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Kia Carens MY2024 Updates Announced: Prices Hiked, Diesel MT Added And Others

The Carens MPV’s variant-wise options have been totally reshuffled, and now features a new 6-seater variant priced simply above Rs 12 lakh

Kia Carens MY2024 updates and price hike

  • Carens’ variant record has been reshuffled with three new variants that make premium comforts extra reasonably priced.

  • MPV now will get the selection of a correct 3-pedal guide with the diesel engine, iMT nonetheless on sale from mid-spec variant onwards.

  • Carens 6-seater format now supplied in a decrease variant, making it extra reasonably priced by over Rs 5 lakh.

  • Existing variants additionally up to date with extra options from increased variants.

  • New costs for Carens vary from Rs 10.52 lakh to Rs 19.67 lakh (ex-showroom).

Kia has completed the rollout of MY2024 updates for its present lineup in India, following the most recent announcement detailing the modifications for the Kia Carens MPV. It now will get the selection of a correct three-pedal guide transmission for the diesel engine, new variants that make the 6-seater format much more reasonably priced, and a few characteristic revisions for the decrease variants. Here’s the complete breakdown:

New Kia Carens Variants For 2024

Kia Carens Premium Vs Renault Triber RXZ: Comparison Review

The Carens MPV provides the next (O) variants to its lineup: Premium (O), Prestige (O), Prestige Plus (O). These are supplied with the identical petrol, turbo-petrol, and diesel powertrain choices because the variants they’re based mostly on. Here’s what every of those new variant affords over their current counterparts:

Premium (O) options over Premium

Prestige (O) options over Prestige

Prestige+ (O) options over  Prestige+ (solely with computerized transmission)

  • 6-seater format

  • Smart key with push-button start-stop

  • LED DRLs and LED taillamps

  • Leatherette wrapped gear selector

Kia Carens Premium Vs Renault Triber RXZ: Comparison Review

With these updates, the Carens’ decrease and center variants get extra feature-loaded and the 6-seater configuration now turns into extra reasonably priced by over Rs 5 lakh.

Kia Carens Feature Revisions

Aside from the brand new variants, the present variants of the Kia Carens have additionally been up to date, with decrease variants now getting extra comforts from the upper variants. These variant-wise characteristic updates are detailed under:

Variant

New Features Introduced

Premium

Prestige

  • LED DRLs

  • Auto AC

Luxury

  • Sunroof

  • LED cabin lights

X-Line

The MPV has additionally adopted the Seltos and Sonet by reintroducing the selection of a correct 6-speed guide for the diesel engine along with the iMT (guide with out clutch pedal) transmission. With the Carens Luxury variant getting a sunroof as effectively, the Luxury (O) trim has been discontinued.

Kia Carens Cabin

Like the MY2024 Kia Seltos, Kia has up to date the cost capability for the fast-charging USB ports from 120W to 180W within the MY2024 Carens. Another borrowed element from the Seltos SUV for the MY2024 Carens is the Pewter Olive (green-ish) exterior shade that can be supplied with all variants besides the X-Line.

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MY2024 Kia Carens Prices

The up to date costs for the Kia Carens and its new variants, powertrain-wise, are as follows:

Variant

Old Prices

New Prices

Difference

Premium

Rs 10.45 lakh

Rs 10.52 lakh

Rs 7,000

Premium (O)

N.A.

Rs 10.92 lakh

New variant

Prestige

Rs 11.75 lakh

Rs 11.97 lakh

Rs 22,000

Prestige (O)

N.A.

Rs 12.12 lakh

New variant

Prestige (O) 6-seater

N.A.

Rs 12.12 lakh

New variant

Most of the brand new variants are for the good thing about the Carens with the 115 PS petrol engine to broaden its attraction and supply extra options with it.

Variant

Old Prices

New Prices

Difference

Petrol iMT

Premium

Rs 12 lakh

N.A.

Discontinued

Premium (O)

N.A.

Rs 12.42 lakh

New variant

Prestige

Rs 13.35 lakh

Rs 13.62 lakh

Rs 27,000

Prestige +

Rs 14.85 lakh

Rs 14.92 lakh

Rs 7,000

Luxury

Rs 16.35 lakh

Rs 16.72 lakh

Rs 27,000

Luxury +

Rs 17.70 lakh

Rs 17.82 lakh

Rs 12,000

Luxury + 6-seater

Rs 17.65 lakh

Rs 17.77 lakh

Rs 12,000

Petrol DCT Automatic

Prestige +

Rs 15.85 lakh

N.A.

Discontinued

Prestige + (O)

N.A.

Rs 16.12 lakh

New variant

Luxury +

Rs 18.60 lakh

Rs 18.72 lakh

Rs 12,000

Luxury + 6-seater

Rs 18.55 lakh

Rs 18.67 lakh

Rs 12,000

X-Line

N.A.

Rs 19.22 lakh

New variant

X-Line 6-seater

Rs 18.95 lakh

Rs 19.22 lakh

Rs 27,000

While the 160 PS turbo-petrol does get a bit costlier with the up to date variant record, you additionally get extra options with the entry stage variant of this powertrain. The largest worth hike seen right here is of Rs 27,000.

Kia Carens Engine

  • 1.5-litre Diesel Engine

Variant

Old Prices

New Prices

Difference

Diesel MT

Premium

N.A.

Rs 12.67 lakh

New variant

Premium (O)

N.A.

Rs 12.92 lakh

New variant

Prestige

N.A.

Rs 14.02 lakh

New variant

Prestige +

N.A.

Rs 15.47 lakh

New variant

Luxury

N.A.

Rs 17.17 lakh

New variant

Luxury +

N.A.

Rs 18.17 lakh

New variant

Luxury + 6-seater

N.A.

Rs 18.17 lakh

New variant

Diesel iMT

Premium

Rs 12.65 lakh

N.A.

Discontinued

Prestige

Rs 13.95 lakh

N.A.

Discontinued

Prestige +

Rs 15.45 lakh

N.A.

Discontinued

Luxury

Rs 16.95 lakh 

Rs 17.27 lakh

Rs 32,000

Luxury +

Rs 18.15 lakh

Rs 18.37 lakh

Rs 22,000

Luxury + 6-seater

Rs 18.15 lakh

Rs 18.37 lakh

Rs 22,000

Diesel Automatic

Prestige + (O)

N.A.

Rs 16.57 lakh

New variant

Luxury (O)

Rs 17.85 lakh

N.A.

Discontinued

Luxury +

Rs 18.95 lakh (w/o sunroof)

Rs 19.12 lakh

Rs 17,000

Luxury + 6-seater

Rs 19.05 lakh

Rs 19.22 lakh

Rs 17,000

X-Line 6-seater

Rs 19.45 lakh

Rs 19.67 lakh

Rs 22,000

Kia Carens First Drive Review

The 116 PS diesel engine now will get the selection of a correct guide gearbox, and therefore the iMT possibility has grow to be costlier since it’s only accessible from the Carens Luxury variant. Even although a 3-pedal guide (MT) has much less tech than the 2-pedal guide (iMT) setup, the worth hike for these Carens diesel variants signifies that this powertrain has gotten pricier for these decrease variants as effectively by as much as Rs 7,000. The largest worth bounce for the MY2024 Carens is with the diesel-iMT Luxury variant of Rs 32,000.

Rivals

The Kia Carens continues to function a premium various to the likes of the Maruti Ertiga and XL6, whereas being extra reasonably priced than the Toyota Innova Crysta and Toyota Innova Hycross.

Kia Carens Vs Hyundai Alcazar

All costs acknowledged above are ex-showroom.

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2024 Kia Seltos Launched With More Affordable Automatic Transmission Variants

The options set for the Seltos has additionally been reshuffled, with decrease variants now getting extra comforts and color choices

Kia Seltos new variants launched

  • MY2024 Kia Seltos launched with a bunch of updates however no new options. 

  • Automatic transmission now launched in HTK Plus variant, making it Rs 1.3 lakh extra reasonably priced. 

  • More color choices launched within the entry-level HTE variants. 

  • New options have been launched within the HTK and HTK Plus variants from increased variants. 

The Kia Seltos has been given a bunch of mannequin revisions for 2024, doubtless following market suggestions for the reason that facelifted model was launched in July 2023. The largest change is the introduction of computerized transmission choices to the mid-spec HTK Plus variant, making them over a lakh extra reasonably priced. Plus, Kia has additionally rejigged the options set and color choices for the Seltos, making it extra interesting than earlier than. 

2024 Kia Seltos: New Automatic Variants 

Earlier, the automated possibility for the Seltos was supplied from the HTX variant onwards. According to Kia, the HTK Plus is the most well-liked variant for the Seltos compact SUV, supplied solely with the petrol-manual, diesel guide, diesel-iMT and turbo-petrol iMT powertrains. 

Kia has now launched the 1.5-litre petrol-CVT and 1.5-litre diesel-AT powertrain choices within the lower-spec HTK Plus trim, beforehand accessible from the HTK variant solely. As a end result, the automated possibility within the Seltos is now extra reasonably priced by as much as Rs 1.3 lakh. This replace will additional improve the enchantment of the Seltos’ top-selling variant as nicely.

Here’s a take a look at the brand new variant’s costs:

Engine Option 

HTX

HTK Plus

Difference

1.5-litre Petrol CVT

Rs 16.72 lakh

Rs 15.42 lakh

Rs 1.3 lakh

1.5-litre Diesel AT 

Rs 18.22 lakh 

Rs 16.92 lakh

Rs 1.3 lakh

2024 Kia Seltos: Features Rejigged 

The options set of the Kia Seltos has been rearranged, with extra of the upper variant options now being launched from the mid-spec variant onwards. The HTK and HTK Plus variants are those that get probably the most variety of additions. All particulars of those modifications may be discovered on this desk under:

Variants 

New Features Introduced

HTK

  • LED DRLs

  • Keyless entry with push button begin

  • Remote engine begin / cease 

  • Connected LED hind lights 

HTK+

From HTX Onwards 

Kia Seltos panoramic sunroof

While the HTK Plus already obtained the choice of a panoramic sunroof and LED cabin lamps, they had been beforehand restricted to the turbo-petrol powertrain solely. These modifications have additionally been factored into the brand new and revised pricing for the Kia Seltos.

Related: 2023 Kia Seltos Review: Setting The Benchmark?

2024 Kia Seltos: Colour Options Rejigged 

Earlier, the bottom variant of the Kia Seltos was supplied with simply two hues: Sparkling Silver and Clear White. In a bid to make it extra interesting, the bottom HTE and mid-spec HTK Plus variants now get extra of the Seltos colourways, particulars of which may be discovered within the desk under:

Variants

New Colours

HTE

  • Aurora Black Pearl

  • Gravity Grey

  • Intense Red

  • Pewter Olive 

  • Imperial Blue

HTK+ 

  • Aurora Black Pearl 

2024 Kia Seltos: Rivals

Kia Seltos rear

These updates broaden the general enchantment of the Kia Seltos package deal. You can take a look at our impressions of the facelifted compact SUV in our in-depth first drive review. The 2024 Kia Seltos rivals the Hyundai Creta, Honda Elevate, Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara, Volkswagen Taigun, Skoda Kushaq, and MG Astor.

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