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Cheap Wheels, SUV Edition: 2020 Kia Soul vs. 2020 Nissan Kicks vs. 2020 Hyundai Venue vs. 2020 Toyota C-HR

Post author By axelrin
Post date April 20, 2020

By Stefan Ogbac – Words, Brandon Lim – Photos – MotorTrend

Which affordable subcompact SUV should you get?

We interrupt your regularly scheduled program of dream machines with a break into the real world—where millennials wrangle underwhelming paychecks against a mountain of student debt, high rent, and the necessity of car ownership.

Enter our showdown of lovable, affordable SUVs. Sure, there will be compromises—what do you expect from a car that costs “just” a semester’s tuition at Skidmore but doesn’t have the power to leave skid marks? That said, the better entries won’t make you feel like you compromised.

2020 Hyundai Venue vs 2020 Kia Soul: So Close, but Oh So Far

Post author By axelrin
Post date April 13, 2020

By Nick Yekikian – Words, Brandon Lim – Photos, MotorTrend

Let’s get one thing clear: Kia Motors is owned by the Hyundai Group. Although their product lines follow different formulas, much of what the two brands sell happens to be closely related. For example, the Kia Stinger and the Genesis G70 are based on the same platform but are tuned very differently. The subjects of this comparison, the similar-sized Kia Soul and Hyundai Venue, are also based on the same platform, but you’d never know it based on the way they drive.

Underneath, the Kia Soul and Hyundai Venue are both the same car. You might recall that the Soul was a MotorTrend Car of the Year finalist last year because it was good—very good—and think that’s great news for the Venue, too. But what two automakers do with a shared platform can yield very different results—especially if the use cases are different.