<Tr> <Th> Body style </Th> <Td> 5 - door SUV </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Layout </Th> <Td> FF layout </Td> </Tr> <P> The Kia Soul is a front - engine, front - wheel - drive, five - door subcompact crossover SUV (Mini MPV) manufactured and marketed worldwide by Kia and now in its second generation . </P> <P> Designed at Kia's design center in California, the Soul debuted at the 2008 Paris Motor Show and is manufactured in South Korea . Since 2014, Kia has marketed an electric variant as the Soul EV in North and Central America as well as Europe . </P>

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