Kia Carnival will enter the Indian market this festive season, the company has announced the launch date

Changes are also visible at the back, where MPV has been linked with LED taillights and a newly designed bumper.

Inside the cabin of this Carnival MPV, there will be two designs: 7-seater and 9-seater variants. It will feature an updated interior by Kia with several new features fitted into the new Carnival MPV, including a dual-screen set-up: a new 12.3-inch infotainment system and a digital instrument cluster.

Other than these features, the new Carnival would also get wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a wireless charger, automatic climate control, a 360-degree camera, a head-up display, Adas, and a rear infotainment screen.

Here, there are 3 kinds of powertrains available for the Kia Carnival MPV. In global markets, it has petrol variant powertrains of 3.5 liters and hybrid set-up powertrains of 1.6 liters, coupled with a diesel variant of 2.2 liters. Of these, a petrol-powered option that comes paired with an 8-speed automatic gearbox is said to generate as much as 287 bhp of power and 352 Nm of maximum torque. Hybrid is a 54 kWh battery version; this can put out an output of 242 bhp, while the peak torque offered by it would be 367 Nm. Besides this, the 2.2-litre diesel engine might also be carried over.

The price of the Carnival MPV in the Indian market went up to Rs 29.65 lakh from Rs 40.60 lakh when it was first launched in the Indian market. With the updated model, it might now start at about Rs 40 lakh.