Don’t call it a minivan and don’t call it an SUV, although it resembles both. Kia says it’s an MPV, for multi-purpose vehicle “combining luxury, capability and flexibility into a whole new kind of vehicle.” It’s a replacement for Kia’s Sedona.
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2022 Kia Carnival first drive review: A luxurious minivan with SUV style
Minivans are cool, but buyers prefer SUVs. Kia s solution? Dress its new 2022 Carnival in sport-utility duds.
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Spacious and flexible, approachable and safe the minivan is a marvel of suburban utility. The problem is that most people don t actually want to be seen driving one, so many shoppers skew toward cooler-looking SUVs. To combat this, the major players in the class have pushed minivan design in a direction that s perhaps best described as sci-fi bullet train with mixed results.