Kia is all set to reveal two new cars for the Indian Market at the Bharat Mobility Expo that is held between February 1st – February 3rd. One is confirmed to be the New Carnival, and the other is a global product that will debut at the Expo.
Kia will be present at the BME 2024, and will be revealing the new luxurious Carnival that was due for an update in India for quite some time. Sadly, Kia had discontinued the 3rd Gen Carnival in 2022, but in an interview, Kia had said they won’t launch old product, and that they want the new stuff. Other than the Carnival, Kia will be debuting one more global product at the Expo, and it’s highly likely it could their flagship Electric SUV, EV9.
At the Auto Expo held in January 2023, they had shown the concept of the EV9, but since then, it has launched in some markets, and now the production version is expected to make debut at the BME 2024. Here’s everything you need to know about both the Kia models –
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The EV9 measures more than 5 Meters in Length, and it’s built on their Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). Kia claims the EV9 on a single charge can travel up to 541 KMs, and is offered in two variants. Globally, the Standard trim of EV9 comes with 76.1 kWh battery pack with a single motor powering the rear wheels producing 214.5 BHP and 350 NM of torque and sprints from 0 – 100 KMPH in 8.2 seconds at a 185 KMPH top speed.
Then there is the long range trim with 99.8 kWh battery pack with two drive-type options – Rear-Wheel-Drive (RWD) with a single motor producing 201 BHP and 350 NM torque and does 0 – 100 KMPH in 9.4 Seconds; another option is the All-Wheel-Drive (AWD) with dual motor setup producing 380 BHP and 600 NM of torque and accelerates from 0 – 100 KMPH in 5.3 seconds at 200 KMPH top speed. It has features like 360 View Camera, Heated & Ventilated Seats, Powered Front Seats, Level 3 ADAS, powered tailgate, and so much more.
The Carnival is almost like a home on wheels because of how comfortable the seats are in this MPV. It has four rows with captain seats in second-row which are similar to Kia EV9. Kia offers the Carnival with a V6 Engine internationally, while it’s possible Kia could replace the V6 Engine in India with the 2.0 L Turbo Petrol Engine, however, it’ll retain the 2.2 L Diesel Engine that it used to offer with the 3rd Gen Carnival.
The Carnival has features like dual 10.25-inch display, ventilated and heated seats, a single-pane sunroof, and a panoramic sunroof, 360 Surround View Camera, Level 2 ADAS, and so much more. The Carnival doesn’t have any direct rivals as it’s the only MPV in the segment, and it’ll continue to be the best-selling MPV in its own category. We expect to learn more about the new India-bound Carnival in the coming weeks.
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