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Carnival Hybrid

Also available asCarnival
Kia Carnival SKia Carnival SKia Carnival SKia Carnival SKia Carnival SKia Carnival S

Images: Kia America (press kit) · US model shown (left-hand drive); Australian specification differs · Images are indicative only. Confirm details on the dealer website.

The Carnival Hybrid is the hybrid version of Australia's favourite people mover, with the same vast eight seat cabin and sliding door practicality, but with a turbo petrol hybrid that uses much less fuel around town. For a vehicle this size that is a real saving, and it makes the hybrid the pick for families doing most of their kilometres in the city and suburbs. It cannot tow as much as the diesel, so caravan owners should look at that one instead. It comes in S, Sport+ and GT-Line grades. The diesel is listed separately.

/ Overview

FuelPetrol HybridUnleaded (91 RON or higher)
0–100 km/hTBD
Fuel consumption5.8L/100km
TransmissionAutomatic
DriveFWD
Apple CarPlay & Android AutoWireless
Seats8
Boot Space627L
Towing (braked)1000kg
Dimensions (L×W×H)5,155 × 1,995 × 1,785 mm
ANCAP Safety★★★★★
Warranty7 years / unlimited km

/ Grades

Drive-away · NSW
Sfrom $61,126

The AutoFocus Verdict

The S Hybrid is the cheapest way into an electrified people mover, about $1,750 over the diesel S, and it quietly gets the climate control the diesel S goes without. Around town it's the cheaper car to run by a wide margin. The catch is towing: the hybrid is rated to half what the diesel can pull, so if there's a caravan in your life this isn't the one.

Sport+from $73,967
GT-Linefrom $82,682

/ Features

Standard equipment· 7
Engine
1.6L turbo-petrol hybrid, 180kW/367Nm combined system
Transmission
6-speed automatic
Driveline
Front-wheel drive
Fuel economy
5.8L/100km combined
Fuel tank capacity
72 L
Estimated range
~1,240 km
Cost to run
~$1,550 a year in fuel

Kia Carnival · S

$61,126Drive-away · NSW· estimated, incl. on-road costs · confirm with dealer

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