And like most of Kia's other products, the minivan has drive modes for all situations. It's both smooth and quiet in the Carnival with an eight-speed transmission. The Smartstream 3.5 is a new powerplant, and also sees work in the company's bigger vehicles like the new K8 and the Sorento. It bests the Pacifica by three, the Sienna's new hybrid powertrain by 45 and the Odyssey by ten ponies. The Carnival has a small turning radius, allowing us to make three-pointers without knocking over mailboxes. For a second we thought it might handle like the full-size-SUV it's pretending to be. Look in the rearview and there's about 15 feet of space before you get to the back window. A much more advanced van than the Sedona, the Carnival is offered with technologies like a blind-spot view monitor, cyclist detection, navigation-based smart cruise control, a surround-view monitor, a digital instrument cluster, and wireless phone charging.įrom the pilot's chair, the Carnival feels cavernous. With 145.1 cubic feet of space behind the first row, there is plenty of space. It can seat up to eight occupants and, depending on the configuration, offers second-row VIP lounge seating. Minivans are all about versatility and the Carnival does not disappoint. Similarly wide to the Sedona, the Carnival does, however, have a longer wheelbase and body. It rides on the same N3 platform that's used by models like the new Sorento SUV and K5 sedan. The Carnival is powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine with 290 hp, making it more powerful than the 276-hp 3.3-liter V6 that was used in the Sedona. It's one of the more masculine-looking minivans in the segment, an attribute that could serve it well against rivals like the Chrysler Pacifica. The 2022 Kia Carnival is an all-new arrival and takes over from the outgoing Sedona. The only things missing are available all-wheel drive and a hybrid variant, but Kia sent us a Carnival to review to see if these factors are even relevant to most buyers in the USA. It packs the latest Kia Drive Wise safety tech too which means that, in theory, this could be the perfect all-rounder. To that end, the Kia Carnival brings a new 3.5-liter, 290-horsepower V6 to the party to do the heavy lifting, it boasts seating capacity for eight, and has a massively versatile cabin with sliding and removable second-row seats. There isn't a child in sight.īut a good minivan needs to be more than just stylish. Even its commercials feature cool young people doing cool adventurous things. But not as cool as the Carnival, which was built from the ground up to fool the haters. That's obviously silly, minivans are not only more useful than anything south of a pickup truck, but entrants to the segment like the Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Pacifica now look cool too. Its marketing specialists found that people love the space of a minivan, and the driving dynamics, but there's a certain segment of the US population that just can't cross that bridge to become a minivan owner. And that's exactly what the company was going for. The Kia Carnival is the South Korean brand's new minivan, but Kia's new people hauler looks more like a rugged SUV.
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