Kia Carnival
The Kia Carnival is a minivan produced by Kia Motors. It is known in the UK and North America as the Kia Sedona. It had a base price starting at around US$20,000, which was lower than most competing minivans. The later, smaller Kia Rondo has continued this tradition. It is available in the United States with a 3.5L DOHC V6 engine producing 195hp (145kW) SAE (145kW), and many other countries with a 2.9L DOHC turbodiesel, with 144PS (142hp SAE/106kW). A 2.5L V6 is available in some markets. A 5-speed manual transmission is standard for the smaller engines, with a 4-speed automatic transmission available as an option. A 5-speed automatic is the only transmission in the American market. The Sedona was Kia's top-selling vehicle in the United States when it launched.
In the United States, it is available in a base short-wheel base model, a long-wheelbase mid-level LX model and a top of the line long-wheelbase EX model.
The Sedona/Carnival is rebadged and sold as the Naza Ria in Malaysia. This allows the van to qualify for National Car incentives within Malaysia.