Kia launched two new models at GIIAS 2016, the new Sportage and the Grand Sedona. The fourth-generation Sportage QL was launched in Malaysia in May, and the Grand Sedona a.k.a. Grand Carnival could be coming soon to our shores.
The third-gen Sedona/Carnival, first seen in April 2014, is powered by a 3.3 litre V6 engine with 270 PS and 318 Nm of torque. The MPI unit is mated to a to a six-speed torque converter automatic transmission. Elsewhere, the big MPV (5,115 mm long, nearly 2m wide) can also be had with a 202 PS/441 Nm 2.2 litre R CRDi turbodiesel or a 280 PS/336 Nm 3.3 litre naturally-aspirated GDI direct injection V6 unit.
Three trim levels of the handsome eight-seat people carrier are available in the republic, and they are the Standard, Platinum and Ultimate, imported from South Korea and priced from 426 juta rupiah (RM130,760) to 482 juta rupiah (RM147,949), without on the road costs.
This sole show unit at GIIAS doesn’t look particularly high-spec as it wears “just” 18-inch wheels that look small under that hulk of a body. Standard kit on this Ultimate-spec car include six airbags, dual powered sliding doors, powered tailgate, two sunroofs, smart key, cruise control, auto headlamps and LED DRLs.
Should it appear in Malaysia, expect a longer spec list and a flashier appearance from bigger wheels. The 2.2L diesel should be a good match to the Carnival, which was sold in Malaysia in its first generation before changing its name to the Naza Ria.
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Whats with the Mesidis grille?
All carnival owners in Malaysia crying because Naza cheated them with old engines, problematic cars and no RV cars.
The Carnivals sold before lost 80% of their value in 2 years. You dare buy such a car?
True. Even your recond persona better value.
Not only that. Basically Korean cars are way better specced than the Jap but the photo shows a lot of empty buttons. Hope when it arrives those features will be made available.
There was never any diesel Kia Carnival in Malaysia. Price this right please Naza Kia. Same or lesser than the Sorento would be a good step.
Handsome MPV!
Wow….vellfire, alphard, g10, starex against sedona….which d best value…please share your opinion dude!!
Starex and Sedona, no opinion.
But for Allfart n Hellfire definitely best value for Hell drivers, as around 80 percent of these drivers drive like Hell and terrorize other road users (it’s good recipe for their early afterlife in Hell if they met other ‘bullied’ drivers that is short tempered)
Can smell you are jeoulous
It looks like an 11 seater in the pics, not 8 as per your statement
The two tone interior (black & beige) is similar like in New Persona. Current trend maybe
Bashers says if use in foreign overlords cars then its okays. But if use same in P1, then must bash kau-kau
Why interior looks like it’s covered in durian?
No other colour??
the interior colour like like massive diarrhea case…
One of the victim
been waiting for this apart from sorento, hope it will be a quite of good deals and option…
the guy who chose the interior color sure loves them damn durians man. hahaha.
KIA suppose to bring the Korean/US version to Malaysia, not Indonesian very ugly..
The reason kia has to bring the 11 seater to indonesia is simply because of stup1d indo tax law.
This car’s engine is 3.3L.. in indo any car above 3.0L straight away goes into max luxury tax bracket.. EXCEPT IF THE CAR HAS MORE THAN 10 SEATS.
If it has more than 10 seats (less than 15), it goes into LCGC (low cost green car) tax bracket, REGARDLESS OF CYLINDER CAPACITY.
SO yes you could imagine (if it ever exist) a sedona with the latest 5.0 V8 engine falling into LCGC tax bracket lol
LCGC = mobil sampah like toyota agya daihatsu ayla