Kia Drops All Variants Of Carens MPV Except One Ahead Of Carens Clavis Launch

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The Kia Carens had 10 trims available for sale namely the Premium, Premium (O), Prestige, Prestige (O), Prestige Plus, Prestige Plus (O), Luxury, Luxury (O), Luxury Plus and X-Line. Additionally, automatic transmission as an option has completely been removed from the MPV’s lineup, with only manual transmission available. The 1.5L naturally aspirated petrol engine is available with a six-speed manual transmission, the 1.5L turbocharged petrol engine is available with six-speed intelligent manual transmission (iMT) and a 1.5L diesel engine is available with a six-speed manual transmission.

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In addition to that, the large-scale changes in the Kia Carens will push the customers towards the Kia Carens Clavis which will boast automatic, manual and intelligent manual transmission options. Kia can slowly phase out the Carens completely or keep it as is for customers intending to use the MPV commercially, competing against the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga which is popular in the commercial fleet market.

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Furthermore, the Premium (O) variant of the Kia Carens would feature an 8-inch touchscreen equipped with Android Auto and Apple Car Play. Moreover, the Carens would be equipped with steel wheels, halogen headlamps, rear skid plates, black arch, moulding and beltline, among others.