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The new Kia Carnival in Israel: starting at NIS 250,000
Kia importer to Israel returns the carnival to the market.
Now in its fourth generation with a design that beckons to the tough side and growth in its dimensions.
Alongside these is a long list of safety systems and comfort equipment
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Kia
Carnival
Talkar
Minivan
7 seats
Keenan Cohen
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 11:01 Updated: 11:04
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The square design with more than a wink for SUVs (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
When it comes to transporting 7 passengers on their luggage in the best way, with all due respect to the fringed Jeeps and crossovers there is only one configuration that knows how to do it best - minivans.
And Kia Carnival, which is its fourth generation, did it brilliantly in the outgoing generation.
Now he is back and wants to grab not only the slot of practicality, but also that of a vehicle trying to attract customers with a more extroverted performance than before.
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309 cm at the base of the wheels create a very spacious cabin (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
The new Kia Carnival has a length of 516 cm (512 in the past), a width of 200 cm (199 in the past), a height of 178 cm (176 cm in the past) and a wheelbase of 309 cm (306 in the past) . the growth of this scale also includes trunk stands at 627 liters - is also used in third row of seats (measuring up to the seat).
the exterior design takes a few steps toward aggressive and uses the characteristics of testimony SUVs like black skirt around the fuselage and lines square bow But not only in its appearance, the new platform it uses, the GUV means Grand Utility Vehicle and the fact that the word "minivan" does not appear anywhere in the model description of the manufacturer is more implicit in the direction Kia wants to march this vehicle.
The lighting units take an integral part in his appearance, pay attention to the new logo (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
On the paddle are two engines from the new Smartstream series from Kia and Hyundai.
One is gasoline and one is diesel.
The petrol engine is in a V6 configuration with a volume of 3.5 liters and a power of 272 hp and 33.8 kg.
Performance is 8.5 seconds per 100 km / h and 190 km / h maximum.
Next to it will also be a 2.2-liter diesel engine with a power of 202, but its torque figure is interesting - 45 kg available from 1,750 rpm.
It accelerates to 100 in 10.7 seconds and up to a maximum of 202 km / h.
Both engines come with an eight-speed planetary automatic transmission.
Dashboard and 12.3-inch multimedia system (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
The new Carnival will be marketed in two trim levels.
EX will be the entry level and the premium will be the higher finish level.
Both are available in both the diesel engine and the petrol engine.
The cabin has a 12.3-inch digital dashboard and a 12.3-inch multimedia system, as well as a pair of Apple and Android devices, split climate control into three areas and independent air conditioning outlets, a variety of USB sockets, electric trunk door and side doors and more.
Finishing levels differ in areas like the direction of the front seats where the EX only that of the driver electrified in the premium will be a direction for the two breaks.
The vehicle with an additional premium finish also has LED lighting, a roof window, leather upholstery for the seats, the gear selector is replaced with a button, gear shift controls behind the wheel and a 360-degree camera.
More than 1,000 liters even after using the third row of seats (Photo: Manufacturer's website)
safety
Like the armature, the list of safety systems is long.
Correction of lane departure, automatic braking system including at the entrance to the intersection, vehicle warning in "dead zone" including active repair, automatic braking to detect cross traffic behind, adaptive cruise control, warning system and prevention of back door opening when vehicle comes from behind, system to prevent children in the car ( That its use will become mandatory from August this year in cars in which children under the age of 5 are transported).
The only system that adds a premium level of finish is the use of side cameras to display the "dead space" next to the vehicle on the dashboard.
The third row of seats folds into the floor when not in use (Photo: manufacturer's website)
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Prices and competitors
With the expanding instrumentation list, the new generation of Kia Carnival is also becoming more expensive, moderately at the EX finish level and more tangible at the premium finish level.
The EX finish level with the gasoline engine will cost NIS 250,000 (NIS 245,000 in the past), the same level of finish with the diesel engine will cost NIS 260,000.
The premium finish level has risen from NIS 259 in the past to NIS 270,000.
In the diesel version, the price will be NIS 280,000.
Its indirect competitors, such as the Chevrolet Traverse, Toyota Highlander or Subaru Evoltis and the like cost more, are less useful but offer the "terrain" pose in return.
In the absence of vehicles such as the Toyota Sienna or Honda Odyssey, its natural competitors that are not regularly marketed in Israel, the carnival only faces Chrysler Pacific in direct competition, but it is more expensive than it and starts at NIS 270,000.
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