Though still awaiting its grades in U.S. crash results, the 2010 Kia Soul got very high marks in European crash tests recently.

The new addition to the Waukegan Kia lineup was awarded five stars on the NCAP frontal offset, side impact and pole crash tests, making it one of the safest in its class. This is just another feather in the Soul’s cap.

The new urban ride also scored an 86 percent on its Safety Assist Equipment. In terms of passenger protection, adults ranked an 87 percent, children an 86 percent, and pedestrians a 39 percent. So all in all, everyone involved with the new Kia Soul is pretty well covered.

But these are not the only awards that the new Soul is being handed. As touted by Waukegan Kia auto dealers, it was also recently given the “Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000″ award, one that was also completely deserved. It was also given a 4.8 rating out of 5 by consumers. Its fresh new approach to driving has taken all who have driven it by surprise. It is hip and exciting and gives a new spin to the concept of urban vehicles.

And aside from being such a bold new approach and fun to drive, the 2010 Soul is also extremely user friendly and easy to navigate and has plenty of passenger room. Also, our Waukegan new car dealer explains that the new Soul is extremely customizable, so your Soul will be unmistakeably yours.

And when the new Soul receives its U.S. safety ratings, they are sure to be just as great as the European scores were. And between the total customizability, fun driving and handling, fresh new look and great crash test ratings, the Soul is slated to be a sure success.