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2025 Cadillac Celestiq vs Kia Soul

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,126/ year to fuel
81 MPGe

AWD · Electric motors (375 kW) · Single-speed · 81 MPGe · 303 mi

✓ Cheaper to run
$1,500/ year to fuel
31 MPG

The 2025 Cadillac Celestiq is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,126 a year to fuel (81 MPGe), versus $1,500 for the 2025 Kia Soul (31 MPG). That's roughly $374 a year, or about $1,870 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Cadillac Celestiq
  • Kia Soul

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Cadillac CelestiqKia Soul
$1,126 Your annual fuel cost $1,500
81 MPGe Combined efficiency 31 MPG
84 MPGe City 29 MPG
77 MPGe Highway 35 MPG
41.7 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) —
303 mi Driving range —
107 cu ft Passenger volume 101 cu ft
14 cu ft Cargo volume 24 cu ft
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 287 g/mi
9/10 EPA fuel economy score 6/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 6/10
8 hrs Charge time at 240V —
Electric Powertrain Gas
Electricity Fuel Regular gasoline
Electric motors (375 kW) Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl
Single-speed Transmission CVT
AWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Cadillac Celestiq vs Kia Soul across model years

  • Cadillac Celestiq
  • Kia Soul

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Cadillac Celestiq has more passenger space (107 vs. 101 cu ft); the Kia Soul has more cargo space (24 vs. 14 cu ft).

Among 11 2025 wagons, the Cadillac Celestiq ranks 1st and the Kia Soul 4th for lowest fuel cost.

Because the Cadillac Celestiq is fully electric, it has no tailpipe emissions and its running cost depends almost entirely on your electricity rate. Cheap overnight home charging widens its advantage over the Kia Soul; relying on DC fast chargers can erase it.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Cadillac Celestiq or the 2025 Kia Soul?

Measured by cost to drive, the Cadillac Celestiq. The Cadillac Celestiq is rated 81 MPGe combined and the Kia Soul 31 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Cadillac Celestiq vs. the Kia Soul per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,126 for the Cadillac Celestiq and $1,500 for the Kia Soul.

Which has more cargo space?

The Kia Soul, with 24 cu ft of luggage volume versus 14 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

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