Kia has done well with their recent Telluride crossover – so well that the three-row crossover is hard to find and comes with steep dealer markups if you find one on the local lot. And that’s just what you get in the new Kia Carnival, especially in the top-level SX Prestige trim of my test vehicle you see here. It is, however, a way of letting CUV/SUV purists know that there’s a viable alternative to the world of paying big bucks for a CUV/SUV when you can spend a little less and get MORE – more space, more cargo room, more comfort, and more family-friendly accommodations. The good looks of the Carnival play to the tune of a crossover utility vehicle (CUV), which isn’t’ a bad thing or an intentional way of Kia attempting to shed the minivan theme. The new Kia Carnival, with a clever name that plays on the liveliness of such a vehicle, doesn’t look the typical part of a minivan at first glance. While the new Carnival takes up the place of the outgoing Kia Sedona minivan, the MPV part of the new Carnival plays quite well considering many unique characteristics that make it one of the best, most luxurious, and enjoyable “minivans” I’ve ever driven. Such can be said about the all-new Kia Carnival, a vehicle that’s being dubbed as a Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) instead of the traditional sense of having the minivan label. As it’s no surprise, the current automotive landscape is dominated by crossovers where they have left other segments with a challenge to win over the masses by being creative and going outside of the box.
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