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 12 months 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 supplied solely as a GT-Line – is now additionally obtainable in S and Sport+ grades.

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

The second row is ‘reversible’ – that means it will possibly face rearwards – and has slide and recline features. It additionally has a sliding ‘Stroll-in’ function 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 supplied 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 carried out in 2021, and options driver and entrance passenger airbags, a driver’s knee airbag, front-row facet airbags, in addition to curtain airbags protecting the primary, second and third rows.

Kia Join telematics – which features a smartphone app to test gadgets equivalent to gasoline stage and distant door locking – is normal, with an ‘eCall’ button to summon emergency providers. 

Commonplace security gear throughout the vary consists of:

• Autonomous emergency braking
  • Pedestrian detection
  • Bicycle owner detection
  • Junction help
• Adaptive cruise management with cease/go
• Clever pace 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 pace restrict help
• Multi-collision braking
• Reversing digital camera
• Entrance and rear parking sensors
• Related providers with SOS name operate 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 digital camera
• Facet parking sensors
• Junction Cross, Lane Oncoming, Lane Direct avoidance 
• Freeway Driving Help 2
  • Steering, braking, accelerating and stop-start site visitors jam help

Commonplace Gear

Colors

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