Having debuted in 2022 as the replacement for the Sedona, the Carnival sports Kia’s powerful yet efficient Smartstream 2.2-litre CRDi turbo engine, looks too good to be a MPV, boasts a sumptuous cabin with a plethora of features, offers car-like handling, and is more practical than your neighbour’s boxy SUV.
The Carnival is designed to make any drive a pleasure, be it on the long road or for urban driving – and while testing, the fuel efficiency, comfortably sitting between 7 litres/100km on the highway and a respectable 8.1 litres/100km in city traffic, certainly impressed us! With its 72-litre tank, it’s great for longer trips – you can clock at least 800km before having to find a filling station!
Comfort-wise, there is certainly nothing to complain about. The inside of…