Blade
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,535
- $2,432 (better)
- Australia
- $2,102
- $2,017 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,540
- £1,477 (better)
- United States
- $1,959
- $1,879 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km
- 7.5 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 689 km
- 798 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Boot
- 364 L
- –
- Length
- 4,195 mm
- 4,260 mm
- Weight
- 1,300 kg
- 1,400 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder petrol
- 2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 110 kW
- 125 kW (better)
- Torque
- 179 Nm
- 224 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- CVT
- CVT
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- –
- Airbags
- 6
- –
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
Soul or Blade?
Which uses less fuel, the Kia Soul or the Toyota Blade?
The Toyota Blade, at 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Kia Soul's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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