So Mrs. Perpetual Supreme Benevolent
Editor just had to have a new vehicle, and by new we don't mean
new-to-you type vehicle; but a brand new 2012 model year vehicle. She
decided to sell the State Controlled Media people mover for something
more fun and a little less practical. At first the PSBE was opposed
to the idea of incurring dept but Mrs. PSBE persuaded him with a
cogent argument delineated in protracted verse (i.e. he said no-she
said YES).
So a vehicle shopping we at State
Controlled Media went. Mrs. PSBE settled on this:
A Kia Soul
We like it. The PSBE being the PSBE
noticed that the Kia is awfully similar to this:
The Land Rover Evoque
So we compared the models per his
command order suggestion, and this s what we found:
The Kia has more listed passenger room.
The front seat headroom for the KIA is 40.2 and the LR is 40.3 almost
the same. The same is true for the back seat headroom 39.6 to 39.7.
the height of the two vehicles is nearly identical 63.4 for the KIA
and 64.4 for the LR; in fact the dimensions are separated by inches
all the way around. So the size is nearly the same? Yes, even the
cargo space is comparable at 19.3 cubic feet for the KIA compared to
20.3 for the LR.
So, what separates them? How about 29
MPG (KIA) compared to 19 (LR)? How about 20k for the KIA and 44k for
a LR? Seriously! The Kia has loads of technical gizmos like backup
cameras, traction control, sat nav, lights that flash along with you
satellite radio and many other sundries. So, you the consumer can
get a vehicle nearly identical in size and feature and style for half
as much. Skimp on leather seats and steering wheel and you can get
one for well under $20,000!
So, by now you have guessed we want you
to buy the KIA over the Land Rover...
Wrong. The Land Rover is bigger,
faster, more expensive and IT'S A FREAKIN LAND ROVER! It has 4wd and
can go just about anywhere. It was once estimated that the first
vehicle that was seen most of the worlds population was a Land Rover.
You cannot get more Iconic than that and this on was designed by
Victoria (posh spice) Beckham. So what if the both have the same
engine the LR has a turbo!
