The mid-life update of the Kia Carnival people mover has been spied in South Korea ahead of its local arrival in the first half of 2024.
Spy images published on Autospy show the updated Carnival is set to adopt an EV9-like LED headlight and tail light setup, as well as a similar wheel design. This is becoming a common trait among updated Kia vehicles, including the Picanto and Sorento.
This particular Carnival prototype is still covered in black heavy camouflage so it’s hard to make out any more details.
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As previously reported, the updated Kia Carnival is set to receive the brand’s next-generation infotainment system which will support wireless smartphone mirroring and over-the-air (OTA) software updates.
“Our rollout of the sixth-generation Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNc) will commence with the EV9 later this year, followed by the updated Sorento and Carnival,” said Kia Australia product planning boss Roland Rivero to CarExpert in June.
“This next-generation infotainment system will have the hardware to facilitate OTA updates and wireless smartphone mirroring for models with built-in satellite navigation.”
Mr Rivero also said the updated Carnival will finally introduce a range of features that have been missing since the fourth-generation model launched locally in 2020.
“That’s the opportunity to bring all these respective features in like rain-sensing wipers, digital cluster, Blind Spot View Monitor, all of these promised features that weren’t ready in time for launch due to COVID,” said Mr Rivero.
“They’ll all make their appearance at PE [mid-life update] time.”
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