Used 2023 Kia Carnival Minivan Trims Comparison

LX
The base Carnival LX comes with:

• 17-inch alloy wheels
• LED headlights
• Power-sliding rear side doors
• Heated exterior mirrors
• Seven-passenger seating
• Cloth seats
• Height-adjustable driver's seat
• Sliding and removable second-row captain's chairs
• Reclining third-row seats
• Front and rear air conditioning
• 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• USB ports in all three rows of seats
• Six stereo speakers

Additionally, the Carnival LX includes several driver assist and collision avoidance systems:

• Driver attention warning (issues an alert if sensors determine you are becoming fatigued)
• Rear seat reminder (alerts you to check the rear seat before exiting the vehicle)
• Pedestrian detection system
• Forward collision mitigation (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)
• Blind-spot monitor with rear cross-traffic alert (warns you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while in reverse)
• Lane departure mitigation (warns you of a lane departure when a turn signal isn't used and can automatically steer to maintain lane position)
• Safe exit assist (can prevent a rear passenger from opening a door into traffic approaching from behind)
• Rear parking sensors (alert you to obstacles that may not be visible behind the vehicle when parking)

An LX Seat package adds a few more standard features including:

• Eight-passenger capacity with middle second-row seat
• Eight-way power-adjustable driver's seat
• Simulated leather upholstery
• Heated front seats
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob

EX
Our recommended EX trim level adds the contents of the LX Seat package plus:

• 19-inch alloy wheels
• Hands-free liftgate
• Upgraded interior trim
• Triple-zone automatic climate control
• Manual second- and third-row side window sunshades
• 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Satellite radio
• Navigation
• Eight stereo speakers
• Wireless smartphone charging
• Quiet mode (turns off rear stereo speakers when passengers are sleeping)
• Interior camera (shows second- and third-row seats)
• Interior intercom system (allows driver to communicate to rear passengers through stereo speakers)

The Carnival EX also has more safety systems as standard equipment:

• Pedestrian and cyclist detection
• Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the Kia and the car in front and adjusts speed based on navigation system data)
• Lane keeping system (makes minor steering corrections to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane)
• Front parking sensors (alert you to obstacles that may not be visible in front of the vehicle when parking)

SX
The SX trim goes sporty and upscale with:

• Black 19-inch alloy wheels
• Upgraded matte-chrome grille design
• Satin chrome exterior trim
• LED foglights
• Power-folding exterior mirrors
• Roof rails
• 115-volt power outlet
• Memory for the driver's preferred settings
• Eight-way power-adjustable front passenger seat
• Ventilated front seats
• Digital instrument display
• Rear automatic braking (brakes if sensors detect an imminent collision with an object behind the vehicle)
• Surround-view camera system (gives you a top-down view of the Carnival and its surroundings for tight parking situations)
• Blind-spot camera (displays an image of the vehicle's blind spot in the instrument panel when you activate a turn signal)

SX Prestige
For a dose of luxury, choose the SX Prestige for:

• Full LED headlights
• LED taillights
• LED interior lighting
• Dual power sunroofs
• Auto-dimming rearview mirror
• Heated steering wheel
• Leather upholstery
• 12-speaker Bose premium sound system

An SX Prestige Seat package reconfigures the second row for two-passenger seating with:

• Power-adjustable and reclining lounge seats
• Heated and ventilated second-row seats

A dual-screen rear-seat entertainment system is also optional for both SX and SX Prestige trims.