HYUNDAI STARIA v KIA CARNIVAL | Wheels Australia

[@WheelsAustralia]

Let us know whether you prefer the Staria or the Carnival below. Also read the article here- www.whichcar.com.au/reviews/2021-hyundai-staria-vs-kia-carnival-comparison-review

[@arifabdullah7142]

Kia Carnival is very beautiful whilst Hyundai Staria looks Toyota Master Ace in the early 1990's

[@froggy0162]

Kia looks like another suv clone and the staria is better packaged and looks cooler.

[@heatherjennings3516]

I've been looking at both for my daughter who uses a wheelchair. In the past it has always been Carnival or the VW van that has been our main options. Today we went for a drive in the Staria Elite. OMG it is beautiful. The space, the quietness. My daughter loved the huge windows, she could see so much. Absolutely in love with it!

[@moocher9935]

We are looking now as we have two fosters with special needs & both wheelchair bound... I much prefer the Carnival but the space for our family is also very important... I'm so torn on which one to get

[@duskobogos2348]

The KIA Carnival is more 'personal' like... less space inside, yet enough. The feeling I got, I loved it. Off the mark its like a rocket launch with that diesel awesome exhaust roar!! Excess into it at rear is challanging... where Hyundai Staria excells. High seating and relaxing position with just right door armrest... excellent. Over the steering speedo with all the info...I saw first in Peugeot....revolutionary ! Carnival has lower and Staria much higher roof. Staria feels and is much more spacious. New, bigger and amasing large and lower windows is an EYE TURNER, besides its futuristic front and rear look !!!! Comfy seats with lots lots legroom and every modern feature installed into it. Definatelly it will be popular amongs hire car and shuttle operators. Top model will challange the V250 Mercedes and save approx $30K You decide. Love them both

[@light487]

I really don't understand. Kia have done the market research and found that people want less van like people movers.. so what does Hyundai do? Make a van like people mover.. added height and length make it actually less appealing than the Kia. And that convertible boot space... It's the king of storage still. It's so odd.. they are legally different companies, but are still the same company for all intents and purposes.. the Staria really doesn't make a lot of sense.

[@jezspinks426]

Yes, the Staria design is bold in more ways than one. The Carnival's flexible/versatile third row really is its piece de resistance.

[@light487]

@@jezspinks426 the Staria really is just the iload/imax with a new look. Some people are going to like that look, but that's really all there is to offer in the people mover space for the Staria. No childseat anchors in the back row seems to be a design flaw.. someone needs to ask Hyundai about that.

[@unorthdoxy2257]

who said that people want less van like people movers ?

[@light487]

@@unorthdoxy2257 In Australia, this is the current market research results.

[@LankyJane]

I can't believe someone would bring out a people mover in 2021 where the seats don't even fold down to create a flat cargo space. I love Hyundai but who on earth designed this...

[@florme6494]

Looks wise, inside and out, I love the Staria, but my deal breaker is the lack of arm rests for longer trips. Such a small thing I know. But if I’m buying a luxury van I want a prober lounge chair style cabin seat experience.

[@nithianathan7962]

It's not a small thing when you're covering long distances. Such omissions will definitely increase fatigue faster than the carnival

[@norpriest521]

@@nithianathan7962 Alphard is best

[@hotwings9382]

The premium version has arm rests that fold on both driver and passenger seats

[@hifanhandony2521]

Well done. Very informative video and the outtakes at the end 😃 for me the kia wins

[@jezspinks426]

Thanks, Hifan - and glad we could give you a laugh at the end, too!

[@duskobogos2348]

No way definitely no way! To compare Hyundai Staria with Kia Carnival. I drove both vehicles in a very short space of time end the feeling is totally different driving each vehicle. Also, they are visually very different, so absolutely I am amazed that you compare the two. The Staria can only be compared to the Mercedes V250! Full Stop. By, its bulky size, space and number of seats. The Staria is an amasing vehicle and I drove the Petrol Front wheel drive. The base model. It impressed me all around. The KIA Carnival diesel I drove is excellent in everyway also. Beautiful 8 seamles gears smooth as SILK!! Its size and space does NOT compare with Hyundai Staria at all. Full recomendations on BOTH vehicles and please do not compare the two. Chauffeur, Hire car and shuttle business industry operator for decades.Hopefully this helps someone to give these vehicles a test drive, you will be blown away!

[@noelzacharyrecidoro5002]

Kia carnival all the way for me.👍🏽

[@froggy0162]

Why? Uglier and less room…

[@mzamosokhela8876]

I like Carnival because of good looks. The Hyundai, no thank you!

[@zerenzhu6169]

So the digital instrument cluster and side camera will come next year?

[@dennisbartolotta6157]

Love to see an ldv executive g10

[@jamesfranklin2203]

What a pity the Staria is not offered with a plug-in hybrid engine

[@AridersLifeYT]

it will be

[@ផ្ទះកសិករលក់គ្រឿងកសិកម្ម]

Expected for Phev staria

[@takumiarigato6168]

Not a big deal for me

[@fedyaismadiyorv3241]

Gap yoʻq zoʻr video boʻpti men ham sevaman kiya karnivalni ishizga omat OʻZBEKISTONDAN

[@redridinghood1978]

What is the colour on the Carnival? Is it the Astra Blue colour.

[@datwistyman]

God I hate the new trend of putting tags on the side of the seats it look horrible. First thing I'd do is cut them off. I'm glad the carnival did have them. I love the look of the carnival as well.

[@LightingComposition]

Definitely

[@anainsfran4442]

en algunos videos tiene el volante a la derecha y en otros videos lo tiene a la izquierda

[@eagleheart928]

Staria: wagon-wanna-be van Carnival: van-wanna-be wagon

[@magicheats8291]

Carnival is a SUV wannabe Hyundai staying true to being a real people mover a Van is a Van

[@fale892]

@@magicheats8291 theyre both vans, but KIA know people prefer SUVs, so KIA prpduces something that looks like an SUV but has people mover practicality. KIA is smart

[@jonejones2028]

Staria don't have third row baby seats?! It's a miss

[@ZX-ly9yz]

Because assume you want to put baby on second row so you can see them

[@Ebonyqwe]

I can’t believe the middle seat belt 3rd row in Carnival passes safety standards. A child in there would either slip under or break their neck. Let alone a small adult.

[@tobydriel9132]

KIA CARNIVAL

[@sky7corner919]

Staria more space and chance to 11 seater

[@minniesaab7255]

👍🏻🔝✔💯

[@AdolfHitler-si3ze]

The Staria looks like a knock off 1st generation Toyota Tarago/Previa/Estima

[@brownsybuoy]

The kia looks like a knock off of the GMC Arcadia/ Holden Arcadia

[@lesklower7281]

There are much much better than the Kia and Hyundai what about the Toyota Alphard Vellfire Noah and Voxy a choice if four and been from Toyota much more reliable and much better spect than the Kia and Hyundai both these interiors look cheap and plasticly were as the Toyotas much more classy interiors although they are grey imports which means they are second hand and have kilometers on them and been s Toyota that doesn't matter because they are Toyotas and for $50000 you can buy a decent top spec Alphard or Vellfire with low kilometers but the dashboards are %100 better looking than the cheap plastic dashboards of the Kia and Hyundai and the Toyotas represent better money and been from Toyota will outlast the Kia and Hyundai and which company has the best reputation for reliability Toyota of course and Hyndai and Kia haven't got the best reputation for reliability recalls class action law suits and catching fire and recalls for engines Toyota are a far better product as l am the owner of a 1997 Toyota Hilux that has done 430000 kilometers on its original engine and is in good condition passes the yearly regestration inspection no problem show ne any Kia or Hyundai from 1997 that has done more than 430000 kilometers were are they any around but on the other hand there was a 1997 Toyota Hilux that sold yes sold that had done 980000 kilometers for $500 and the seller had no trouble selling it excellent reliability from Toyota can any Kia or Hyundai top that an my Hilux cost me $1500 4 years ago but to find a similar one today l would have to pay $5000 to $6000

[@djamalziane7905]

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[@King_kizzy07]

Camerman did a horrible job

[@khalidtarhanakhalid8220]

Kia

[@MikeStevens]

I really, really like the look of the Staria, but I reckon it'd be the Carnival for me. Muscly looks and a more family-oriented interior.

[@oImagine]

After viewing the review made by Wheels on KZbin, I have generated some points that I would like to quickly add. First of all, the carnival still uses the old system of technology where as the Staria uses the latest technology by Hyundai, meaning that it would be more refined and matured. Next up, is the room and space in the vehicles. The Hyundai has more room than the Carnival on the inside, we thoroughly tested both vehicles and we found that we could comfortably sleep 4 people in the Staria, but it was pretty much cannot be done by the Carnival. An analogy would be, you are paying the same price, but only getting a Unit if you buy the Carnival, however, if you buy the Staria you would be getting a proper House if this makes any sense. Finally, I have 3 final points to state. The thing now is Covid, Covid has changed our lives and the way we travel big time since flying would be dangerous and not an ideal choice. The Staria is larger on the inside, therefore more room, therefore, more ideal for traveling comfortably. Reason that this is important is because it is really hard to find accommodation these days, last time we drove 4000km and only spent a total of $200 worth of accommodation fees. It just saves you money. And because of the new lane centering assist, driving there is easy as snapping your fingers with this function. We got home after a week without feeling fatigue or anything. Another advantage that the Staria has is the incredible HTRAC 4 wheel drive system, allowing it to tow 2.5 tonnes and do a little bit of off roading if you drive to the outback or something like that. With this car, we can do whatever we want, whenever we want, wherever we want. This is all I have to say and thanks for reading, I hope this all makes sense and could also be considered.

[@florme6494]

I’ve also enjoyed feeling like I drive a big van, when I drive a big van. I’m probably on my own with that.

[@julianinc7161]

The Kia Carnival looks much better. But without second-row touchscreens and VIP captain chairs (essentials for a minivan), it cannot be the best 7/8-seater in the market...

[@thomes7318]

To want to take over the people mover market and yet not have tether points to allow for car seats is absolutely nuts 😂. Families use people movers. Families include kids. Muppets.

[@froggy0162]

Carnival was fine until they caved and made it look like another bloody idiot suv… Renault did the same with espace and scenic and ruined the packaging that made them brilliant.

[@SuperVix83]

I don't think you can really compare these two vehicles, one is a van and the Kia is more like a wagon.

[@thanhthao3959]

👍💖

[@julianinc7161]

The Carnival is handsome but needs second-row touchscreens and VIP chairs...

[@airforceone6523]

If you want a van look. Hyundai staria. If you want a suv look . Kia carnival. Man, those kia carnival back in the 90s early 2000s was ugly as hell.

[@ZX-ly9yz]

Staria is more spacious.

[@mrlbattle1]

Kia