This season has brought many positives for Kia, and the Kia Carnival MPV has now been named among the “Best New Cars for 2022” by Autotrader. This is proof that the Carnival absolutely provides every detail core to the Kia experience, including excellent value, long-lasting refinement, and design quality.
The Carnival has successfully challenged current consumer expectations while delivering on what today’s family will demand with its size and purpose. It’s a glowing example of how Kia has stepped up and offered an amazing amount of luxury as of late, and how the brand has taken the best elements of a family car and combined them with the utility, look, and wide-reaching appeal that you would find in a high-end SUV.
The Carnival reached a 9.3% share of the MPV segment during 2021, and during its first year at retail, the Carnival MPV totaled higher sales than the Sedona had over the last decade. This award from the experts at Autotrader is presented after ranking and testing vehicles using a broad range of criteria. This time the editors were focused on models that would be available for purchase over the next nine months and included vehicles that they think offer significant value or are above par in several categories.
The Carnival offers an abundance of technology and convenience features for the price, an awesome 290-horsepower V6, and styling that goes toe-to-toe with any other vehicle in the segment. Additionally, an abundance of parking cameras erase all the hard-to-see guesswork when you back into a spot!
The Edmunds review team recommends the amenities and mid-spectrum additives of the EX trim, which adds 19-inch wheels, the hand-free power tailgate, a 12.3-inch touchscreen, eight-speaker stereo, three-zone automatic climate control, wireless smartphone charging station, rear cabin intercom, rear camera monitoring system, and adaptive cruise control. For a minivan, the styling is a knockout, and this is just the vehicle we envisioned for the family on the go.
