car news desk, The best selling MPV in India is the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga. But, last year Kia launched such an MPV, which increased the tension of Maruti Ertiga as soon as it came in the market. This is the Kia Carens MPV, which has now become the second best selling MPV after the Ertiga. In the month of January 2023, Maruti Suzuki Ertiga has sold the most in the MPV segment. After this, the second best selling MPV has been Kia Carens.
Another point to be noted here is that the sales of Maruti Suzuki Ertiga have registered a decline year-on-year while the sales of Kia Karens have registered a huge growth. Maruti Suzuki Ertiga sold 11,847 units in January 2022, while only 9,750 units were sold in January 2023 (a drop of 18%). At the same time, only 575 units of Kia Carens have been sold in January 2022 while 7,900 units have been sold in January 2023, which is an increase of 1274%.
Kia Karen’s Price and Features
Its price range is from Rs 10.20 lakh to Rs 18.45 lakh (ex-showroom). It comes in 6 seater and 7 seater configurations. It will be offered with three engine options – 1.5L petrol (115PS/114Nm, 6-speed manual), 1.4L turbo petrol (140PS/242Nm, 6-speed manual and 7-speed DCT options) and 1.5L diesel (115PS / 250Nm, 6-speed manual). speed manual and 6-speed automatic options) are available.
It gets features like connected car technology, digital driver display, electric one touch folding function for second row seat, 10.25 inch touchscreen infotainment system, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, ventilated front seats, cruise control and sunroof. It comes with safety features like six airbags, electronic stability control and tire pressure monitoring.