By Kia offers a wide range of cars in its global portfolio but in India, the lineup is limited to just four cars -Sonet, Seltos, Carnival, and the EV 6. The Sonet and Selts are the largest-selling cars of the brand. Since the launch, these two cars are in high demand. The EV 6 is the only electric offering of the brand in the country and its sales are limited whereas the Carnival is the MPV of the brand that hosts a huge body and a wide variety of tech and features and it offers multiple rear seat configurations and has huge space inside. The current Carnival selling in India is the previous generation model whereas Kia introduced the new generation Carnival globally and is expected to reach the Indian market soon next year. Sources convey that the New generation Carnival and the Kia Sorento SUV are imported to India to showcase at the 2023 auto show.
The new Kia Carnival luxury MPV has completely redesigned styling. The design of the Carnival is tuned to more SUV characters rather than an MPV, the vehicle is huge at 5.1 m long and the boxy body with sharper lines with raised bonnet looks more stylish and better looking. The MPV is equipped with sliding doors at the rear. The Carnival is equipped with 6 and 7-seater layouts with 3 rows of seating and 9 seater layout with 4 rows of seating. This way Carnival could be used s a people mover and chauffeur-driven car as well. This largely capable car is powered by a 2.2-litre diesel engine that produces a power of 197 bhp and 440 Nm of torque which is mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission.
The Kia Sorento is a mid-size SUV that resembles the Hyundai Santa Fe, basically, the Sorento is the Hyundai Santa Fe both of these SUVs share the same platform, powertrain and a lot more. Santa Fe was offered in India before but the carmaker has pulled its plug-in India. The Kia Sorento is a 7-seater SUV. Currently, the SUV is in its fourth generation. The Sorento is offered in 2.2-litre diesel and 1.6-litre turbo petrol. The 1.6-litre petrol engine is offered with choices of self-charging mild hybrid tech and a proper plug-in hybrid powertrain. The Diesel engine produces 202 bhp and the hybrid powertrain produces 230 bhp. The Sorento SUV is equipped with FWD and 4WD. The plug-in Hybrid version is exclusively available with a 4×4 setup.
