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Kia Sedona

The Kia Carnival is a minivan produced by Kia Motors. It is known in the British Isles and North America as the Kia Sedona. It had a base price starting at around US$20,000, which was lower than most competing minivans, but now the Mazda Mazda5 has a lower price than most competing minivans. It is available in the United States with a 3.5 L DOHC V6 engine producing 195 hp SAE (145 kW), and many other countries with a 2.9 L DOHC turbodiesel, with 144 PS (142 hp SAE/106 kW). A 2.5 L V6 is available in some markets. A 5-speed manual transmission is standard for the smaller engines, with a 4-speed automatic transmission available as an optional. A 5-speed automatic is the only transmission in the American market.
In the United States, it is available in a base LX model and a top of the line EX model. Leather upholstery and a power sunroof are available options.
The Sedona/Carnival is rebadged and sold as the Naza Ria in Malaysia. This allows the van to qualify for National Car incentives within Malaysia.
The Carnival is produced for the Chinese market by the Dongfeng Yueda Kia Automobile Company, a joint venture with Kia.

Kia Sedona First generation (1999-2005)

The Kia Sedona was a new model from Kia to compete with the minivan segment of Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey, and the Chrysler minivans. It had a 3.5 L V6 engine making 195 hp (145 kW). It was mated to a 5-speed automatic transmission. The Sedona lacked features that other minivans had such as power sliding doors and liftgate, a fold flat third row seat navigation system, rear-view camera, and backup sensors. Early Sedonas were rated at 15.6 L/100 km (city) and 10.9 L/100 km (highway), but the numbers improved slightly to 14.8 L/100 km (city) and 9.6 L/100 km (highway) for 2005 models. Nevertheless, the Sedona drank more gasoline per kilometre than its competitors, some of which also had more power to boot.
In Australia, the Kia Carnival went on sale in 1999, with a standard 5-speed manual and 2.5 L V6 producing 177 hp (132 kW). A 4-speed automatic was optional. In 2001, it managed to outsell the Toyota Tarago, becoming the top-selling minivan in the country. It was sales leader again in 2004 and 2005, when sales peaked at 5,259 units, which in itself was a record for any minivan. Much of its success is due to its low pricing: at A$29,990 it is about $10-$15,000 cheaper than most rivals.

Kia Sedona Second generation (2006-presen

In autumn 2005 for the 2006 model year, Kia introduced a redesigned Sedona offering features such as a 60/40 fold flat seat, power sliding doors and liftgate, second row power windows, backup sensors, and a navigation system (in Korean models). The new Sedona has a 3.8 L V6 making 244 hp (182 kW).
The new Sedona went on sale in Australia in January 2006 as the Grand Carnival. It continues to be sold alongside the old model. The new model features a 3.8 L V6 engine, standard seating for 8, and a 5-speed automatic with manual shift mode. It is priced almost 25% higher than the existing Carnival, which continues with a 2.5 L V6. Sedona now boasts more room for seven and added cargo capacity.
The vehicle is offered in two wheelbases. Both short (7-seater) and long wheelbase (11-seater) models are available worldwide (with sales of the SWB model in the US and Canada commencing in October 2006). In South Korea, The "Limousine" model manufactured by Proto Motors is also available.
The all-new Sedona earned a five-star safety rating — the highest honor the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration bestows — for all seating positions in frontal and side-impact crashes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety also rates the Sedona “Good” — its highest rating — in front, side and rear impacts. The IIHS, in fact, has christened the 2006 Sedona a “Gold Top Safety Pick,” making the Sedona the safest minivan ever tested.

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