Dealers are accepting deposits for Carnival hybrid with a selling price of 1.849 billion VND, the hybrid engine combines a 1.6 gasoline engine and motor, for a total capacity of 241 horsepower.
Since early 2025, Kia dealers in Vietnam have simultaneously allowed customers to deposit for the Carnival hybrid model with an expected delivery time after Tet. The Kia Carnival hybrid version has been updated by Truong Hai on the Korean car company's website, but the selling price and technical specifications are still unknown.
On the dealer side, sales consultants do not have the specific configuration of the Canrival hybrid from the factory. However, the price of the car at the dealer is the same at 1.849 billion VND.
Compared to the current highest-end version of Carnival, the 7-seat Signature 2.2D diesel engine priced at VND 1,589 billion, the hybrid version is about VND 300 million higher.
Equipment is unknown, but the dealer said that the Kia Carnival hybrid has a 7-seat configuration, the engine is a 1.6 turbocharged type with a motor on the front axle, for a total capacity of 241 horsepower, torque of 367 Nm. 6-speed automatic transmission.
In Southeast Asia, the Carnival hybrid debuted in January 2024 at the Singapore Motor Show. Compared to the regular version with a pure internal combustion engine, the hybrid version has a similar design.
Standard equipment on the Carnival hybrid in the Lion Island includes 19-inch alloy wheels, sunroof for the cockpit and rear compartment. In addition, there is a head-up display on the windshield, entertainment screen and speedometer, all 12.3 inches. Bose 12-speaker sound system.
The car has full driver assistance features (ADAS) such as blind spot warning, lane keeping assist, front/rear collision warning, adaptive cruise control.
According to specifications in Singapore, the Carnival's 1.6 hybrid engine consumes 6.5 liters/100 km, but the company did not specify which roads it operates on. In Vietnam, the 2.2 diesel engine version of the car consumes 7.8 liters; 5.7 liters and 6.5 liters on urban roads, highways and mixed roads.
When it was launched, Carnival was Kia’s second car with a hybrid engine configuration after Sorento. The selling price of over 1.8 billion VND (not yet official) of the hybrid version is the most expensive among the Carnival versions, almost touching the low-end version of the large MPV Volkswagen Viloran (1.989-2.188 billion VND).
TH (according to VnExpress)