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Although we still haven't seen the finalized production car, Kia continues to tease us with concept versions of its upcoming Soul crossover. Taking the approach oft used for the SEMA show, Kia brought three tricked-out versions of the Soul - the Burner, Searcher and Diva - to this year's Geneva Motor Show.

The "hot" hatch of the three, the Soul Burner takes a tuner-type attitude to the five-door, donning a matte-black exterior with flaming red accents. The Burner sports 19" wheels with similar accents, aggressive LED lighting, and a red-on-black interior, complete with flashing lights mounted within each door's speaker grilles.

The Diva reminds us of a bad episode of "My Super Sweet 16," and it's not hard to see why. Although the pearlescent white finish isn't unattractive, the excessive use of chrome- and gold-plated materials in both the interior and exterior is over the the top. Inside, seats are finished in a quilted black leather reminiscent of designer purses, while a lace pattern etched into the panoramic roof projects its shape across the interior.

We think Kia looked to Volkswagen's New Beetle Dune when it came time to do the Soul Searcher, as the features added to give the Soul an "off-road" feel. A monotone-treatment's been applied to the body and trim, which includes larger bumper overriders. The five-slot wheels evoke previous Volkswagen designs, but the interior - which is trimmed mostly in jersey cloth - leaves us more than confused.

It's nice that Kia's already thinking of ways to personalize the Soul, but let's hope the performance-oriented version - the Burner - makes its way from show floor to showroom floor - and not the Diva.