The all-new Kia Carens was launched in India on February 15, 2022, and Kia stunned the market with the MPV's aggressive pricing. The carmaker had opened the bookings for the MPV on January 14, 2022, and since then it has racked up over 50,000 bookings for the vehicle, solidifying its place as the fastest-growing carmaker in the country. Despite the global semiconductor shortage, Kia managed to sell 5,300 units in the month of February, within just 13 days of its launch. Of these 50,000 bookings, almost 60 per cent of the bookings were from Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities.
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Kia Carens has one of the most aggressive looking front ends on an MPV in its class.
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Upon reaching this milestone, Myung-Sik Sohn, Chief Sales Officer, Kia India said "This response for the Carens has created a never before excitement in family mover segment and it matches the excitement that our other SUVs have generated, and it is very encouraging." He further added, "The Indian automotive industry is going through a tough phase as we face an acute shortage of semiconductors, hampering our production and hence the supply to the market".
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Kia Carens is offered in 5 variants - Premium, Prestige, Prestige Plus, Luxury, and Luxury Plus. Of these, the top variants, Luxury and Luxury Plus accounted for around 45 per cent of the total bookings. Almost 50 per cent of the customers preferred the 1.5-litre CRDi VGT diesel motor that makes 113 bhp and 250 Nm over the petrol motors, and 30 per cent of the bookings were for the automatic variants of the vehicle.
The turbo petrol engine is rev happy and makes a lot of noise but not all of that translates into performance
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Accompanying the diesel, the MPV is offered with 2 petrol engines, entry-level Smartstream 1.5-litre petrol engine that makes 113 bhp and 144 Nm, and the more powerful 1.4-litre T-GDi turbo petrol engine that develops 138 bhp and 242 Nm of peak torque. The MPV is equipped with 6-speed manual gearbox across the whole range, while the 7-speed DCT automatic and 6-speed torque converter automatic are available as an option in select variants
The Luxury Plus variant also has the option of blue and beige two-tone treatment for the cabin
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The MPV comes equipped with premium features like LED headlights & tail lamps, LED daytime running lamps, premium chrome accents, 16-inch alloy wheels, 10.25-inch touchscreen, a 12.5- inch digital instrument cluster, Kia Connect, 8-speaker Bose sound system, and many more.
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6 airbags, ABS, ESC, downhill brake control, disc brakes all round, TPMS, Isofix child seat anchors and more are standard on the Carens
The MPV is also equipped with safety features like six airbags and all four-disc brakes as standard, electronic stability control, hill descent control, rollover mitigation, and hill assist among others.
