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Kia has increased the prices of the Carens by up to Rs 50,000.
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Kia retails the MPV from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 18 lakh (ex-showroom).
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Starting price for the MPV has now touched the 10 lakh mark.
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This is the second price increase for the Carens since its launch.
The second price bump for the Kia Carens is here with a maximum increase of up to Rs 50,000, depending on the variant. With this round of price increment, the Carens’s prices have been cumulatively upped by up to Rs 1.2 lakh compared to its introductory prices that ranged from Rs nine lakh onwards. The MPV now retails between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 18 lakh (ex-showroom).
Here’s a look at the variant-wise break down of the price hike:
Petrol
Variant
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Old Price
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New Price
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Difference
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1.5-litre MT
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Premium
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Rs 9.6 lakh
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Rs 10 lakh
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+Rs 40,000
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Prestige
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Rs 10.7 lakh
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Rs 11.20 lakh
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+ Rs 50,000
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1.4-litre Turbo-petrol MT
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Premium
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Rs 11.2 lakh
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Rs 11.3 lakh
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+Rs 10,000
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Prestige
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Rs 12.4 lakh
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Rs 12.5 lakh
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+Rs 10,000
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Prestige Plus
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Rs 13.9 lakh
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Rs 14 lakh
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+Rs 10,000
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Luxury
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Rs 15.3 lakh
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Rs 15.45 lakh
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+Rs 15,000
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Luxury Plus 6-seater
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Rs 16.55 lakh
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Rs 16.75 lakh
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+Rs 20,000
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Luxury Plus 7-seater
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Rs 16.6 lakh
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Rs 16.8 lakh
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+Rs 20,000
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1.4-litre Turbo-petrol DCT
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Prestige Plus
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Rs 14.8 lakh
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Rs 15 lakh
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+Rs 20,000
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Luxury Plus 6-seater
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Rs 17.45 lakh
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Rs 17.65 lakh
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+Rs 20,000
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Luxury Plus 7-seater
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Rs 17.5 lakh
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Rs 17.7 lakh
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+Rs 20,000
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The 1.5-litre MT Prestige variant has received the maximum hike of Rs 50,000 in the petrol-powered trims.
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Starting price of the petrol-manual Carens has now breached the Rs 10 lakh mark.
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All turbo-petrol DCT-equipped variants receive a uniform price hike of Rs 20,000.
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The Petrol variants of the Carens are now sold from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 17.7 lakh (ex-showroom).
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Diesel
Variants
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Old Price
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New Price
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Difference
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1.5-litre MT
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Premium
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Rs 11.4 lakh
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Rs 11.7 lakh
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+Rs 30,000
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Prestige
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Rs 12.6 lakh
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Rs 12.9 lakh
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+Rs 30,000
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Prestige Plus
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Rs 14.1 lakh
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Rs 14.4 lakh
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+Rs 30,000
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Luxury
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Rs 15.5 lakh
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Rs 15.85 lakh
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+Rs 35,000
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Luxury Plus 6-seater
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Rs 16.75 lakh
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Rs 17.05 lakh
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+Rs 30,000
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Luxury Plus 7-seater
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Rs 16.8 lakh
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Rs 17.10 lakh
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+Rs 30,000
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1.5-litre AT
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Luxury Plus 6-seater
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Rs 17.65 lakh
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Rs 17.95 lakh
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+Rs 30,000
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Luxury Plus 7-seater
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Rs 17.7 lakh
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Rs 18 lakh
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+Rs 30,000
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All diesel variants, except for the 1.5-litre MT Luxury, get a uniform price bump of Rs 30,000.
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The 1.5-litre MT Luxury variant gets dearer by Rs 35,000.
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The top-spec Luxury Plus seven-seater 1.5-litre AT variant has touched the 18 lakh mark with this price increase.
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The diesel trims of the Carens retail between Rs 11.7 lakh and Rs 18 lakh (ex-showroom).
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The Kia Carens was the fourth car to be launched by the carmaker in India, and it sits between the Seltos and Carnival in terms of size. The MPV rivals the likes of the Maruti XL6, Tata Safari, Mahindra Marazzo and XUV700, and MG Hector Plus.
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