Kia’s new segment-busting Soul will win over minds as well as hearts at the Paris Salon in October with confirmation the crossover will come to Europe next year.

Soul will go on sale in February with 126 ps diesel and petrol engines used in the Kia cee’d – and a choice of manual or automatic transmissions.Soul is a five-door hatchback with front-wheel drive, a high roofline and an unusually long wheelbase. Right-hand drive production is due to start in March 2009.