Since its debut, the Carnival has stood out by seamlessly combining SUV aesthetics with the practicality of a family vehicle. The 2025 Kia Carnival minivan comes refreshed, boasting significant updates in styling, performance, and technology. These enhancements empower the Carnival to defy the stereotype that family vehicles lack excitement.
With its impressive SUV-inspired design and generous passenger and cargo capacity reminiscent of a van, the 2025 Carnival effortlessly captures attention while enhancing its versatility with an optional turbo-hybrid powertrain. Embracing the digital era, the 2025 Carnival showcases Kia’s latest connected car technology, emphasizing connectivity and convenience as its central features.
The 2025 Carnival will be available in five trim levels: LX, LXS, EX, SX, and SX Prestige. The new Carnival HEV will be available in four trim levels: LXS, EX, SX, and SX Prestige. Contact our Kia dealership near Tulsa, OK, today, to learn more about the 2025 Kia Carnival minivan’s availability, price, specs, and more.
Characterized by a grand and sculptural grille, the front fascia boasts a chiseled and assertive design, juxtaposed by intricate and high-tech details in cube-like headlamps that are accentuated by Kia’s signature amber-colored Star Map daytime running lights.
Around back, the Carnival looks more refined with smooth surfaces and clean lines. The license plate housing was repositioned to the lower part of the tailgate for a polished appearance, while the crisp contours of the Star Map taillights add depth to the rear. An available wide and contoured skid plate contrasts against the black cladding on the lower rear fascia completes the exterior redesign.
For those who are more keen on design, the Carnival Dark Edition gets darkened exterior elements, including: wheels, front grille, exterior side mirror covers, tailgate garnish, side door garnish, C-Pillar garnish, skid plates, and the roof rails.
The 2025 Kia Carnival’s spacious and adaptable interior accommodates 7- or 8-passengers while retaining its best-in-class cargo capacity of 145.1 cubic feet behind the first row. For 8-passenger configurations, the “Slide-Flex” seating system enables various arrangements, featuring a sliding second-row center seat that facilitates convenient access for the front passenger to a baby or child seated in it. As a hallmark of the Carnival, removable second-row seats and fold-in-floor third-row seats remain integral features.
Ambient lighting that stretches across the width of the dashboard add a clean and three-dimensional effect. The expansive center console boasts generous dual cupholders that can accommodate large beverages. Embedded lights within the seat belt buckle provide illumination, aiding in their visibility during low-light conditions. Seven standard USB-C ports are positioned conveniently throughout the cabin, ensuring that mobile devices can remain charged for passengers across all three rows.
A curved panoramic dual-display features full digital instrumentation with an available 12.3-inch cluster and 12.3-inch infotainment display elegantly integrated into one single panel for an ultramodern appeal. Additionally, an optional full-color head-up display projects cluster and navigation information directly onto the windshield, ensuring optimal visibility within the driver’s field of vision.
Initiate with “Hey Kia!” and experience the multi-zone voice recognition feature, which discerns between front-row and second-row speakers, identifying essential commands like window operations or climate control adjustments. With the optional VIP Lounge Seat package installed, second-row passengers can activate their seat’s relaxation mode effortlessly, reclining the seatback and deploying the leg extension, all with a single voice prompt.
The 2025 Kia Carnival offers two engine options. One is a 3.5-liter V6 GDI engine capable of generating 287 horsepower and 260 lb.-ft. of torque, coupled with an 8-speed automatic transmission that transfers power to the front wheels. Additionally, newly introduced for 2025 is a 1.6-liter turbo-hybrid engine paired with a 54kW motor and a 6-speed automatic transmission, boasting a combined output of 242 horsepower and 271 lb.-ft. of torque.
Specialized hybrid performance enhancements are geared towards enhancing both performance and fuel efficiency while prioritizing a comfortable driving experience. These enhancements include E-Handling, E-Ride, and E-Evasive Handling Assist features. E-Handling is engineered to enhance vehicle responsiveness during cornering maneuvers, while E-Ride helps mitigate the impact of bumps by employing specially tuned shocks. Additionally, E-Evasive Handling Assist aids in controlling vehicle movement during emergency steering maneuvers.
Ferguson Kia is excited to bring the 2025 Kia Carnival to our Kia dealership near Tulsa, OK. The Kia Carnival is the perfect family hauler for Tulsa-area families who live an active lifestyle. We expect the 2025 Carnival to arrive at our Tulsa Kia dealership later this year; summer 2024. The 2025 Carnival is set to offer five trim options (LX, LXS, EX, SX, and SX Prestige), while the Carnival HEV will come in four trim levels (LXS, EX, SX, and SX Prestige).