While we are still drooling over the current-gen Carnival, Kia has dropped a teaser of the next-gen Carnival that will make its global debut later this year. And we really love the look of what we see.
While the current-gen Kia Carnival was just launched in India this February, Kia has already dropped a teaser image of the next-gen Carnival that will see its global debut in the third quarter of this year. The next-gen Kia Carnival is a completely new vehicle and a huge departure from the current-gen car. This upcoming Carnival will replace the current version in the future, so let’s look at it in a little more detail.
As you can evidently see from the teaser, the design of the next-gen Carnival is more SUV like with flatter surfaces than the current-gen car which looks like a proper MPV. Kia calls their new design language ‘Symphonic architecture’ and this new look brings the Carnival in line with newer Kia models. Although its only a teaser and the production-spec car will look a little different, the MPV clearly has a squat stance with over-sized wheels. The lines are clean, the hood is flatter, the nose is taller and the rear quarter area has also been completely redesigned.
The detailing on the face is also a lot different with sleeker headlamps and along with the latest iteration of Kia’s Tiger nose grille. The bumper is much more contoured and the blackened pillar should give the Carnival a floating roof effect. There’s also a strong shoulder line that runs the entire length of the car from the headlights to the tail lamps. The new Carnival will also be a little larger than the current version. It is expected to be about 40mm longer and its wheelbase is also expected to grow by 30mm. There are also talk about it being 10mm wider.
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Kia intends to widen the appeal of the Carnival by catering to multiple sub-segments within the MPV market. Lower-spec variants will have a high seating capacity (up to 11 seats) and will be aimed at tour operators. Meanwhile, the fully-loaded variants will even go one up on the current Limousine variant as a possible alternative to the likes of the Toyota Vellfire. The range-topping model could be a proper luxury MPV with four-seat configuration with a pair of fully adjustable captain chairs for the second row. It will naturally come loaded with all comfort and convenience features you are imagining.
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Details of what could be under the hood of the next-gen Carnival is scarce at this moment. It is expected to be powered by an updated version of the current 2.2L diesel engine in some markets. Additionally, it could also get a new 280hp, 2.5-litre turbo-petrol engine from the Kia Sorento along with a new 1.6L petrol hybrid engine. The next-gen Kia Carnival will be officially revealed later this year and it is expected to go on sale by early 2021 in international markets. We will get the new Kia Carnival only in 2022 here in India.
