2024 Kia Carnival vs Old Carnival: Key Changes Explained
Compared to the older version, the new Carnival has a much more modern design, a premium interior, and more features
The 2024 Kia Carnival has been launched at Rs 63.90 lakh (introductory, ex-showroom pan-India), and it has returned to the Indian market after a year of its discontinuation, now in its facelifted fourth-generation avatar. Compared to the previous second-generation model, which was on sale in India till July 2023, the new-gen Carnival has a more modern design, a more premium-looking cabin, and a lot of new features. Let’s see how different the new Carnival is compared to the old one.
Design
The design of the Carnival has evolved a lot and the major change in the front is that it has gone from curvy to boxy over the last two generations. The fourth-generation Carnival has a squared-off fascia, which features a massive grille, vertically placed 4-piece LED headlamps, a slim bumper, and the LED DRLs with L-shaped elements run up to the centre of the grille.
From the sides, the overall silhouette looks quite similar, but the A-pillar is more raked now, and the 3rd row window is also bigger. While the wheel size is still 18-inches, the new model gets more stylish alloys to go with the latest design.
It’s at the back that the changes are more prominent. The fourth-generation has a more muscular design with a bigger bumper, and also gets a connected LED tail lamp setup with L-shaped lighting elements.
Interior
In the last two generations, many significant changes have been made to the cabin of the Carnival. While both have a dual-tone cabin, the newer one gets a black and brown cabin theme, where the dashboard is finished in all-black and the seats are covered in brown leatherette upholstery.
The cabin layout is also more minimalistic, with a flat dashboard, and an ambient lighting strip running across its width. It also gets a freshly designed steering wheel compared to the second-generation model, and the cabin is driver-centric, with the screens and the AC controls, both slightly oriented towards the driver.
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There has been one change in the cabin which is very important. While the second-generation Carnival was available in multiple seating layouts, the current one is offered only in a 7-seater configuration, with captain seats in the second row and a bench seat in the third.
Features
The fourth-generation Carnival has a much longer features list as compared to the last version that was on sale in India. It gets dual-integrated 12.3-inch screens (touchscreen infotainment and digital driver’s display), an 11-inch heads-up display, 12-way powered driver seat with lumbar support, and an 8-way powered front passenger seat.
It also gets powered second row seats with heating and ventilation, dual single-pane sunroofs, a wireless phone charger, a 12-speaker BOSE sound system, and 3-zone climate control.
In terms of safety, it offers 8 airbags, all-four disc brakes, a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), a 360-degree camera, and Level 2 advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) features like adaptive cruise control, autonomous emergency braking, and lane keep assist.
The second-generation Carnival offered features like an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system, 3-zone climate control, two single-pane sunroofs, ventilated driver seat, 10-way powered driver seat, 6 airbags, a tyre pressure monitoring system, and a rear parking camera.
Powertrain
| Parameters |
Second-gen Carnival |
Fourth-gen Carnival |
| Engine |
2.2-litre diesel |
2.2-litre diesel |
| Power |
200 PS |
193 PS |
| Torque |
440 Nm |
441 Nm |
| Transmission |
8-speed AT |
8-speed AT |
Kia offers the fourth-gen Carnival with a 2.2-litre diesel engine, just like the older version, but the new Carnival’s engine has a slightly lower power output. The torque and transmission, on the other hand, remains the same.
Price Rivals
Kia has priced the new Carnival at Rs 63.90 lakh, and the last recorded price of the second-generation model was from Rs 30.99 lakh. At its price point, it serves as a premium alternative to the Toyota Innova Hycross and Maruti Invicto, while also being an affordable option to the Toyota Vellfire and Lexus LM.
All prices, ex-showroom pan-India
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