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2023 KIA CARENS -
Starting price at $30,748
The fourth-generation Kia Carens 2023 has now gone on sale. Built on a stretched version of the Seltos’ platform, the latest Carens is aimed at emerging markets and offers three-row seating.
The Kia model is comparable in size too, measuring in at 4,540 mm long, 1,800 mm wide, 1,700 mm tall and with a wheelbase of 2,780 mm.
To justify the asking prices, the Carens gets a more sophisticated suspension setup featuring MacPherson struts at the front and a multi-link rear - the latter being different from its aforementioned rivals that use torsion beams.
All variants come with 16-inch alloy wheels (with 205/65 profile tyres), multi-reflector LED headlamps, LED DRLs, LED fog lamps, LED taillights, power-folding side mirrors as well as a powered sunroof as standard.
Inside, you get ventilated front seats, artificial leather upholstery, mood lighting, second-row sunshades, a Supervision 4.2-inch TFT LCD instrument cluster display, an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system (with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto), an eight-speaker Bose premium sound system, automatic air-conditioning (with vents for the second and third row; manual controls for the rear) and a Qi wireless charger.
The 1.5MPI - Premiere comes with seven seats (2-3-3 layout), while the costliest variant gets two captain chairs for the second row to become a six-seater (2-2-2 layout). Both have one-touch access to the second row and there are fold-up tables for second-row passengers.
In terms of safety, six airbags come standard, along with a range of passive systems like ESC, ABS, EBD, brake assist, hill start assist, Downhill Brake Control, a tyre pressure monitoring system as well as front and rear parking sensors - the lack of active systems is a downer though. Rounding off the kit list are keyless entry and engine start, remote engine start and cruise control.
As for engines, the 1.5MPI - Premiere gets the Smartstream Gamma II 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder with 115 PS at 6,300 rpm and 144 Nm of torque at 4,500 rpm. This drives the front wheels via an Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT), which is Kia’s take on a CVT..
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