- The Three-Row Carens will hit showrooms next year and will take on the likes of the Hyundai Alcazar and Mahindra XUV700
- 2022 Kia Carens Design
- 2022 Kia Carens cabin and features
- 2022 Kia Carens engine
- 2022 Kia Carens Pricing
The Three-Row Carens will hit showrooms next year and will take on the likes of the Hyundai Alcazar and Mahindra XUV700
The all-new Kia Carens will be the fourth product from the South Korean brand in India. It will be a direct rival to the Hyundai Alcazar and will be priced lower.
Kia has undoubtedly made it to the big league only a few years after arriving in the Indian market. The South Korean manufacturer said on its arrival to India that it will only focus on SUVs and MPVs for the Indian market. Even though Kia is calling the Carens a recreational vehicle, in simple terms, it is an MPV.
2022 Kia Carens Design
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Kia has always pushed exciting designs to the market. The Carens is no different. The Korean manufacturer has tried to take away the MPV looks and give a more muscular, SUV-inspired get-up to the Carens. The front gets split headlamps with sharp LED DRLs in the signature Kia design. Kia has used a lot of chrome on the car and the front-end is full of chrome. Down below in the bumper sits ice cube foglamps.
From the side, the Carens get an almost flat bonnet adding to that SUV-ish stance. Other than that, there is not much going on the side profile. It gets large glasses and 16-inch alloy wheels that do look good on the car. There is a silver stripe in the rear window that forms an upright arrow. Kia claims that the Carens will offer the longest wheelbase in the segment without mentioning the dimensions.
Instead, they advertise it as a recreational vehicle
The rear is not the best part of the Carens. It gets LED split tail lamps with the typical Kia reflector joining both of them. There is chrome in the rear as well.
It is a very clean overall design on the Kia Carens. However, we believe it is not as exciting or revolutionary as the Seltos.
2022 Kia Carens cabin and features
The dual-tone cabin will offer a long list of features
The clean design theme continues on the inside as well. It gets a minimalistic design with only a few buttons on the dashboard. It gets dual-tone black and beige colours with a V-shape insert in the dashboard and door pads. The minimalistic design also hides the front aircon vents smartly on the chrome line that dissects the dashboard.
In the centre sits the 10.25-inch infotainment system with UVO connected car technology with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. There are buttons for the climate control system in the middle.
The Carens will also offer ambient mood lighting, spotlights, rear table trays, and a standard sunroof. The model kept on display had the captain seats in the middle row. There is a one-touch tumble-down system for the middle row seats for easy access to the last row seats.
2022 Kia Carens engine
Kia does not call the Carens an MPV
Kia is yet to officially announce the engine line-up. But they did announce that the Carens will offer a petrol and diesel engine option and there will be automatic transmission as well. We could see the driving modes – Sport, Eco, Normal on the dashboard suggesting that there will be three modes.
Kia will probably power the all-new Carens with the 1.5-litre petrol and 1.5-litre diesel that are available with the Seltos.
2022 Kia Carens Pricing
Kia Motors chose India to do the global unveiling of its all-new Carens. It is based on the modified Seltos platform
Kia will position the Carens aggressively against the Alcazar. Why do we think so? That’s because there is no panoramic sunroof available with the Carens and when the full feature list is revealed, we may get to see a few features exclusive to the Alcazar.
We may get to see a price tag of around Rs 14 lakh on the Carens, positioning it against the Mahindra XUV700, Tata Safari and the Alcazar.
What do you think about the Carens? Do let us know in the comments section and do not forget to post your guesses on the pricing of the Carens as well.
Keyword: 2022 Kia Carens Makes Global Debut In India, Perfectly Blends MPV with SUV