Explore the upgraded interior and fresh design of the new Carnival

KIA South Africa has revealed its facelifted people carrier Carnival with an upgraded interior and a new-look exterior.

- WILLEM VAN DE PUTTE

They've done away with the mid-spec SX variant and now offer the still well-specced entry-level EX and the range-topping SXL.

Exterior

Designed with the company’s new SUV-inspired design language, it gets sculpted bonnet lines, a bold new character line that connects the front and rear lights and more pronounced wheel arches.

In addition, it gets a new Tiger Nose grille, two-tone side mirrors, black-and-chrome rocker panel mouldings and a rear skid plate garnish.

Depending on the model variant, it stands on either 18 or 19-inch alloy wheels.

Interior

In the two-tone leather upgraded interior, the central fascia of the Kia Carnival comes with a high-gloss black finish with a chrome strip that runs across the dash and slim metal-effect air vents.