Kia Carens Launched in India at Rs 8.99 Lakh, to be available across six variants

Kia has announced the prices of all the variants of the new three-row Carens MPV. Launched as a ‘recreational vehicle’, the new Kia Carens has a starting price of Rs 8.99 lakh and goes all the way up to Rs 16.99 lakh for the top-spec model. However, the prices are introductory and will see an uptick after some time.

Variants and Pricing

The new Kia Carens has been launched in six variants – Premium, Prestige, Prestige Plus, Luxury, Luxury Plus and Luxury Plus 6S. These variants are available across five powertrain combinations – 1.5-litre petrol MT, 1.4-litre turbo-petrol MT, 1.4-litre turbo-petrol DCT, 1.5-litre diesel MT and 1.5-litre diesel AT. The prices of all the variants are as follows:

1.5-litre petrol MT

• Premium – Rs 8.99 lakh
• Prestige – Rs 9.99 lakh

1.4-litre turbo-petrol MT

• Premium – Rs 10.99 lakh
• Prestige – Rs 11.99 lakh
• Prestige Plus – Rs 13.49 lakh
• Luxury – Rs 14.99 lakh
• Luxury Plus – Rs 16.19 lakh
• Luxury Plus 6S – Rs 16.19 lakh

1.4-litre turbo-petrol DCT

• Prestige Plus – Rs 14.59 lakh
• Luxury Plus – Rs 16.99 lakh
• Luxury Plus 6S – Rs 16.99 lakh

1.5-litre diesel MT

• Premium – Rs 10.99 lakh
• Prestige – Rs 11.99 lakh
• Prestige Plus – Rs 13.49 lakh
• Luxury – Rs 14.99 lakh
• Luxury Plus – Rs 16.19 lakh
• Luxury Plus 6S – Rs 16.19 lakh

1.5-litre diesel AT

• Luxury Plus – Rs 16.99 lakh
• Luxury Plus 6S – Rs 16.99 lakh

Exterior

The new Kia Carens adopts an entirely new design language, which debuts the new slimmer design for Kia’s trademark ‘Tiger Nose’ grille. The MPV comes with all-LED headlamps, tail lamps, daytime running LEDs and fog lamps. The Carens comes with 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, slim roof rails and body cladding all around as well. In terms of dimensions, the Kia Carens has a length of 4,540mm, a width of 1,800mm, a height of 1,700mm and a wheelbase of 2,780mm.

Interior and Features

The Kia Carens is available with a seven-seater configuration as standard, though the top-spec Luxury Plus variant is also available with an optional 6-seater version. The cabin of the Carens is a tech-laden place, with features like a fully-digital instrument console, 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Apple Carplay and Android Auto, wireless charger, cruise control, leather upholstery, sunroof, roof-mounted AC blowers for second and third rows of seats, electrical tumble-down operation for middle row seats, automatic climate control, Kia Connect with voice commands, 64-colour ambient lighting and push start-stop button.

In terms of safety, Kia Carens has created a benchmark by being the first vehicle in its segment to feature six airbags as standard across the entire variant line-up. Apart from it, the Carens also gets ABS with EBD, all four-wheel disc brakes, hill start assist, hill descent control, tyre pressure monitoring system, front and rear parking sensors and reverse camera.

Engine and Transmission

The lineup of Kia Carens has three four-cylinder engine options to choose from – a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine (115 PS power and 144 Nm torque), a 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine (140 PS power and 242 Nm torque) and a 1.5-litre diesel engine (115 PS power and 250 Nm torque). A 6-speed manual gearbox is a standard across the entire lineup. However, the optional transmission choices are a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic for turbo-petrol variants and a 6-speed torque converter for the diesel-powered variants.

Competition

Apart from its direct rivals like Maruti Suzuki XL6 and Mahindra Marazzo, the new Kia Carens will also compete with the higher variants of Maruti Suzuki Ertiga and lower variants of Hyundai Alcazar, Tata Safari, Mahindra XUV700 and MG Hector Plus.

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