2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid minivan costs at least $41,895

• Fuel-electric Kia Carnival debuts for 2025
• Powertrain delivers a internet 242 hp
• Three ranges of brake regeneration are managed by shift paddles

Kia on Monday introduced costs for the new hybrid model of its Carnival minivan.

The 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid begins at $41,895 (together with the necessary $1,395 vacation spot cost) for the bottom LXS grade. That is $2,000 greater than the non-hybrid Carnival LXS. Kia additionally provides a decrease Carnival LX grade beginning at $37,895 with vacation spot, but it surely is not out there with the hybrid powertrain.

EX ($44,095), SX ($48,995), and SX Status ($53,995) grades are additionally out there. These fashions are additionally priced $2,000 increased than equal hybrid variations.

2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid

Launched as a part of a mid-cycle revamp of the Carnival that additionally contains tech upgrades and considerably extra SUV-inspired styling, the Carnival Hybrid is powered by a 1.6-liter turbo-4 gasoline engine with a 54-kw (72-hp) electrical motor on the enter shaft of a 6-speed automated transmission, which sends energy to the entrance wheels solely.

Hybrid fashions produce 242 hp and 271 lb-ft of torque. Non-hybrid fashions have a 3.5-liter V-6 making 287 hp and 260 lb-ft, with an 8-speed automated. V-6 fashions are EPA rated at 21 mpg mixed however rankings for the Carnival Hybrid haven’t been printed but. Within the Kia Sorento Hybrid, which additionally will get a facelift for 2025, the same powertrain returns 36 mpg mixed.

The Carnival Hybrid additionally provides three ranges of regenerative braking selectable through steering-wheel paddles, 17-inch wheels with a extra aerodynamic design, and energetic air flaps.

2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid

All 2025 Carnival fashions obtain a big infotainment tech replace. A 12.3-inch touchscreen appropriate with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and 4.2-inch TFT instrument-cluster panel are customary, whereas EX and better grades have each a 12.3-inch touchscreen and 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster mounted in a single curved housing. A digital rearview digicam mirror and upgraded voice recognition system can be found as nicely.

The Carnival Hybrid joins two different hybrid minivan entires within the U.S. The Toyota Sienna is accessible solely as a hybrid, with out costing a lot if any greater than non-hybrids and providing the choice of all-wheel drive. The Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid is in actual fact a plug-in hybrid with a 32-mile electrical vary that qualifies for $7,500 federal EV tax credit score. The Honda Odyssey is not at present out there as a hybrid, however that may be within the product pipeline as nicely.

As of but, Kia hasn’t stated whether or not the Carnival will likely be supplied as a plug-in hybrid. There’s a Sorento Plug-In Hybrid that supplied 32 miles of electrical vary in its pre-facelift guise. That mannequin additionally returns for 2025.