2022 Kia Carnival Trim Levels

If you’re in the market for a three-row family-friendly vehicle that combines the practicality of an SUV with the space and versatility of a minivan, the all-new 2022 Kia Carnival MPV from Kia of Streetsboro is the vehicle for you. It offers a stylish design, space for the whole family and their gear, powerful and refined performance, and standard features you’d expect to find in more expensive vehicles.

The Carnival is offered in LX, LX Seat Package, EX, SX, and SX Prestige trims, with increasing levels of luxury and equipment. Here, we’ll take a look at the Kia Carnival configurations and see what each trim level has to offer.

Outstanding Design and Interior Space

The 2022 Kia Carnival features sophisticated SUV-inspired styling that makes it stand out from the crowd. The spacious three-row cabin has flexible seating with second-row sliding, folding, and removable seats, and 60/40 split-folding third-row seats that fold flat into the floor to create a level cargo area. Behind the third row, you have 40.2 cubic feet of storage. With the second-row seats removed, and the third-row seats folded, you get a massive 145.1-cubic-foot cargo area.

Power and Performance

Under the Carnival’s hood is a smooth and powerful 3.5-liter V-6 engine that generates 290 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque. Power is transferred to the front wheels by a seamlessly shifting eight-speed automatic transmission. The Carnival features an Eco Drive mode, and you’ll be rewarded with up to 19 mpg around the city and 26 mpg for highway driving. The Carnival gives you a towing capacity of up to 3,500 pounds.

Carnival LX

Starting price $32,100

The Carnival LX sits on 17-inch silver-painted alloy wheels and features a silver-painted grille, bumper garnish, and C-pillar, black window and body trim, half chrome door handles, color-keyed heated power mirrors with integrated turn signals, and a rear spoiler with an LED taillight. Front solar control glass and rear privacy glass helps to prevent the buildup of heat in the cabin.

The Smart Key enables you to lock, unlock, and remotely start your Carnival without touching the key. Access to the rear seats is easy, thanks to the wide-opening power-sliding rear doors. Helping you see and be seen are multi-reflector LED headlights and distinctively styled signature LED daytime running lights.

Inside, the LX offers stylish fabric upholstery and seats seven people with its second-row captain’s chairs. Interior features include manually adjustable front seats, a 4.2-inch driver information display, air conditioning, and a tilting and telescoping steering column.

The infotainment system includes an 8-inch touch screen, voice recognition, and Bluetooth technology for hands-free calling and media streaming. Wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay enable you to access your favorite apps directly on the touch-screen display. The front console features a USB data port and two charging ports, while the second and third rows each have two USB charging ports. The six-speaker audio system offers AM, FM, and HD radio.

Standard driver-assist technology includes driver attention warning, forward collision mitigation, lane following assist, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, blind-spot monitoring, and rear cross-traffic warning. Helping keep rear-seat passengers safe are rear occupant alert and safe exit assist.

Carnival LX Seat Package

Starting price $34,100

The Carnival LX Seat Package adds to the LX trim’s features with elegant synthetic leather upholstery, a 10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, heated front seats, and a leather-bound steering wheel and shift knob. You can seat up to eight people with the second-row bench seat, which also offers added convenience with its Slide-Flex function. The middle seat slides forward or back and folds into a table for the use of second-and third-row passengers.

Carnival EX

Starting price $37,600

With the Carnival EX, you get 19-inch machine-finished wheels and even more convenience with the smart power tailgate that opens automatically when you stand behind the car with your Smart Key. Interior features include tri-zone automatic climate control and open-pore wood graphics.

The voice-command infotainment system features a large 12.3-inch touch screen, a navigation system, and an eight-speaker sound system with satellite radio. The two-way Passenger Talk system allows easy communication between passengers in all rows through the Carnival’s speakers. Passenger View displays a camera view of the second and third rows on the touch screen and includes night vision.

The front console offers a wireless phone charging pad. You also get UVO Link which, with the Kia Access app, enables you to remotely connect to your Carnival from almost anywhere. Additional safety features include adaptive cruise control and highway driving assist.

Carnival SX

Starting price $41,100

The exterior of the Carnival SX features a satin chrome grille and trim, front and rear skid plates, LED fog lights, power-folding mirrors, roof rails, and gloss black 19-inch wheels. Inside, you’ll find sophisticated 3D embossed accent trim, ventilated front seats, an eight-way power-adjustable passenger seat, and two 115-volt power outlets.

To keep your rear passengers amused, the SX has a dual-screen rear entertainment system. The system offers Android and Apple device mirroring and two additional USB charging ports. The SX also offers reverse parking collision avoidance and a 360-degree surround-view monitor to help you maneuver in the tightest spaces.

Carnival SX Prestige

Starting Price $46,100

The top-of-the-range Carnival SX Prestige adds full LED headlights, distinctive LED taillights, and dual power-tilting and sliding sunroofs. The luxurious cabin gives you embossed and perforated leather upholstery, driver’s seat memory, a heated steering wheel, and a premium Bose 12-speaker sound system. With the blind view monitor, a live video of your blind spot is displayed on the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.

For the ultimate comfort, the SX Prestige features second-row VIP Lounge captain’s chairs. These sumptuous heated and ventilated seats have a one-touch relaxation mode that enables you to fully recline and put your feet up on the raised power footrests.

To see which of the superb 2022 Kia Carnival trims is for you, come visit us at Kia of Streetsboro today. You can also contact us by phone or via the website to schedule a test drive of any of our great lineup of Kia models.