Kia Carnival News

Australia’s most popular people mover, the Kia Carnival, has been hit with a recall notice affecting thousands of units across all variants.

Pricing for the upcoming updated version of the Kia Carnival has been published to new car information database RedBook, suggesting Kia has locked in pricing for the people-mover ahead of its imminent release.The 2024 Kia Carnival will soon arrive and (likely) continue to top the people mover sales charts ahead of the LDV Mifa and Hyundai Staria. The facelift appears to feature a line-up that, while different in names, carries on the five-trim, two-engine range of ten variants - that is before a hybrid version of the van arrives later this year.CarsGuide contacted Kia Australia and a spokesperson declined to comment before the brand confirms details for the Carnival, but the pricing’s continued presence on the RedBook website suggests Kia Australia hasn’t called for it to be removed due to inaccuracy. So, here’s what you need to know. The range now consists of S, Sport, Sport+, GT-Line Lite and GT-Line trim levels. A choice of naturally aspirated 3.5-litre petrol V6 or 2.2-litre turbo-diesel engines are both carried over from the pre-facelift Carnival.Pricing looks to kick $2670 higher than before for the Kia Carnival S V6 ($50,150 before on-roads), with the diesel version of each grade being $2230 more expensive than the petrol V6 equivalent - a full pricing table is available at the end of this story.For reference, the S currently (in pre-facelift form) kicks off from $47,480 in V6 guise and tops out at $67,580 in top-spec diesel-powered Platinum (now GT-Line).Without confirmation from Kia regarding features, the updated S appears to come with a decent list of standard features like an eight-speaker sound system, auto-dip high-beams, selectable drive modes, a set of 17-inch alloys and a safety suite including front parking sensors and traffic sign recognition.The Sport (replacing Si) adds multi-zone climate control, LED taillights, anti-glare mirror, 18-inch alloys, synthetic leather trim and wireless phone charging.Sport+ brings surround-view parking cameras, tinted privacy glass, electric driver seat adjustment, a power tailgate and other material trim changes and steps in for the SLi.GT-Line Lite appears to be fairly self-explanatory, coming to replace the relatively recently added ‘Special Edition’ Carnival which was essentially a discounted Platinum with some features missing to ease demand during the semiconductor shortage.A sunroof and 19-inch alloys are two additions for that variant, while the top-spec GT-Line – previously Platinum – scores a 12-speaker sound system, heated steering wheel, lead-vehicle adaptive cruise, heated and ventilated front seats and the passenger’s becomes electrically adjustable.2024 Kia Carnival pricing (before on-road costs) 

The hybrid version of the Kia Carnival is another step closer to an Australian launch after it received approval from the Australian Government to be sold locally.Documents reveal Kia has requested - and been granted - approval from the government to sell

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