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The fourth-generation Carnival’s pricing has risen for the first time, with Kia Australia making the new people mover’s dearest variants more expensive.
The Carnival’s entry-level S and Si grades are unchanged, starting at $46,880 and $52,380 plus on-road costs respectively with a 216kW/355Nm 3.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol V6 engine, with a 148kW/440Nm 2.2-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder unit costing $2000 extra.
Which brings us to the people mover’s flagship SLi and Platinum that have increased in price by $300, to kick off from $57,180 and $64,980 respectively with the petrol V6, while the diesel four-cylinder again commands a $2000 premium.
A Kia Australia spokesperson told CarsGuide no changes have been made to the Hyundai Staria, Honda Odyssey and Volkswagen Multivan rival’s standard specification, with the “usual external factors” instead behind the pricing adjustment.
For reference, all Carnival variants are mated to an eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission, with drive sent to the front wheels.
As reported, the people mover dominates its segment with a 59.7 per cent share (year to date, to the end of August 2021), but the ongoing global semiconductor shortage could limit Kia Australia’s supply in the final months of this year.
“We’re in a little bit of hurt because we’re supply constrained,” the company’s head of product planning, Roland Rivero, told CarsGuide last month.
2022 Kia Carnival pricing before on-road costs
| Variant | Transmission | Cost |
| S petrol | automatic | $46,880 (N/A) |
| S diesel | automatic | $48,880 (N/A) |
| Si petrol | automatic | $52,380 (N/A) |
| Si diesel | automatic | $54,380 (N/A) |
| SLi petrol | automatic | $57,180 (+$300) |
| SLi diesel | automatic | $59,180 (+$300) |
| Platinum petrol | automatic | $64,980 (+$300) |
| Platinum diesel | automatic | $66,980 (+$300) |
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