Kia India has brought back the diesel manual option for the Carens, which takes the total number of trim choices from 23 to 30 units.
Building on the fully-loaded Luxury Plus trim, the Carens X-Line sits at the top of the model range.
A total of 30,297 units of the Carens will be part of this recall, which is to inspect any potential error in the cluster booting process that may cause the cluster to go blank.
Kia’s versatile MPV received the highest votes in the Viewers’ Choice Car of the Year online poll.
Kia’s fourth model for the Indian market, the Carens, beat the Mercedes-Benz GLB and Toyota’s Innova Hycross to the Family Car title.
The new variant could be introduced with the roll-out of the RDE-compliant model in the coming weeks.
Maintenance cost of the Kia Carens begins just at 37 paise per km and courtesy the wide range of aftersales services, you are rest assured of a hassle-free ownership experience.
Kia Carens CNG sources power from the 1.4-litre, four-cylinder Turbo petrol engine and is expected to be offered with the six-speed manual gearbox.
Kia hikes prices for its new MPV by up to Rs. 70,000 depending on the variant.
The bookings for the all-new Kia Carens opened on 14th January 2022, and since then it has racked up over 50,000 bookings, solidifying Kia as the fastest-growing carmaker in the country.
The Kia Carens three-row MPV has been introduced at an aggressive price point which starts at Rs. 8.99 lakh. So, if you too are considering the Kia Carens, here's everything you need to know about it.
So, the Kia Carens MPV takes on the other MPVs in the market, such as Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, Maruti Suzuki XL6, Mahindra Marazzo, and Toyota Innova Crysta. However, considering the Kia Carens MPV undercuts other 7-seater SUVs as well, we would also put the Hyundai Alcazar, Mahindra XUV700, and Tata Safari to the list, to give a clearer perspective for our readers.
The new Kia Carens is based on the same platform as the Seltos and employs the company's latest global design language 'Opposites United' making it the first Kia vehicle in India to get it.
Available in 6- and 7-seater cabin layout, the new Kia Carens MPV comes with both petrol and diesel powertrains, coupled to both manual and automatic transmission set-ups.
The Kia Carens is expected to be launched at an attractive entry-level price of around Rs. 16 lakh, which will allow it to undercut the Hyundai Alcazar. However, the top-end trim could go as high as Rs. 22 lakh given the addition of a turbo-petrol engine and better safety features.
The new Kia Carens three-row vehicle will be launched in India on February 15, 2022. The MPV is based on the same platform as the Kia Seltos, and employs the company's 'Opposites United' design language.
Kia India opened pre-bookings for the Carens MPV on January 14, 2022 and now has rolled out the first unit from the Anantapur plant.
Kia India garnered 7,738 bookings on the very first day of opening the pre-bookings for the Kia Carens, i.e., between January 14 to January 15 at midnight.
Kia India announced the pre-bookings for its Kia Carens three-row SUV will open from January 14, 2022, at an initial token amount of Rs. 25,000.
The new Kia Carens will be offered in five variants - Premium, Prestige, Prestige Plus, Luxury and Luxury Plus.
The Kia Carens is the counterpart of the Hyundai Alcazar, and both are based on the same platform. So, to understand how similar these two three-row vehicles are, we have put down all the facts and figures on paper. Here's what we found.
Kia India has announced trim details and technical specifications of its Carens three-row vehicle ahead of its launch, which is slated to happen in the first quarter of 2022.
The upcoming Kia Carens is a three-row vehicle based in the Seltos compact SUV. Kia will begin accepting bookings for the MPV on January 14, and it will rival the likes of the Hyundai Alcazar, MG Hector Plus, and Tata Safari.
The new Kia Carens MPV will be manufactured exclusively in India and has been designed specifically for our market.
As much as 20 per cent of the overall production volume will be exported including both right-hand-drive and left-hand-drive markets.
The Kia Carens MPV was recently spotted testing alongside the Hyundai Alcazar ahead of its global debut.
Kia has revived the Carens name for its upcoming three-row MPV based on the Seltos. The new offering will take on the Hyundai Alcazar, Mahindra XUV700, and the MG Hector Plus in the segment.