Used 2022 Kia Carnival Minivan Trims Comparison

LX
The base trim has no shortage of standard features, including:

• LED headlights
• 17-inch wheels
• Power-sliding rear doors
• Seven-passenger seating with second-row captain's chairs
• Proximity entry and push-button start
• 8-inch touchscreen
• Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration
• USB ports (3 front, 2 middle, 2 rear)
• Six-speaker stereo

Standard driver aids on the LX include:

• Safe exit assist (can prevent a rear passenger from opening a door into traffic approaching from behind)
• Rear occupant alert (alerts you to check the rear seat before exiting the vehicle)
• Blind-spot monitor with rear cross-traffic alert (warns you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while in reverse)
• Lane departure warning (alerts you if the vehicle begins to drift out of its lane)
• Lane keeping assist (steers the Carnival back into its lane if it begins to drift over the lane marker)
• Driver attention warning (issues an alert if sensors determine you are becoming fatigued)
• Forward collision mitigation (warns you of an impending collision and applies the brakes in certain scenarios)

Optional for the LX is the LX Seat package. It adds:

• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Simulated leather upholstery
• Heated front seats
• Power-adjustable driver's seat
• Second-row bench seat (seating for eight people)

EX
Boosts the Carnival's feature content with:

• 19-inch wheels
• Hands-free power tailgate
• 12.3-inch touchscreen with navigation
• Eight-speaker stereo
• Three-zone automatic climate control
• Wireless smartphone charging station
• Rear cabin intercom (projects voice of front occupants to rear speakers)
• Rear camera monitoring system (shows camera view of rear seating on the center touchscreen)
• Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the Carnival and the vehicle in front)
• Upgraded forward collision mitigation system

SX
Gets you more convenience and tech features, such as:

• LED foglights
• Power-folding side mirrors
• 19-inch black-painted wheels
• Roof rails
• Ventilated front seats
• Power-adjustable front passenger seat
• Rear entertainment system
• Surround-view monitor (gives you a top-down view of the Carnival and its surroundings for tight parking situations)
• Parking collision avoidance assist (brakes if sensors detect an imminent collision with an object behind the vehicle)

SX Prestige
The full slate of tech and comfort features includes the following:

• Heated steering wheel
• 12.3-inch driver information display
• 12-speaker premium stereo system
• LED interior lighting
• Leather upholstery
• Second-row reclining lounge-style captain's chairs with heating and ventilation
• Dual sunroofs
• Blind-spot monitor (displays an image of the vehicle's blind spot in the instrument panel when you activate a turn signal)