The Carens has been a formidable part of KIA’s line up of vehicles, launched in the year 2022 the vehicle has been able to bring KIA consistent sales. Being developed on a smaller platform the car has been able to provide people with a Practical MPV at a reasonable prices.
Carnes competes with the likes of Suzuki XL6, as well as other vehicles such as the Suzuki Ertiga. KIA has been in the pursuit of giving this vehicle a new look and hence they have been testing the new facelift Carens in different part of the country’s. In a recent news report the vehicle was seen being tested again.
New Additions
The New Carens has been spotted while under heavy camouflage and hence, a lot of the new changes were hidden away under the camouflage. The vehicle has a new grille, new headlamps and redesigned front and rear bumpers. Since the MPV has been a top seller for KIA its possible that they might add more creature comforts for the car. The test car that was spotted had new set of alloy wheels, that are quite unlike any other rim design that is seen on Kia’s that are currently on sale.
New Features
Its possible that the new car might get new features that have previously been seen on the Syros as well. So it could possibly get ventilated seats, as well as other features such as a level 2 ADAS as well. Beyond that the vehicle would possibly get 6 air bags as standard with inclusion of new safety features including Electronic Stability Control, Vehicle Stability Management, hill assist control and several other monitoring systems.
Since KIA has just launched the new Syros its possible that the new car might be launched after a few Months. The current split of Carens variants range from Rs 10 lakhs to 19 Lakh Rs. Its possible that the new model might be launched for around 11 for the basic trim to around 21 lakh Rs for the top spec variant.
New Powertrain ?
Its possible that the new car would have the same engine options as that of the older version. The 115 PS 1.5 -litre NA petrol engine and a 160ps, with a 1.5 litre Turbo petrol engine . The vehicle comes with a slew of transmission options such as a 6imt, 7 DCT as well as a 6 speed manual transmission.
