Kia Carnival MPV Detailed Review
Kia Finally Launched its World Wide Famous Luxury MPV Kia Carnival in India. The Kia Carnival is already under sale outside India in many other countries. Before the launch of Carnival everyone was very excited to buy it. But after the launch of Kia Carnival in Indian market, lot of people got disappointed with its price range because the price of the vehicle is too high and Toyota Innova again become the first choice of Indian people in terms of luxury. If we compare Kia Carnival Base Variant in terms of price with Toyota Innova, you can buy Toyota Innova Top end Variant at that Price.
Kia launched Carnival with different seating capacity variants such as Premium 7 STR and 8 STR, Prestige 7, 8 and 9 STR and Limousine 7 STR. Kia carnival still better if you want more luxury inside the vehicle. The best variant of Kia Carnival to buy is the Limousine which comes with a 7 seating capacity and has all kinds of features such as LED TV mounted on the roof of the vehicle. In the second row, captain seats are also comes with electronic adjustable controls like the front driver seat
The front end of the vehicle comes with the most attractive looks like never seen in India, the ice Cube shaped quad LED fog lights on the bumper around the fog lights, piano black finish panel with parking senor and chrome inserts helps to enhance the looks of Mpv. The Kia Signature Tiger Nose Grill comes with a rectangular shape pattern grille with gray color finish and chrome insert around it. The front skid plate provide the presence of rugged look Mpv having off-roading capability. Skid plate comes with grey color finish. Front headlights comes with dual projector Lights including LED Drls. Headlights are stretched towards side panel helps to enhance the aggressive looks of Carnival. Its Orvm’s come with body colored panel with integrated LED Turn light indicator. At the rear end it comes with rear defogger and wind screen washer and wiper. Its rear tail lights comes with conventional tail lights, Boot door is electrically operated and rear view parking camera is mounted on the Boot door. The 4 reverse parking sensors are mounted on the rear bumper are fitted with a rear skid plate like the front bumper.
Kia Carnival is powered by the 2.2 Liter Turbocharged BS6 Diesel engine produce 197 Bhp of power and 440 Nm of Torque. The engine is mated to 8 speed automatic gearbox only. The Dimensions of the carnival are 5115 mm length, 1985 mm width, Wheelbase 3060 mm, boot space 540 Liters, Tyre size 235 / 60 R18 with Alloy wheel and All wheel disc brakes.
Some of the features which are currently offered in this vehicle are found around the world like electrically operated passenger doors which is first time in India at this price range. The front cabin is spacious, company has used almost every part of the dashboard to reduce the bulky look by installing 8 inch touch screen infotainment system and functional buttons are on the center dash to attract everybody’s attention toward it. Two storage spaces are provided on the co-driver side dashboard. The large one is positioned at front of the co-driver knee and another is in front of the co-driver. The dashboard looks modern like every functional controls are available on it. The driver steering wheel has all kinds of controls mounted on the steering wheel including driver information display control, Multimedia controls and more. Kia carnival comes with responsive 8 inch touch screen infotainment system, having all kinds of features like GPS Navigation, 6 Speakers, USB, Aux, Bluetooth connectivity, CD/ DVD Player, AM/FM Radio, iPod Compatibility, Voice Command, Android Auto, Apple Car play and More.
The most important part of each vehicle is the passenger side cabin area, the second row of the Carnival comes with two captain seats and the floor is hump-free which provides a large amount of leg and head room space for all passengers. The third row also comes with captain seats similar to the second row captain seats but third row captain seats are only available in 9 seater variant. The last row comes with bench seat with height adjustable headrests which is good in the price range. The quality of the material is good and comes with soft-touch material every where you touch inside. On the roof of the vehicle, AC vents are placed for each row which can be adjusted with the help of controls provided like the front dashboard vents and charging points are also available to charge Laptop or mobile phone while traveling in Carnival.
Kia Carnival offered with safety features like Automatic head lights, Automatic Rain sens wiper, ABS, EBD, Hill Hold Control, Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Traction Control System (TC/TCS) , Front & Rear Parking Sensor and rear view parking camera.
Kia offering 3 Year warranty on the Carnival and its Delhi ex-showroom price start from 24.95 Lakh and top end variant price is 33.95 Lakh INR.