Not long before the 2022 Kia Carnival makes its market debut in Malaysia, and ahead of that, official pricing of the fourth-generation MPV has been revealed – available only as a 2.2D variant here, the Carnival will go for RM196,340 on-the-road without insurance, inclusive of the 50% SST exemption that is in place until June next year.
Previewed last week at an event, the MPV will make its debut here as a CBU model, imported from South Korea, before transitioning to a locally-assembled unit when CKD production begins next May. It was originally intended to get the MPV up and running as a CKD model from the get go, but the pandemic delayed those plans.
The Carnival arrives in its 11-seater form, which will allow it to be classified as a commercial vehicle and thus grant it lower taxes. It’s powered by a 2.2 litre four-cylinder Smartstream turbodiesel, which features a cast iron block instead of an aluminium one. The oil burner, which offers 199 hp (or 202 PS) at 3,800 rpm and 441 Nm of torque from 1,750 to 2,750 rpm, is paired with an eight-speed automatic gearbox.
As standard, the Carnival is fitted with dual LED projector headlights and distinctive LED daytime running lights, which flow into a single graphic, as well as LED fog lamps, while the rear lighting array consists of bulbed tail lights and fog lamps.
Also on, auto headlamps/wipers and 18-inch Y-spoke two-tone alloy wheels, shod with 235/60 profile tyres, and the MPV also wears the latest Kia logo that was introduced this year – the new brand identifier is to be found on the bonnet, tailgate, wheel centre caps and steering wheel airbag boss.
Inside, cabin design elements include a horizontal dashboard layout, a tall centre console – incorporating a Jaguar-like rotary gear selector – and a freestanding display panel, which houses a 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. The analogue instrument cluster, meanwhile, incorporates a 4.2-inch TFT-LCD multi-info display.
Standard equipment includes keyless entry, push-button start, paddle shifters, eight-way power-adjustable front seats, Saddle Brown faux leather upholstery, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, a Qi wireless charger, a six-speaker audio system, seven USB ports, dual-zone front and single-zone rear air-conditioning as well as hands-free powered sliding doors and tailgate.
In terms of seating, the placement for 11 is spread over four rows, with the second, third and fourth rows each featuring a three-seat layout, for a 2-3-3-3 configuration. Both the second and third row arrangement have a 40:20:40 split, with the centre seats on both rows being temp seats, meaning they can be stowed to offer a central walk-through between rows two to four. As for the fourth row seats, they are bench pop-up units that can be folded down to increase boot space.
Safety-wise, the Carnival is equipped with seven airbags, which consists of front (driver and passenger), front side, curtain (front and rear) and knee (driver only) units, ABS with EBD and brake assist, electronic stability control, traction control and two second-row ISOFIX child seat anchors (on both outer seats of that row). Also present, front/rear parking sensors and a surround view monitor offering a 360-degree view around the vehicle.
As mentioned previously, the automaker’s Drive Wise assistance suite on the Malaysian-spec Carnival is limited to blind spot collision warning (BCW) and rear cross-traffic collision avoidance – there’s no autonomous emergency braking or adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go to be found here, but hopefully it will be added on to the CKD unit.
Six exterior colour choices are available for the car, and these are Snow White Pearl, Silky Silver, Aurora Black Pearl, Panthera Metal, Astra Blue and Flare Red. The 2022 Kia Carnival will come with a five-year/100,000 km warranty and five years or 100,000 km of free maintenance.
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I really like this new Carnival but the price and the specs is just.. If 175k sure lots of people will be interested. Looks like i have to wait for CKD then..
At least not as expensive as staria
But Staria is much bigger, complete with active safety features. But still, the price of Staria is damn expensive. This Carnival, even got no AEB.
Awesome korean mpv indeed for balik kampong. Poor locals still stuck with proton exora, pensipp price real hate BN 64yrs govt.
Non relevant.
Hyundai is premium version of Kia
If it price at 175k, the u will say “ If 150k sure lots of people will be interested”
If price at 175k you will say why it’s not priced at 150k
People are hard to please
By the time the vehicle goes to CKD, the June SST privilege will end. So the CKD price would most likely remain as the imported price currently.
Better priced than Staria
Compare to overpriced staria, this carnival is better bargain
And look a lot better too.
This design is really awesome
Beautiful bus van
Wah good price! If i need a minivan will definitely get this. the 2.2D engine is a gem, powerful and frugal. familiar wt the engine since my coy hav a santa fe diesel…..really powerful but sips fuel
be it a kia model, wait 6-12 months, massive rebates later
Ya sure bro Kia car sucks right? I just walked into 3 dealers who said they have to stop taking booking because too many bookings and mostly likely need to wait till June for next batch which will also be CBU.
great car. just Kia needs to improve availability of spare parts under warranty
LOL! At those prices, Kia is just dreaming to get 100,000 in 5 years.
its not really there fault is it.Tax on imported car is really damn high
If they bring 8 seater version with full spec like Australian market carnival, I’m sure more peoples will be interested to buy this carnival much spacious than 11 seats.
Hopefully they will bring it in CKD version soon.
After my son told me .Confirmed book one unit for 2020
Awesome
Really like this Carnival. Except of course the only sole engine offered, the 2.2D. Maybe if they have 3.0Turbo engine with AWD it would be nice offering. Or at least the petrol 2.0 Turbo with 270hp and of course with AWD(added safety during slippery road).
But the important thing is, hopefully Hyundai Malaysia will install adaptive cruise control with stop and go function for the CKD version. This morning also all highways out bound of KL are jam packed with cars. Stop and go function really going to be useful.
Please bring int the 6 seater with full suite ADAS n digital cluster
OK boss.
Worth every penny
Carnival also get new Smartstream engine while Staria gets old typed diesel engine
Nice one
Depending on each family size. I hope they can have option to choose the number of seats and arrangement. Smart system I would expect same of those in that same price range. 200k new car with 5 year warranty sound ok but still I think many will rather go for recond vellfire. Kia have to offer better than this. Service level too.
For a huge size only 2.2L? Not underpowered?
it has turbo and 440 torque.. almost similar to starex but better output power.. so it is not underpowered…
Way overpriced for most Malaysians as our average salary have not gone up with the rest of the world. What we need is a Exora replacement at current price bracket.
this car isn’t meant for people like us
In Not enough smart to use HP online and my spealing also pour please inform me if anything
Kia and Hyundai are no doubt able to manufacture good cars but they have to price at the right level here in Malaysia. At rm200k, no matter how good is this MOVE, the sales is expecting to be low.
Hopefully when the CKD version comes, there’ll be a more premium 7-seater variant, with captain chairs in second row and all the techs from other market.
The price will get into Vellfire & Alphard’s lower end territory but those are recond/used cars with no dealership.
it is bargain price less than 200K (old version was 180K) !
for close to RM200K, might as well get a recon alphard or vellfire.