2026 Kia Carnival value and specs

The Kia Carnival lineup has been expanded, with its hybrid powertrain now obtainable in two extra mannequin grades.

This provides the Carnival Hybrid vary a base value greater than $20,000 decrease than earlier than.

There are nonetheless 5 trim ranges beginning with the Carnival S, Sport, Sport+, GT-Line Lite, and highest-spec GT-Line all topic to a $420 value rise for mannequin yr 2026 (MY26).

In any other case, the Carnival is unchanged for MY26.

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The petrol and diesel engines can be found throughout all 5 grades, whereas the hybrid powertrain – beforehand provided solely as a GT-Line – is now additionally obtainable in S and Sport+ grades.

The Carnival is Australia’s best-selling individuals mover by an enormous margin, and options eight seats throughout three rows.

The second row is ‘reversible’ – which means it will possibly face rearwards – and has slide and recline capabilities. It additionally has a sliding ‘Stroll-in’ characteristic enabling simpler entry to the third row’s 60/40-split seat. 

Each Carnival has 5 top-tether and 5 ISOFIX seat-mounting factors. 

There are USB chargers for the primary two rows, air-conditioning vents for all three rows, and 9 cupholders throughout the inside. 

Pricing

Drivetrains and Effectivity

Throughout the 5 grades, the Carnival is obtainable in a alternative of petrol, petrol hybrid and diesel-powered variations – with the hybrid beforehand unique to the flagship GT-Line now additionally provided within the S and S+ grades. 

Dimensions

Servicing and Guarantee

All Kia Carnivals have a seven-year, limitless kilometre guarantee with seven years of capped-price servicing and as much as eight years of roadside help.

Servicing is required each 12 months or 15,000km on petrol and diesel Carnival, with servicing for hybrid variations each 12 months or 10,000km.

The hybrid mannequin has a seven-year, 150,000km guarantee for defects in its high-voltage system, together with the battery.

Security

The Kia Carnival has a five-star ANCAP score primarily based on testing performed in 2021, and options driver and entrance passenger airbags, a driver’s knee airbag, front-row facet airbags, in addition to curtain airbags overlaying the primary, second and third rows.

Kia Join telematics – which features a smartphone app to examine objects similar to gasoline degree and distant door locking – is customary, with an ‘eCall’ button to summon emergency providers. 

Commonplace security tools throughout the vary consists of:

• Autonomous emergency braking
  • Pedestrian detection
  • Bicycle owner detection
  • Junction help
• Adaptive cruise management with cease/go
• Clever velocity restrict help
• Lane departure warning
• Lane-keep help
• Lane Following Help (lane centring)
• Blind-spot help
• Rear cross-traffic alert
• Rear occupant alert
• Trailer stability management help
• Clever velocity restrict help
• Multi-collision braking
• Reversing digicam
• Entrance and rear parking sensors
• Related providers with SOS name perform for crashes
• Entrance and front-side airbags
• Curtain airbags for all three rows
• Driver’s knee airbag

Carnival Sport provides:

Sport+ and up add:

• Parking Collision Avoidance – Rear (AEB reverse)
• Blind-Spot View Monitor
• Rear cross-traffic help
• Encompass-view digicam
• Facet parking sensors
• Junction Cross, Lane Oncoming, Lane Direct avoidance 
• Freeway Driving Help 2
  • Steering, braking, accelerating and stop-start visitors jam help

Commonplace Gear

Colors

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