The 2022 Kia Carnival Is a Crossover With Sliding Doors Because Minivans Are a Hard Sell

Speaking of badges, the 2022 Carnival will be the first Kia sold in the U.S. to use the company’s new logo which, as crooked as it might look to some, blends in well with the Carnival’s horizontal taillight treatment.

A bunch of now-expected minivan, er, family ride features are accounted for such as standard hands-free sliding doors, an optional hands-free liftgate, a Rear Occupancy Alert that honks and turns on the four-ways if it detects a locked child or pet inside, a Passenger Talk PA system, and two rear-seat entertainment screens with wireless Apple and Android device mirroring on SX and above. Load up on those offline Netflix movies, children. Up to nine USB ports throughout the Carnival keep said devices charged. Keeping the adults in the front row informed and entertained, meanwhile, is an available 12.3-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The fully digital instrument cluster also happens to measure 12.3 inches diagonally.

The 2022 Kia Carnival is scheduled to reach dealerships in the second quarter of 2021.

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