On the highway the Carnival felt well planted and it smoothed out most of our crumbling infrastructure’s roughness.
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Thank a 360-degree camera for helping the driver maneuver in tight parking quarters. The minivan feels stable on the highway and is easy to park, too. Kia built the van on its fine K5 sedan’s platform that features more ultra high-strength steel to help lesson body roll. Handling also is fairly light and easy feeling and while there’s a bit of body lean in turns, this Carnival is easy to keep under control. I managed 22.6 mpg in a mix of city and highway driving.įour drive modes allow the driver to go to Sport (on a minivan?), Comfort, Eco or Smart, which learns how you drive and adjusts shift points and such to fit your driving style. The Kia is rated 19 mpg city and 26 mpg highway, a tad more than the former Sedona. The upside is a nice mix of power and efficiency.
The engine is smooth and quiet and well suited to its 8-speed automatic. While few of us consider sportiness when shopping for minivans, it’s good to have a strong powertrain if you have seven or eight passengers aboard.Ĭarnival obliges with a 3.5-liter V6 that creates 290 horsepower, slightly more than Pacifica. Toyota and Chrysler offer that.īut from a hauling standpoint the Carnival is a class-leader in power and interior passenger space. This model remains front-drive and is not offered as AWD or hybrid. Don’t swallow your tongue after seeing that price tag - any minivan well loaded will crest $45 grand these days. It helped that I was driving the SX Prestige model that tops the Carnival lineup with a starting price of $47,275, including delivery fees.
While it’s hard to disguise the long tubular design of a minivan, Kia mostly succeeds with a stylish new nose and some satin aluminum cladding on its C-pillar. From nose to tail the Kia Carnival looks high-class.
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