The Carnival shares the same Kia global platform from which the new K5 sedan and 2021 Sorento SUV evolved. The infotainment system, like that of all new Kia products, is one of the best – period – operating with ease, simplicity and clarity. There are way too many useful, thoughtful and innovative features within the comfortable cabin of the Carnival to detail in this short space essentially, Kia has produced a vehicle with features rivaling the most sophisticated minivan/people movers on the market today.
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Of course, a sophisticated navigation system along with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, SiriusXM satellite radio/information services and streaming audio are part of the infotainment system (with Bose Premium Audio pumping the sound through 12 speakers) which can offer other features through Kia’s UVO telematics (including linking your smartphone to the Carnival’s navigation to provide further information about a destination when you arrive).
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Wireless smartphone charging, nine USB ports, as well as an infotainment system which can be controlled through touch-sensitive buttons on the dash or 12.3-inch color display or (heated) steering-wheel buttons or voice activation (by either driver or front/second-row passengers).Ĭommunication between passengers throughout the large interior is facilitated by an intercom system while the front-seat occupants can keep an eye on activity in the rear thanks to an interior camera which uses that large dashboard display as its monitor. The Carnival’s technology features go well beyond electrical seat adjustments starting with the hands-free operation of the liftgate and both side doors.
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The cabin is airy thanks to large windows all around (those in the doors, front and rear, open) and twin, large moonroof. This center seat also converts into a functional table. The eight-passenger configuration provides “Slide-Flex” seating, allowing multiple configurations including a sliding second row center seat which, when in the forward-most position, allows the front passenger easy access to a baby or child riding in it. Enhancing relaxing in these seats is the dual-screen rear-entertainment system. Like those for the front passengers, these leather-encased thrones are ventilated and heated with power controls for adjustment, wing-out headrests and leg extensions for ultimate vehicle comfort. We spent the week in a Carnival SX Prestige model which meant standard - what Kia dubbed - VIP lounge chairs in the second row. 2022 Carnival Choose your seating capacity – seven or eight in technology-filled cabinĭepending upon the version you choose, the Carnival can be had with either eight or seven-passenger seating capacity.
The Carnival might not overtly look like one, but in providing better accommodation for people than the best SUV, it acts like the best of the minivans on the market. Inside the long (203 inches, four longer than a Ford Explorer, six less than a Ford Expedition), sleek Astra Blue metallic 2022 Kia Carnival SX Prestige were comfortable leather-wrapped seats for seven with all the room, versatility and conveniences of a very up-to-date people-and-their-stuff conveyance (otherwise known as a minivan). And like all its other recently introduced vehicles, Kia has produced a MVP (most valuable player) for the auto-buying consumer. What it does not look like is a minivan, thus fulfilling the most obvious desire of the company in creating what they are calling a MPV – a multi-purpose vehicle. The lines are two-box sculpted low along the slightly elongated hood in front of the windshield and then on a downward slant from there to the rear liftgate which appears like two pieces (glass and solid panel) – very SUV like. – “Looks can be deceiving.” “You can’t tell a book by its cover.” These might be cliches in the American idiom, but unless you noticed the adjacent front and rear-door handles, the new Kia Carnival could easily pass as a modern, large sport utility vehicle (SUV).
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