Comparison: Ground clearance Kia Soul vs. competitors 2025

Ground clearance is the distance between the lowest point on a Kia Soul's undercarriage and the ground.It is an important factor to consider when driving off-road or in areas with rough terrain, as a higher ground clearance allows this to clear obstacles more easily.With it’s wheelbase of 2600 mm and height of 1600 mm, the Kia Soul has a ground clearance of 155 mm. The highest ground clearance you can find amongst similar vehicles has Subaru Solterra (EAM1S ), which is 55 mm more than the e-Soul (39,2 kWh) - 210 mm.To give an example, the Subaru has a 55 mm higher ground clearance compared to the Kia , giving the Subaru an advantage in this aspect. On the other hand, the worst ground clearance in the " SUV" category is the Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 , which is 97 mm - that makes it 58 mm less than the Kia in question.Height-wise, the Kia outperforms the rival by 24 mm.

Kia Soul - How has the ground clearance changed over the generations?

The difference in Ground clearance between first generation (AM) from 2009 and last generation (Soul SK3) from 2019 is 15.5cm mm.
The ground clearance of the current generation of Soul is 155 mm.

The ground clearance compared to other Kia models

Kia Soul vs other current cars by Kia

(Ground clearance)
Ground clearance: Soul vs. other models by Kia
Variant nameGround clearance
Stinger 130 mm
EV3 140 mm
Picanto 141 mm
Niro EV 150 mm
e-Niro 155 mm
e-Soul 155 mm
EV6 160 mm
Niro Hybrid 160 mm
Niro 160 mm
Stonic 165 mm
Sportage 170 mm
XCeed 172 mm
Sorento 176 mm
EV9 177 mm
1. Stinger 130 mm
2. EV3 140 mm
3. Picanto 141 mm
4. Niro EV 150 mm
5. e-Niro 155 mm
6. e-Soul 155 mm
7. EV6 160 mm
9. Niro 160 mm
10. Stonic 165 mm
12. XCeed 172 mm
13. Sorento 176 mm
14. EV9 177 mm

How does the ground clearance of the Kia Soul compare to it's nearest competitors?

Kia Soul vs. similar cars

(Ground clearance)
Ground clearance: Kia Soul vs. similar cars
Car modelGround clearance
Subaru Solterra 2022210 mm
Skoda Enyaq 2021188 mm
Skoda Enyaq iV 2021187 mm
smart #1 2022182 mm
Toyota bZ4X 2022180 mm
BMW iX3 2021179 mm
Nissan Ariya 2022178 mm
BYD Atto 3 2022175 mm
Volvo C40 2021171 mm
BMW iX1 2022170 mm
Tesla Model Y 2021167 mm
Aiways U6 2022165 mm
VW ID.4 2020163 mm
VW ID.5 2022163 mm
Elaris Leo 2021160 mm
smart #3 2023160 mm
Elaris Beo 2021159 mm
KIA Soul 2019155 mm
Mercedes-Benz EQA 2021154 mm
Mercedes-Benz EQB 2021154 mm
Dacia Spring 2021151 mm
BYD Tang 2022150 mm
Aiways U5 2020148 mm
Honda e:Ny1 2023135 mm
MG Marvel R 2021134 mm
Mazda MX-30 2020130 mm
Mercedes-Benz EQC 201997 mm

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