Kia India has launched the Carens at an introductory price that starts from Rs. 8.99 lakhs (ex-showroom) today, 2 months after officially unveiling the 3-row vehicle. The Korean carmaker had begun accepting bookings for the 3-row vehicle from January and claims to have received just over 19,000 orders thus far. Called by Kia as a ‘recreational vehicle’ the Carens comes in a total of 5 variants namely Premium, Prestige, Prestige Plus, Luxury and Luxury Plus. Multiple exterior colours will be on offer along with a dual tone cabin theme.
In terms of features, the car
will come with LED lights, puddle lamps, Kia Connect (66 features), digital
instrument cluster, 10.25-inch touchscreen, ventilated front seats, 8-speaker
BOSE sound system, electric sunroof, ambient lighting, electric double folding
second row seats and more. The Carens will also be offered with many useful
touches like drive modes, 5 USB type-C ports, pop out cup holders, under-seat
trays, seat back trays for the second row occupants, 50:50 folding third row
seats and so on.
The engine options comprise a
1.5-litre naturally aspirated (NA) petrol (115 PS and 144 Nm), a 1.4-litre
turbo-petrol (140 PS and 242 Nm) and 1.5-litre diesel (115 PS and 250 Nm) unit.
All motors get a 6-speed manual transmission as standard, while the
turbo-petrol can also be had with a 7-speed DCT with paddle shifters and, on
the other hand, the diesel will also be teamed to a 6-speed automatic gearbox.
Kia, which will export the
Carens to 90 countries from India, has equipped the car with 6 airbags, ABS,
ESC, VSM, BAS, HAC, TPMS, disc brake on all wheels, among other safety tech as
standard.
