Kia Carens Unofficial Bookings Open | V3Cars

11 January 2022
By Amit Saraswat
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Ahead of the official bookings, which start on january 14, 2022, some Kia dealers are already accepting bookings for the new Kia Carens. Our sources confirmed this information to us and suggest that those who want to stay ahead in the booking queue should contact a Kia dealership directly to get an early delivery.

Kia unveiled their 3-row crossover in December 2021 in India. Kia also revealed the variant details of the Carens recently and confirmed that it’ll come in 5 trim options:

Prestige
Premium
Premium Plus
Luxury
Luxury Plus

Some notable features of the Carens are:

6 airbags as standard
All wheel disc brakes as standard
Sunroof
2-level centre console storage
Underseat storage
Ventilated front seats
Captain seat option in second row
One-touch electric tumble second row seat for easy access to third row seats
Tyre pressure monitoring system
Telematics
Rear AC vents with separate compressor for second and third row occupants
Perfume slot
10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment
Android Auto and Apple Carplay
Steering-mounted controls
Cruise control
Auto AC
Front-row and second-row armrests
8-speaker Bose sound system
LED headlamps
LED tail lamps
LED DRLs
Integrated air purifier
Multi-colour ambient lighting

Also read: 2022 Kia Carens Engine, Dimensions Revealed - Bookings Open On January 14

On the powertrain front, the Carens will come with 3 engine options. The base 1.5L normal petrol engine, with 115PS and 144Nm, will come with a 6-speed manual. Both the 1.4L turbo petrol, with 140PS and 242Nm, and 1.5L diesel, with 115PS and 250Nm, will come standard with a 6-speed manual along with 7-speed DCT and 6-speed torque converter options respectively. We expect Kia to launch the Carens in Q1 of 2022 and it will compete with the Hyundai Alcazar, Tata Safari, Mahindra XUV700, MG Hector Plus, Maruti Suzuki Nexa XL6 and Mahindra Marazzo.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amit Saraswat

Born and brought up in Agra, he grew up reading magazines more than textbooks. With a keen interest in cars, he decided to make his future in automotive journalism and is currently helping in content at V3Cars.