KIA Carnival · 2.9 HPDI LX · Minivan · 2002 ‐ 2006

KIA began manufacture from 2002 of autos type Carnival, modification 2.9 HPDI LX and finished it in 2006. This 5-door minivan has a length of 4.9 meters, weight 2 tons and is destined to sit 4 passengers including the driver.

«Carnival 2.9 HPDI LX» is a front wheel drive car with a 5-speed manual gear shift. The 4-cylinders diesel motor with «common rail system» can produce power 144 hp at 3800 rmp, allowing you to accelerate the vehicle for 15.2 seconds to 100 km/h and reach max speed of 168 km/h.

Fuel rate is 11 l in the city driving mode, on the suburban 6.6 l, and the medium fuel consumption is 8.2 l per 100 km. Gas tank volume is 75 l of diesel, what provides to go approximately 915 km without refueling.

The forward wheels of this car have ventilated disks, 274 mm brakes and fixed to the undercarriage by dint of suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Rear wheels have drums, 250 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage with help of suspension type «Independent, coil springs». Tires have the following measure - 215/65R15.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of KIA Carnival received the 2 quantity of stars. Furthermore to passive safety features (driver, passenger airbags), it is also has dynamic safety such as EBD, ABS.