Kia Soul vs Toyota Blade

The Blade costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in the US.

Kia SoulToyota Blade

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Kia SoulToyota Blade

A typical year's fuel

United States
$1,959
$1,879 (better)
New Zealand
$2,535
$2,432 (better)
Australia
$2,101
$2,016 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,540
£1,477 (better)

Official figures

Uses
30 mpg
31 mpg (better)
Also
7.8 L/100km
7.5 L/100km (better)
On a full tank
428 miles
496 miles (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 is cheaper to run, the Kia Soul or the Toyota Blade?

The Toyota Blade: about $80 a year less in the US than the Kia Soul at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

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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