Big bang for the buck: 2017 Kia Soul Turbo
(LA Times Auto Racing)

I like boxy, practical cars - as far back as my first vehicle, a beat-up ´51 Chevy panel truck. I applauded the arrival of the Toyota Scion XB and the Honda Element when they were both introduced in 2003, and the Nissan Cube when it appeared in 2009. But I didn´t always like the way those cars...