2025 Kia Carnival
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2025 Kia Carnival
Kia just posted photos and a few preliminary details about the 2025 Kia Carnival.
Up front, the Carnival is getting a new grille, new headlight design and a new bumper. Essentially, it’s a totally new face with a much greater emphasis on vertical elements, particularly from the new vertically-oriented headlights. Instead of the zig-zag DRLs on the current van, the new one has its lights extend downward through the stacked LED headlights and also horizontally into the center of the grille. The lower side intakes in the bumper are gone, but the main central opening in the lower bumper looks enlarged.
A similar theme is present in the Carnival’s rear design, as the taillights extend downward and horizontally, but don’t fully meet in the middle for a full-width light. The tailgate itself is also totally redesigned, and the lower bumper is a new shape with new trimmings too. This might only be a refresh, but Kia has changed a whole lot about the way the Carnival presents itself.
Kia hasn’t said a whole lot, but one detail to note is that there will be a new “Gravity” trim that features dark metallic colors as its theme.
Up front, the Carnival is getting a new grille, new headlight design and a new bumper. Essentially, it’s a totally new face with a much greater emphasis on vertical elements, particularly from the new vertically-oriented headlights. Instead of the zig-zag DRLs on the current van, the new one has its lights extend downward through the stacked LED headlights and also horizontally into the center of the grille. The lower side intakes in the bumper are gone, but the main central opening in the lower bumper looks enlarged.
A similar theme is present in the Carnival’s rear design, as the taillights extend downward and horizontally, but don’t fully meet in the middle for a full-width light. The tailgate itself is also totally redesigned, and the lower bumper is a new shape with new trimmings too. This might only be a refresh, but Kia has changed a whole lot about the way the Carnival presents itself.
Kia hasn’t said a whole lot, but one detail to note is that there will be a new “Gravity” trim that features dark metallic colors as its theme.
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IMHO they don't look bad at all.....I've seen lots worse.
What I don't understand, though, is this obsession with shark-fin C-pillars on many recent SUVs/crossovers, including this one....it seems to be a styling-fad.
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lolll i actually like the wheels... considering minivans basically don't matter and don't really have a particular image or "brand" to uphold, i say go for it when coming up with a design
ultimately this will just be replaced and forgotten so why not have some fun for a few years
ultimately this will just be replaced and forgotten so why not have some fun for a few years
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Did you look at all the pictures in the OP? The vans in the lower pictures have all black wheels:
In general I'm not a fan of all black wheels, but they are sharp when they are nice and clean.
In general I'm not a fan of all black wheels, but they are sharp when they are nice and clean.
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Agreed; but I don't ever think this is the case on minivan. I've come to like them on the Telluride.
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Yes, I know.....I wasn't referring to that shot. Either way, I'm not a fan of black wheels..but I respect your view on that. And a lot of vehicles are sold with them....so obviously there is a market for it. Even some Buicks have them...on the ST (Sport Touring) packages.
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Curious to see if the Korean market hybrid (likely similar to the system in the Sorento hybrid) makes its way to the States. No PHEV announced for any market as of yet. Guess they'll want to keep pushing the EV9.
