NEW 2022 KIA CARNIVAL.COMPLETE REVIEW INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

The Kia Carnival is a good minivan. It has a capable V6 engine, gets good gas mileage, and delivers a relaxed ride and poised handling. The interior looks great, with upscale materials and three spacious rows of seats. There’s lots of cargo room, including a class-leading total behind the third-row seats. Plenty of features come standard as well, including lots of driver assistance technology and a user-friendly infotainment system.

The Carnival carries a starting price of $32,100, and its highest trim starts at $46,100. If you exclude the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid – which is an outlier, as it’s a plug-in hybrid, which tend to be more expensive than nonhybrids or regular hybrids – minivan starting prices range from the high $20,000s to the mid-$30,000s, so the Carnival falls in the middle of the spread. This Kia’s highest trim is a bit less expensive than some competitors’ top models, which can cost upward of $50,000.