- 2025 Kia Carnival praised for its lengthy record of family-friendly options
- Kia’s next-generation Linked Automobile Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) named “Finest In-Automobile Multimedia/Leisure System”
Kia has earned two 2025 PARENTS Finest Household Automobiles Awards, with the 2025 Carnival named as “Finest Hybrid Minivan” and Kia’s next-generation Linked Automobile Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) acknowledged as “Finest In-Automobile Multimedia/Leisure System.” There have been 24 winners throughout a variety of classes, and greater than 180 vehicles, vehicles and SUVs have been evaluated for the perfect mixture of favor and performance for households.
“With the addition of the hybrid variant, the Carnival now meets the wants of much more households, providing the area, consolation and effectivity that fashionable dad and mom are in search of,” stated Steven Middle, COO & EVP, Kia America. “Kia’s next-generation infotainment system was designed to boost the motive force expertise and we’re proud it’s resonating so effectively as we increase its availability throughout extra Kia fashions.”
The PARENTS skilled panel, comprised of high auto trade consultants (and oldsters), assessed contenders based mostly on key family-friendly components, together with availability of third-row seating, the variety of LATCH techniques for automobile seats, general ease of set up in every automobile, and powertrain choices.
Interesting to households with its considerate options, the 2025 Carnival and Carnival Hybrid present a spacious cabin with seating for as much as eight passengers and as much as 145.1 cubic ft of cargo area behind the primary row. Options like Slide-Flex seating for 8-passenger variations (excluding these with non-obligatory VIP Loung Seats) embrace a sliding second-row heart seat, permitting easy accessibility to a baby. Different standout options embrace customary Rear Occupant Alert[1], which is designed to offer, in sure circumstances, an alert to the motive force to verify rear seats earlier than exiting the automobile, and customary Secure Exit Help[2], which rear doorways are designed to stay locked when the motive force has activated the ability baby security locks and the system detects approaching site visitors from behind.
Past family-friendly practicality, the 2025 Carnival boasts Kia’s next-generation Linked Automobile Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) working system. This superior infotainment system makes use of Fast Controls to offer easy accessibility to incessantly used options by way of a easy swipe, and over-the-air updates[3] that enhance the possession expertise.
Kia’s ccNC working system can also be accessible in different 2025 Kia fashions, together with the K4, K5, EV6, Sorento, and EV9, with additional enlargement deliberate for added fashions.
[1] When engaged, Rear Occupant Alert shouldn’t be an alternative choice to one’s consideration and will not detect all motion inside the automobile. All the time verify the automobile inside when exiting the automobile.
[2] When engaged, Secure Exit Help shouldn’t be an alternative choice to one’s consideration and will not detect all objects surrounding the automobile. All the time take note of site visitors and to the realm round your automobile when exiting the automobile.
[3] Over-the-Air options and updates could require an extra value and will fluctuate by mannequin, mannequin yr, and trim stage. Options, specs, and charges are topic to vary. Kia Join subscription is required and Kia Join phrases and circumstances apply.
