Published : 18 January 2022
Read Time : 5 min
Author: Mohammad Osaaf
Kia India have received 7,738 bookings for the Carens on the first day of bookings. Official bookings began on January 14 for a token amount of Rs. 25,000. You too can book a Carens from their official website or any Kia dealership near you. The prices of the Carens are not yet revealed. We expect the car to go on sale sometime in February or March of 2022.
Carens is a 6 - 7 seater MPV with SUV styling. It comes in 5 variants; Premium, Prestige, Prestige Plus, Luxury and Luxury Plus. Some notable features on the higher variants of the Carens include:
- 10.25-inch Touchscreen infotainment
- Connected car technology
- BOSE sound system with 8 speakers
- Multicolour ambient lighting
- Air Purifier
- 10 Hi-Safety Package (6 Airbags, ESC, VSM All-Wheel Disc Brakes, Highline TPMS, rear parking sensors, etc as standard)
- Ventilated front seats
- Multi-Drive modes (Sport/Eco/Normal)
- 2nd-row seat with an electric tumble function
- Sunroof
- Paddle shifters
- Front parking sensors
- 2nd and 3rd row diffused AC vents
- LED DRLs with LED Headlamps and taillamps
- 16-inch dual-tone alloy wheels
- Wireless phone charger with cooling
- 1st-row cooling cup holders
- Retractable seat back table with cup holder and gadget mount
- Sliding-type under-seat tray
- 2nd-row captain seats optional
The Carens uses 3 engines; a 1.5L normal petrol, a 1,4L turbo petrol and a 1,5L diesel. Their specifications are:
Carens will have the upper hand on Hyundai Alcazar in terms of overall dimensions. It is longer, wider and taller than the Alcazar. Carens even has a bigger wheelbase of 2780mm, even longer than the Toyota Innova Crysta’s wheelbase.
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After churning the features of each variant through our complex algorithm, we believe that the prices of the Carens could start at Rs. 11.29 lakh. The top variant’s prices could go up to Rs. 17.85 lakh (ex-showroom). The Carens will go up against Hyundai Alcazar, Tata Safari, Mahindra XUV700, MG Hector Plus, Suzuki Nexa XL6, Mahindra Marazzo and Toyota Innova Crysta.