I think the Soul has great proportions (both the first gen and this latest one), fits today’s transportation packaging requirements really well, is reliable and its no wonder the thing has sold in the boatloads (hamsters AND Hyundai’s manufacturing prowess behind it!!) so just about any derivative mod they come up with will rock and roll…This latest gen version has too many fancy bits for my taste but otherwise it’s kept that awesome simple-ness that keeps it near the top of my list for 3 or 4 years from now when my daughter will need her first car (and it’ll be a base model with a stick or course!!!).
Styling-wise, lower and wider always works wonders, so no surprise there.