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| 2021 Kia Carnival |
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| 2021 Kia Carnival |
One look at its design and you'll know that the new Carnival is all about business and leisure compared to its previous model because judging by its gaudy front grille that has a teething impression of an elementary school girl with acne on her face and braces on her tooth. Scary but the side view is reminiscent of 90's Japanese MPVs and the rear view is anything but basic to them. In short, the new model bears a love-it-or-hate-it impression on the outside but the design is not really the case for the new model because the true beauty of the fourth-generation model is the spacious interior.
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| 2021 Kia Carnival interior |
The new Carnival's interior really fits the "Connecting Hub" slogan very well because with so much high-tech conveniences offered, the passenger side is what sparked interests of many. Of course, you can have a seven-seater, a nine-seater, or for the ultimate in road-tripping, an 11-seater. The choices are quite surprising at first but the latter two are so much unrivaled because of the fourth-row seats. If the new Carnival is made to compete Japan's most luxurious minivans, you should go for the seven-seater variant because of the second-row seats that offered can be reclined just like what you expect from a Toyota Alphard or a Honda Odyssey. Couple that with some optional extras like a rear-seat entertainment system and the result is a very accommodating minivan.
On the driver's side, you are greeted by a host of features such as an optional sat-nav, smartphone connectivity, climate control, Kakao i, high-tech intstrumental cluster, a rotary shift knob that speedo boys called it worthless, lots of space to store your stuff, and many other features that will keep you occupied for more.
Boot space? It's identical to the previous model but the addition of fourth-row seating means no more unless you fold them down for more. Quite a hassle but this is how minivans roll these days.
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| 2021 Kia Carnival |
Under the hood, the 4th generation Carnival offers two new choice of engines such as the more powerful Smartstream G3.5 V6 engine with 294PS of power and the Smartstream D2.2 diesel engine that delivers 202PS of power, 45kg-m of torque, and 13.1km/L of combined fuel economy, enough for trips from Muntinlupa to the floating restaurant somewhere in the south and back.
Because it utilizes on a third-generation platform as well as MDPS, the new Carnival is now better to drive and better to live with than its predecessor and durable as well. It maybe worth the bulk than today's Sorento but it works like any other minivan should, no doubt. As for safety, the new Carnival hosts a wide array of safety tech under the Drive Wise banner but I'll leave it here.
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| 2021 Kia Carnival |
Based on experience, anyone who bought a new Sorento may have to think twice before trading one for the new Carnival because despite the new Carnival being more pricey than the Sorento, the new Carnival offers a lot of stuff that the Sorento can't and with that, you might want to consider this instead of the new Sorento.
The new Carnival, thanks to its new platform, new interior, new design, new technology, and new packaging, is a surefire sign to say that Kia's on a roll because while it's becoming more of a threat against its Japanese rivals, the same family-friendly feeling that past models bore still remains, making it the ideal Korean minivan for all walks of life. For work or for play, the new Carnival is all about getting the job done from start to finish and for anyone who has experience with past Carnival models, this is the best Carnival ever made.
Photo: Kia Motors
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