Kia Carnival (2025) Price & Specs

The facelifted Kia Carnival has hit the market in South Africa, with the local range trimmed to 2 derivatives. Here’s a look at pricing for this updated MPV…

The facelifted Kia Carnival has hit the market in South Africa, again available in both 7- and 8-seater guise. And Cars.co.za can share pricing for the 3-row MPV’s now 2-strong local line-up.

While the pre-facelift portfolio comprised a trio of derivatives, the refreshed KA4-series Carnival range – which was revealed back in October 2023 – has been trimmed to a pair of variants in Mzansi.

According to our information, the updated Carnival 2.2 CRDi EX 8-seater is priced from R1 049 995. That’s some R111 000 more expensive than the outgoing version, meaning the entry point to the range has moved into 7 figures.

Meanwhile, the higher-spec Carnival 2.2 CRDi SXL 7-seater is priced from R1 299 995, some R136 000 more than the pre-facelift SXL (and incidentally the same price as the top-spec Sorento SXL). That means the mid-tier EX+ grade falls away at this mid-cycle update.

Under the bonnet, nothing has changed. Both the EX and the LX are again powered by Kia’s familiar 2.2-litre, 4-cylinder turbodiesel engine, which here delivers an unchanged 148 kW and 440 Nm to the front axle via an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission.

Standard kit for the EX grade includes items like 18-inch alloy wheels, automatic headlamps, artificial leather seats, an electrically adjustable driver’s seat, a 12.3-inch infotainment system, a reverse-view camera, a 6-speaker sound system, wireless smartphone charging, remote engine start and conventional cruise control.

Meanwhile, the SXL adds features like 19-inch alloys, LED taillamps, LED front foglamps, rain-sensing wipers, LED interior lighting, a 12-speaker Bose audio system, an electrically adjustable front-passenger seat, heated-and-ventilated front seats, an “integrated” digital instrument cluster, powered dual sliding doors, a powered tailgate, a head-up display, adaptive cruise control, a dual sunroof and all sorts of extra driver-assistance features.

Safety features that are standard across the range include 7 airbags, ABS with EBD, electronic stability control, hill-start assist control, ISOfix child-seat anchors (in both the 2nd and 3rd rows) and front-and-rear parking sensors.