Kia Carens

The Carens is a three-row, seven-seat MPV that Kia sells alongside the Carens Clavis, now in a single trim, the Premium (O). It is 4,540 mm long with a 2,780 mm wheelbase and comes with a 1.5-litre petrol engine (114.75 PS) or a 1.5-litre diesel (115.57 PS), each with a 6-speed manual gearbox and two-wheel drive.

Six airbags, ESC, hill-start assist, downhill brake control, tyre-pressure monitoring, rear parking sensors, ISOFIX mounts and disc brakes on all four wheels are standard. The Premium (O) has an 8-inch touchscreen with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, four speakers and two tweeters, a rear camera, manual air conditioning with roof-mounted vents for the second and third rows, a second-row seat that tumbles forward at the touch of a button, halogen headlamps and steel wheels, 15-inch on the petrol and 16-inch on the diesel. Global NCAP rated the Carens three stars for adult and five stars for child occupants in 2024.