Kia Carnival’s round-trip lineup is expected to be expanded with a new special edition next month as an option for consumers facing long wait times and delays on high-end models.
Priced at $61,190 plus on-highway prices with a gasoline V6 engine, or $63,190 with a turbodiesel engine, the Carnival Special Edition sits between the SLi and Platinum to “help in the middle of the Array. . . shortage of semiconductors,” according to a Kia Australia spokesperson.
“Customers who are lately waiting for the Carnival SLi and Platinum models will be presented with the option to upgrade to the [special edition] to advance their delivery time or they can wait,” the Kia representative told Drive.
It’s $3410 more expensive than the SLi, but $4380 less than the Platinum, and adds a variety of luxury features and design elements from the Platinum, adding 19-inch black wheels, double panels on the moonroof, heated seats, and cordless phone charger.
However, it doesn’t get features like a Bose audio formula of 12 high-end speakers and an electric passenger seat, which require more semiconductors, which are rare.
The new variant also only has automatic on/down capability for the driver’s window, all side windows, as with other models.
The first examples of the 2023 Kia Carnival Special Edition are expected in dealerships at the end of March.
The arrival of the special edition comes as a high demand and limited source that increases wait times for high-end Kia Carnival models, especially V6 gasoline versions that have a low inventory due to their popularity in North America and the Middle East.
The addition of a variety of features missing from the Kia Carnival’s existing launch in 2021 — a group of virtual widescreen tools, blind-spot view monitor-looking cameras, and rain-sensing wipers — has been delayed several times due to the number of slopes. orders. still to be deleted.
The Kia Carnival is expected to get a facelift within a year, with spied prototypes being tested along the way in South Korea, which may introduce features not available.