Kia Carens Launch Date Revealed: Price Announcement Soon

Kia Motors has officially set the launch date for the upcoming MPV offering, the Kia Carens. The upcoming Kia Carens will be launched on 15th February 2022, and the pricing for the new SUV-styled MPV will be revealed during launch as well. The Kia Carens will officially be a seven-seater with the top variant getting a six-seater variant as well. The Carens will be Kia's fourth offering in the country and shares its engine specifications as well as underpinnings (modified for a longer wheelbase) with the Kia Seltos. Need more info on the upcoming Kia Carens? Read on.

Kia Carens Variants

The Kia Carens will get five variants. The variants are called Premium, Prestige, Prestige Plus, Luxury and Luxury Plus. While the Carens will be offered with a seven-seater configuration as standard, a six-seater option will be available in the top variant, Luxury Plus.

On the outside, the Kia Carens looks nothing like its cousin, the Seltos. While it does get underpinnings sourced from the compact SUV, its exterior and interior are anything but. 

The Kia Carens features an MPV design and modern looks. The Carens gets SUV inspired looks for a muscular appeal. On the exterior feature front, it gets all the modern-day bells and whistles, such as machined alloy wheels, LED headlights, tail lights, DRLs and fog lamps.

On the interior, the Carens gets a fair share of class-leading features such as ambient lighting with 64 colour options, a 10.25-inch infotainment screen, passenger air purifier controls, and passenger and third-row air vents, to name a few.

Kia Carens Engine Specifications

The upcoming Carens will get the same engine specifications as the Kia Seltos. This means that the Carens will be powered by a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol, a 1.5-litre diesel and a 1.4-litre turbo petrol unit. Transmission options will include a six-speed manual transmission and several automatic options such as a torque converter and a seven-speed DCT.

 

Kia Carens Expected Pricing

The Kia Carens can compete against the likes of the Maruti Suzuki XL6 and lower variants of the Hyundai Alcazar and Mahindra XUV700. The expected pricing for the upcoming Kia Carens is ₹11 lakhs to ₹20 lakhs (Ex-Showroom). For more information on the Kia Carens and other Kia cars in India, such as their on-road price and more, check out autoX.