Paying sixty grand for a Kia is a big ask in anyone’s language â€" but the 2015 Kia Carnival Platinum offers a lot of car for the money.
The new Kia Carnival is dearer than ever before, with the flagship Platinum models priced from $57,490 plus on-road costs for the 3.3-litre V6 petrol, or $59,990 plus costs for the 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo diesel.
That may seem dear, but the Platinum model’s pricing pits it against big family-friendly vans like the Chrysler Grand Voyager (from $57,500 to $77,500), and the Volkswagen Multivan, which ranges from $49,990 to $77,990.
To justify the price, the range-topping Carnival Platinum eight-seat people mover is packed to the brim with kit, much of which has never before been seen in the South Korean brand’s local wares.
The highlights include a range of safety systems, such as blind spot monitoring with lane-change assist, rear cross-traffic alert (which warns you if there’s a car approaching when you’re reversing from a perpendicular parking space), a lane departure warning system and a forward collision warning system. It also has HID headlights with automated high beam assistance (another Kia first in Australia).
None of these are groundbreaking in terms of safety tech on the whole, but it’s good to see them offered for the first time in the Kia range, particularly given this car was smacked with a four-star ANCAP safety rating over a new rule regarding seatbelt reminders â€" not the actual crash performance of the vehicle.
In terms of its internal safety gear, all Carnivals are fitted with six airbags, including dual front, front-side and full-length (three-row) curtain airbags.
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