BREAKING: The Kia Carens Will Be Launched On February 15

• The Kia Carens is a three-row MPV and will be offered in 6- and 7-seater options. 

• It will come in five broad trims: Premium, Prestige, Prestige Plus, Luxury, and Luxury Plus.

• Feature highlights are a one-touch electric tumble for the second row, 64-colour ambient lighting and ventilated front seats.

• Will get three engine options: 1.5-litre petrol, 1.4-litre turbo-petrol and 1.5-litre diesel.

• Expected to be priced from Rs 12 lakh (ex-showroom) onwards.

Kia has confirmed the Carens’ India launch on February 15. The three-row MPV will be offered in five trim options: Premium, Prestige, Prestige Plus, Luxury, and Luxury Plus, across six- and seven-seating configurations. Interested customers can also pre-book their Carens via Kia’s website or authorised dealerships for a token amount of Rs 25,000.

The Carens will be Kia’s fourth offering in the country after the Seltos, Carnival, and Sonet. It debuts the new ‘Opposites United’ design language in India with design highlights like a sleeker ‘Tiger Nose’ grille with snazzy LED DRLs and split headlights. The rear is pretty clean with connected LED taillamps, with a chunky chrome bar on the bumper. The MPV rides on 16-inch dual-tone alloy wheels and gets body cladding all-around for a beefed-up look.

Customers will get a choice of eight colour options: Imperial Blue, Moss Brown, Sparkling Silver, Intense Red, Aurora Black Pearl, Gravity Grey, Glacier White Pearl, and Clear White. Unfortunately, it misses out on dual-tone body shades. 

Being a Kia, the Carens packs a loaded features list, including a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a digitised driver’s display, connected car tech, a Bose sound system, 64-colour ambient lighting, ventilated front seats, and an electric sunroof. It also gets a segment-first electronic tumble for the second row. Additionally, we recommend you check out its trim-wise features list to help you get a clearer idea of what every variant will get. 

On the safety front, the MPV equips six airbags, ABS, electronic stability control, hill start assist, all-wheel disc brakes, and a tyre pressure monitoring system as standard. Kia is also targeting a four-star safety rating on the MPV.

Kia will offer the Carens with three engine options:  115PS 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol and diesel, and 140PS 1.4-litre turbo-petrol motor. A 6-speed manual is offered as standard, while the automatic option is limited to the turbo-petrol and diesel engines. 

Here are its engine-wise specifications:

For the Kitna Deti Hai figures, check out its fuel efficiency figures for a detailed opinion.

On to the pricing, We expect Kia to price the Carens somewhere between Rs 12 lakh to Rs 18 lakh (ex-showroom), putting it in contention with the Maruti Suzuki XL6, Mahindra Marazzo, and select variants of the Hyundai Alcazar, Tata Safari, MG Hector Plus, Toyota Innova, and Mahindra XUV700. 

To know what we think about the Kia Carens, read our in-depth first drive review.

Trim-wise Colour Options