2026 Kia Carnival Hybrid Trims Comparison

LXS

• 17-inch alloy wheels
• LED headlights
• Power-sliding rear side doors
• Sliding and removable second-row captain's chairs (seven-passenger seating)
• Power-adjustable driver's seat
• Heated front seats
• Synthetic leather upholstery
• Tri-zone automatic climate control
• 12.3-inch touchscreen 
• Wireless connectivity for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Six-speaker audio system

The Carnival LXS also includes several driver assist and collision avoidance systems:

• Forward collision mitigation (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)
• Blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic warning (alerts you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while in reverse)
• Lane departure mitigation (warns you of a lane departure when a turn signal isn't used and can automatically steer to maintain lane position)
• Rear parking sensors (alert you to obstacles that may not be visible behind the vehicle when parking)
• Safe exit assist (can prevent a rear passenger from opening a door into traffic approaching from behind)
• Rear seat reminder (alerts you to check the rear seat before exiting the vehicle)

EX
Our recommended EX trim level builds on the LXS with:

• 19-inch alloy wheels
• Hands-free liftgate
• Solar-reducing windshield and front door windows
• Power-adjustable front passenger seat
• Navigation system
• Eight-speaker audio system 
• Wireless smartphone charging
• Quiet mode (turns off rear stereo speakers when passengers are sleeping)
• Interior camera (shows second- and third-row seats)
• Interior intercom system (allows the driver to communicate to rear passengers through stereo speakers)

The Carnival EX also has more driver assist systems as standard equipment:

• Pedestrian and cyclist detection
• Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the Kia and the car in front and adjusts speed based on navigation system data)
• Lane keeping system (makes minor steering corrections to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane)
• Front and rear parking sensors (alert you to obstacles that may not be visible in front of the vehicle when parking)

SX

The SX trim goes sporty and upscale with:

• 19-inch black alloy wheels
• Dual power sunroofs
• 12.3-inch digital instrument panel
• Ventilated front seats
• Household-style power outlet
• Rear automatic braking (brakes if sensors detect an imminent collision with an object behind the vehicle)
• Surround-view camera system (gives you a top-down view of the Carnival and its surroundings for tight parking situations)
• Blind-spot camera (displays an image of the vehicle's blind spot in the instrument panel when you activate a turn signal)
• Front, rear and side parking sensors (alert you to obstacles that may not be visible in front, behind and alongside the vehicle when parking)
• Automated lane change assistance (guides the vehicle into the next lane when the turn signal is used)
• Intersection collision mitigation (warns you of an impending collision during a left turn and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)

An optional SX Dark Edition package bundles:

• Black exterior trim and accents
• Upgraded LED headlights
• Leather upholstery
• Heated steering wheel
• Head-up display
• 12-speaker Bose premium sound system
• Digital rearview mirror

SX Prestige

For a dose of luxury, choose the SX Prestige for:

• Heated steering wheel
• Leather upholstery
• 12-speaker Bose premium sound system
• Head-up display

An SX Prestige Seat package reconfigures the second row for two-passenger seating with:

• Power-adjustable and reclining lounge seats
• Heated and ventilated second-row seats
• Ambient cabin lighting

A dual-screen rear-seat entertainment system is also optional for the SX and SX Prestige trims.