The next generation of KIA Carens appeared before the general public at the 2012 autumn international Paris motor show. The model hit foreign markets six months later - in the spring of 2013. It can be called a full-fledged third generation. The car received an in-plant RP index, a modern line of power units, a spacious and practical interior, as well as a radically different exterior. If the past modifications looked rather plain, then the new product is made in the current, at the moment, corporate style, developed by Peter Schreier. Its distinctive features are large, far-reaching headlights with large focusing elements and LED daytime running lights at the bottom. The radiator grille is a signature "tiger nose" with a thin chrome edging and embossed plastic cells. As for the rear, I would like to note the volumetric brake lights, connected by a thin chrome trim and a small spoiler with an additional brake light band. Kia Karens is a compact van with the ability to install a third row of seats. Its overall dimensions are: length 4525 mm, width 1805 mm, height 1610 mm, and wheelbase 2750 mm. The ground clearance is typical for most urban models and is 150 millimeters. The platform itself is the fruit of a base modification from the Cee'd model. She added a little in length and got a fairly common layout. There are independent McPherson struts on the front axle, and a semi-independent torsion beam at the rear. Steel coil springs and gas-filled telescopic shock absorbers are installed in a circle. Carens has a fairly spacious trunk. In a seven-seater configuration, only 103 liters remain at the back, however, if the owner is not going to take on board more than five passengers, it can be dismantled and get up to 492 liters of usable volume. If you also donate the second row, you can free up to 1650 liters. The compact van received a rich palette of gasoline and diesel units, automatic and manual variable transmissions, as well as exclusively front-wheel drive. Gasoline KIA Carens are equipped with two in-line atmospheric fours of 1.6 and 2 liters. Their output is 135 and 166 horsepower, respectively. Depending on the version, acceleration to a hundred will take 9.7-10.9 seconds, and the maximum speed will be 185-203 kilometers per hour. Fuel consumption - 6.4-7.9 liters of gasoline per hundred kilometers in a combined cycle. Diesel modifications will receive one 1.7-liter turbocharged four. Depending on the modification, it can produce 115 or 136 horsepower. With such a motor, the car accelerates to a hundred in 10-12.6 seconds and develops up to 181-191 kilometers per hour. Fuel consumption ranges from 4.7 to 6.1 liters of diesel fuel per hundred kilometers at a mixed driving pace. Even in the basic configuration, the Carens boasts a good level of equipment. The model is equipped with front and side airbags, air conditioning, a full-fledged audio system with six speakers, ABS, BAS and stability control system, multifunction steering wheel, cruise control, as well as electric windows in each door.
