Latest Update: Kia Carens has been launched in India at a starting price of Rs 8.99 lakh. Click here for details.
Highlights: –
- Kia Carens to be launched in February 2022.
- It will be Kia’s fourth offering in our country.
- To be available in five broad trims: Premium, Prestige, Prestige Plus, Luxury, and Luxury Plus.
- Both 6-and 7-seater layouts will be on offer.
- Will get two petrol and one diesel engine.
- Kia could price the Carens expected between Rs 12-20 lakh (ex-showroom).
Kia India will announce the prices of the 6/7-seater Carens utility vehicle in February 2022. Its advance bookings are already underway both online and across its pan-India dealerships for a token amount of Rs 25,000. In fact, it has recorded 7,738 bookings on the very first day of the commencement of the reservations, the highest-ever single-day bookings for the Korean carmaker in our country.
The Kia Carens will come in five broad trims, namely Premium, Prestige, Prestige Plus, Luxury, and Luxury Plus. While a 7-seater layout will be standard across the lineup, the top-spec Luxury Plus trim can be had in a 6-seater configuration as well. Besides, there will be eight colors option to choose from, out of which three are exclusive to the Carens only.
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Speaking of the features, the MPV will be loaded up to the brim. These include an all-LED lighting system, a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple Carplay and Android Auto (wireless in mid-spec trims), 64-colour ambient lighting, auto climate control, roof-mounted rear AC vents, ventilated front seats, an in-built air purifier, a single-pane sunroof, auto headlamps & wipers, cruise control, digital driver’s display, and rear retractable tray, and much more. Click here for its variant-wise key features and other specifications.
The standard safety kit includes six airbags, ABS with EBD, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Vehicle Stability Management (VSM), all-wheel disc brakes, rear parking sensors, hill descent control, and tire pressure monitoring system.
Kia claims the Carens will offer the segment’s largest wheelbase (2780 mm), and its third-row will be quite practical even for adult passengers.
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Under the hood, Kia will provide the Carens with the same engine options as the Seltos SUV: 1.5-litre petrol (115PS/144Nm), 1.5-litre diesel (115PS/250Nm), and 1.4-litre turbo-petrol (140PS/242Nm). While all will get a 6-speed manual transmission as standard, the automatic transmission option will be restricted to the diesel (6-speed torque converter) and turbocharged gasoline (7-speed dual-clutch) mills.
We reckon Kia will price the Carens between Rs 12 to 20 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), putting it against the Hyundai Alcazar, Mahindra XUV700, MG Hector Plus, Tata Safari, and select variants of Toyota Innova Crysta.