After what seems like an eternity, Naza Kia finally appears set on bringing in the latest third-generation Kia Carnival to our shores. The massive MPV will be previewed at the Mines International Exhibition and Convention Centre (MIECC) this Thursday, before its inevitable launch soon.
It may be new to Malaysians, but the word might not be best used in this context. The Carnival was first unveiled in New York in April 2014, but there was no indication then that it would be offered here – although the original model was sold in Malaysia in both original and Naza Ria-badged forms, the second-gen was never made available on our shores.
Fast forward nearly two years later and the people mover was captured in front of JPJ Putrajaya, hinting that the the Carnival could well be introduced here. The sighting was bolstered by a source at Naza Kia, which told paultan.org then that the Carnival was under consideration to be sold in Malaysia.
This Carnival is an absolute beast – it’s 40 mm longer than the already-commodious previous model. The increase in dimensions is claimed to have enabled the Carnival to offer more front shoulder room, greater leg room in the first, second and third rows and a slightly higher hip-point than the previous model.
Available in either seven-, eight- or, in Korea, eleven-seater configurations, the Carnival is offered with two powertrain options – a 202 PS/441 Nm 2.2 litre R CRDi turbodiesel, a 270 PS/318 Nm 3.3 litre naturally-aspirated MPI petrol V6 or a 280 PS/336 Nm GDi version of the V6. Both engines are mated to a six-speed automatic. If the recent introduction of the Sorento was any indication, Naza Kia could offer both petrol and diesel engines here, with the latter being low-spec model.
So, what do you think of the return of the Carnival on our shores? Could it really take the fight to the likes of the Toyota Alphard and Vellfire? Sound off in the comments section after the jump.
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should be interesting to see how they price it! Should be included in the Kia Value 5 Program as well!
Siapa Cepat Dia Dapat. RM150,000 Sahaja.
For this monster, it should be Value 10
maintaining old price sure will sell like hot cake
Two years too slow.
P1 Exora R3 > all
Waiting for Naza Ria…
Naza Citra lagi lawa sia….
The size might be bigger than Alphard/Vellfire,but it seems like it would not be as luxurious as them.
you watched the review in youtube already or not? research a bit laa..
Meanwhile Proton rebadging old stocks from Suzuki Maruti as it’s new Proton Ertiga model and selling 8 years old Exora.
What happen to ur Kunta/Albert/Albert Yong nick?
Hahaha
I just came back from Australia,where cars ,new and old….huge yards ,mesmerising,shop until u drop with 2.0 camry starting from aus22K plus.
Here,u wanna talk about this Kia Carnival,pricing?
Fully imported,our gargantuan taxes will push it above rm150K++.,unless there is sufficient volume to bring in ckd form.
By the way,with the weakening ringgit….stop buying new cars.Just HOLD FOR 6 MONTHS ,TILL 2017…see how our economy fares.More businesses now are going under.
Be safe ,than sorry.
kah kah kah.. his kunta already brain drain.. his master dont want to pay RM50 any more
Finally! Price it like the Sorento please. or even rm10k lower.
I would go for the diesel.
yup. diesel always low spec model.
hence toyota fortuner.
the best spec innova in indo is diesel. not avail in MY
are we looking for -ve trend here for diesel by MY gov?
Hopefully Naza will bring this model into Msia, a high spec diesel model would be most welcome.
NAZA hope people will forget about it’s previous Carnival/Naza Ria disaster.
the super high fuel consumption, costly timing belt change at early interval (3 pc cam belt instead of 1), and issues with cylinder liner – 15-20k overhaul at naza SC
I’m curious.
You buy a 2.5L V6 Quad cam (and relatively underpowered) for such a heavy car, and what sort of fuel efficiency numbers where you expecting?
Finally. I’ve been riding this South Korea. It is grey/black interior here which is WAY BETTER than the light brown scheme in the photos.
Price it in rm150k -rm170k range for the lower spec..it should be an instant hit
Keep the 3.3L petrol engine. Dont have to bring it here. Nobody in West Malaysia wants to spend RM2k+ on roadtax. 2.2L is still manageable , but not 3.3L .
But..but..but.. a lot of people drives the 3.5L Aplhard/Vellfire/Estima nowadays..
That’s a very sleek profile – almost wagon-like – which I like. Reminds me of the Honda Odyssey from previous generations. 3.3 litre engine will result in a road tax of RM2200, instead of RM3500 if it was a normal sedan. Still quite high, but it is super smooth and sounds good. The smaller turbo diesel engine may be more popular cos of lower road tax. But will it be OK in the long run, to run on B10 diesel here?
must always standby a P1 or P2 just in case.
haha…after a few generation only Naza dare to bring in to test market. Believe it is due to the nightmare of old Naza Ria issues. However they had lost many years in this category car in Malaysia. Good luck korea
2.2L diesel engine on the highest spec car too. Keeping the 2.2L for lower spec only is a big mistake.
I agree. Perhaps just offer the diesel engine but different specs just like the Hyundai Grand Starex.
pls, replace the player with 8 inch or above…
November 10 is Thursday or Friday ? , writer please modify your title