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KIA Carens Facelift Spotted Testing Under Heavy Camouflage- Caren’s To Have Hybrid Powertrain?

The Car was sunder heavy camouflage but the overall dynamics would surely help us understand the dimension changes that the vehicle might have gone through- New Details Below-

KIA Carens has been one of the most demanded MPV in India, the Carnes contributes to about 20% to the overall companies’ sales The Model is due for update and has been witnessed being tested a few times. 

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The Latest sighting that has been reported by Rushlane showcases the post that has been witnessed near Hyderabad, near JNTU College. The Car was sunder heavy camouflage but the overall dynamics would surely help us understand the dimension changes that the vehicle might have gone through. 

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The Lighting setup of the car could not be seen but its possible that the new KIA Carens would get a completely new Front Fascia With KIA’s Newer Models such as the Seltos that was recently spotted testing under camouflage as well in Korea. 

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Some of the other changes that were witnessed on the car included body cladding, Door Side molding , Conventional Door Handles and Blacked Out A,B and C pillars. Which would be carried over from the current models. Thrasher section of the car would se resolute changes as well, it would receive vertically stacked tail lamps along with  newly designed bumpers and LED strips that could possibly run across the full rear of the car. 

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New Features For The Next generation KIA Carens 

The New car would get significant updates that could be over from the new Kia Syros. The Syros would receive many new updates such as Level 2 ADAS functionalities along with new features such as rear ventilated seats as well as other updates such as rear seal recline and movement. 

New Features 

Cockpit Experience would include enhanced entertainment features that could be borrowed from the KIA Syros. For Example the new car can possible have a trinity panoramic display  and a 12.3 inch HD Touchscreen and automatic air conditioner control as well. 

Powertrain Options 

While the International variants are being rumored to be powered by a Hybrid technology, its possible that the new variants in India could be powered by a Hybrid powertrain if Kia Decides to launch it before the next gen Carens launches. The Car would be powered by a 1.5 liter turbo petrol unit that generates around 160 PS of power and about 253 Nm of peak torque in petrol variants. 

The Transmission Options 

As of yet  it appears that the car might be paired with a 6 speed IMT and 7 speed Dct that are available as of now with the current models. The Diesel Unit would produce about 116 PS and peak torque of about 250 NM, the car would be mated to a 6 Mt as well 6 At transmission . Beyond the update Kia is also working on a new EV version of the Carens ICE Model. 

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First published on: Feb 19, 2025 11:52 AM IST


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