Kia is expected to introduce Carens about a month after it begins accepting bookings.
Kia will begin accepting customer bookings for the Carens from 14th January 2022. The vehicle is expected to be introduced to the market in February next year.
Exclusively manufactured in India, the Carens will be the Korean firm’s fourth product for the market here and is billed not as an SUV but a ‘recreational vehicle’.
Unveiled earlier this month, the MPV with SUV-Esque styling comes with a bold exterior styling. The car will have split LED front lights, wide lower air intake (upfront), roof rails, alloy wheels, and tail lamps with a relatively crisp design.
Of course, Kia has fitted lots of chrome bits on the car’s exterior and the ubiquitous body cladding makes its appearance on the Carens as well.
Inside, the Carens comes with a dual-tone dashboard, premium cabin with tonnes of goodies like a digital instrument cluster, 10.25-inch touchscreen, ventilated front seats, electric double folding second-row seats, electric sunroof, connected car tech and so on.
The car is expected to be priced attractively and help the brand gain more market share in India
Customers will be offered both 6- and 7-seat configurations and plentiful safety features as standard. Since the Carens is based on the Seltos, it will come with the same set of powertrains as the compact SUV.
There will be three available engines: a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated petrol (115 PS and 144 Nm), a 1.4-liter turbo-petrol (140 PS and 242 Nm) and a 1.5-liter turbodiesel (115 PS and 250 Nm).
Transmission options include a 6-speed manual gearbox, which is the mainstay. The turbo-petrol engine also comes with a 7-speed DCT, while the diesel motor comes with a 6-speed torque converter auto.
A short video revealing the date when Kia Carens bookings will begin is attached below.