Korean automobile manufacturer Kia launched its premium MPV Carnival last year in India and has been pretty quick with building a powerful image in the Indian automobile market, which is suitable for anyone looking for premium experience than Toyota Innova Crysta.
The next-generation Kia Carnival will debut in the Korean market in the third quarter of this year, and this new version promises to be a best offering than the current. Globally the current Kia Carnival is on sale in a 7-seater, 8-seater, 9-seater and 11-seater variants.
Among these variants it is also likely to get a 4-seater configuration. This new 4-seater layout brings seating arrangement changes like there will be one row behind the driver which includes two captain seats, we can see the similar seating arrangement on the luxurious Mercedes-Maybach S-class. However, there are no official images of this 4-seat carnival as of now.
From the looks, the 2021 Kia Carnival is in the last stage of development and some leaked images hint that they will sell the new model with three different grill designs, LED tail lamps, a sleek set of LED headlamps, a huge touchscreen infotainment system and wraparound cockpit that holds a virtual instrument cluster. They will continue the new carnival feature-loaded and also to feature paddle shifters in the top end variants.
All new Kia Carnival is likely to hit the Indian automobile market by early 2022, it will be available with a 2.2-litre diesel engine that produces 200hp of max power, the upgraded version of current engine. This premium MPV even gets a 3.5-litre petrol engine at the later stage.