Kia India today launched a new Kia Carnival in the Indian market. The new Carnival in its fourth generation made its debut globally last year and gets significant design and features upgrades over the old model. Bookings for the MPV are already underway, interested customers can book the MPV online or by visiting their nearest dealership. The booking amount is set at Rs 2 lakh and the deliveries will begin in the coming months.
In this article, let’s compare the new Carnival with the Toyota Innova Hycross.
Comparing the variants and pricing first, the Carnival is offered in a single fully-loaded Limousine trim with a 7-seat layout and a single diesel engine option priced at 68.9 lakh (ex-showroom). The Hycross on the other hand is offered with 7 and 8 seat layout and two petrol engine options. It gets GX, GX(O), VX, VX(O), ZX and ZX(O) variants and is priced between Rs 19.77 lakh to Rs 30.9 lakh (ex-showroom). The Carnival almost costs double the price because it’s bought to India via the CBU route, hence it attracts import duties. However, it’s expected that the Carnival will be locally assembled at a later date, which should bring its price down by a substantial amount.
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Comparing the dimensions, the Innova Hycross measures 4775 mm in length, 1850 mm in width, 1795 mm in height and has a wheelbase of 2850 mm. The Carnival is substantially longer, wider and also has more wheelbase. It measures 5155 mm in length, 1995 mm in width, 1775 mm in height and has a wheelbase of 3090 mm. Both MPVs have 18-inch alloy wheels.
Now let’s compare the engine, the Innova is offered with two petrol engine options – a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder NA petrol engine which puts out 173hp of power and 209Nm of torque. It comes paired only with a CVT automatic gearbox. Another engine is the 2.0-litre strong hybrid petrol engine which puts out a combined 184hp of power and comes with an e-Drive transmission. Both engines of the Innova Hycross are front-wheel drive only and do not get a manual transmission option. Toyota claims a fuel efficiency figure of 23.24kpl for the hybrid and the regular petrol variants get a claimed fuel efficiency figure of 16.13kpl.
The Carnival is offered with a sole 2.2-litre, four-cylinder, CRDi turbocharged diesel engine with 193hp of power and 441Nm of torque. The engine comes paired with an 8-speed torque converter automatic gearbox which sends power to the front wheels.
In terms of features, the Carnival gets dual 12.3-inch curved displays for infotainment and instrument cluster, three-zone climate control, a head-up display, a 12-speaker Bose sound system, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, connected car tech, a standard 7-seater (2+2+3) layout, a 4-spoke steering wheel, dual electric sunroofs, second-row captain seats with heating and ventilation, a 12-way powered driver’s seat, powered tailgate, power sliding rear doors and much more. In terms of safety, it gets 8 airbags, disc brakes on all four wheels, ESC, Hill Assist Control, TPMS, VSM, front, rear and side parking sensors, and an ADAS Level 2 tech.
The Hycross features a large 10.1-inch floating touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, ventilated front seats, memory function for the driver’s seat, ambient lighting, powered tailgate, Rear sunshade, 360-degree camera, semi-digital cluster, Dual-zone climate control, powered leg rest (second row), quilted leather seats, 9-speaker JBL sound system and more.
Safety wise it gets six airbags, Vehicle Stability Control, Hill-Hold assist, TPMS and ADAS features such as Lane-keep assist, Adaptive cruise control, Blind spot monitor, Automatic high beam and rear cross-traffic alert.