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Kia Carens
R359 995 to R599 995List price, as at 2026-09-09, across the range
At a glance
These figures describe the CARENS 1.5 MT LS PETROL. Other derivatives in this range differ.
Power
84 kW
CARENS 1.5 MT LS PETROL only
Consumption
7.2 L/100km
CARENS 1.5 MT LS PETROL only
Boot
216 L
CARENS 1.5 MT LS PETROL only
Seats
7
across the range
Towing (braked)
Not specified
Cover
3 services / 3 years / 45 000 km
Service plan
Decide
Derivatives in this range
As recorded for each derivative. "Not stated" means the figure is not recorded for that derivative, not that the vehicle lacks it.
| Derivative | Seats | Price | Spare wheel |
| CARENS 1.5 MT LS PETROL the specifications above describe this derivative |
Not stated | R359 995 | Not stated |
| CARENS 1.5D LS MAN | Not stated | R399 995 | Not stated |
| CARENS 1.5D LX AT | Not stated | R459 995 | Not stated |
| CARENS 1.5D EX AT | Not stated | R499 995 | Not stated |
| CARENS 1.5D SX AT | Not stated | R599 995 | Not stated |
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Full specifications
The figures below describe the CARENS 1.5 MT LS PETROL. Other derivatives in this range differ.
| Engine capacity | 1.5 LnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens", row "Displacement (cc)": 1 497 for the petrol. The diesel column reads 1493. |
| Cylinders | 4noteRead from the petrol column of Kia's own model comparison, which lists the petrol and diesel Carens in separately labelled columns. |
| Power | 84 kWnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens", row "Maximum Power (Kw @ rpm)": 84 kW @ 6,300 rpm in the petrol column. |
| Torque | 144 NmnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens", row "Maximum Torque (Nm/rpm)": 144 Nm @ 4,500 rpm, petrol column. |
| Transmission | 6-Speed MTnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens" gives 6MT for the petrol LS. The four diesel derivatives are 6MT or 6AT. |
| Gears | 6 |
| Drivetrain | FWDnoteFront-wheel drive, stated for the 1.5 LS petrol manual in current South African listings and launch coverage. |
| Consumption cycle | Combined cycle (test standard not stated by manufacturer)noteKia writes only "Combined" and names no regulatory test cycle anywhere — no NEDC, no WLTP, in any Kia SA document for this model. |
| Fuel consumption | 7.2 L/100kmnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens": "7,2L (Combined)" in the petrol column. |
| Fuel tank | 45 LnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens", row "Fuel Tank Capacity (l)": 45. |
| Fuel grade | 95 / 93 unleadednoteEither South African grade. Kia's owner's manual for markets outside Europe asks for unleaded petrol of at least 91 RON, which both 93 and 95 meet. |
| Range | 625 kmnoteWorked out from the tank size and the claimed consumption, rounded down. |
| 0-100 km/h | 11.1 snoteKia publishes "11.1 (est)" for the petrol MT and labels it an estimate itself. The diesel figures, 12,0 and 13,1, carry no such qualifier. |
| CO2 emissions | 162 g/kmnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens": 162 g/km for the petrol manual. Kia’s own row reads "162 (MT)/146(CVT)" although the sheet’s transmission row gives 6MT and 6AT for this car and no CVT is offered. |
| Seats | 7noteKia SA’s Carens page states seven seats in its own headings — "7 Seats For Every Journey" and "Life comes together in seven seats". The specification table has no seat row, so no per-derivative count is published. |
| Doors | 5noteKia South Africa's own used-vehicle listings state five doors for the Carens; Kia's specification pages give no door count. |
| Length | 4 550 mmnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens", row "Overall length x width x height (mm)": "4550 x 1800 x 1734". Kia names the order in the row label. |
| Width | 1 800 mmnoteFrom the same combined row, which Kia labels "Overall length x width x height (mm)" — so 1800 is width on Kia’s own labelling rather than by assumed convention. |
| Height | 1 734 mmnoteFrom the same combined row: 1734. |
| Wheelbase | 2 780 mmnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens", row "Wheelbase (mm)": 2780. |
| Ground clearance | 180 mmnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens", row "Ground clearance (mm)": 180. |
| Boot (behind 2nd row) | 645 Lnote645 litres with the third row folded flat and the second row in place, from a South African road test; an Indian source for the same car gives the same figure and names the same seat configuration. Kia itself publishes no boot volume for the Carens. |
| Boot (behind last row) | 216 Lnote216 l behind the third row, carried by two current South African sources. Kia South Africa publishes no luggage figure itself, and the same 216 l is the Indian-market figure for this body; recorded because it describes the same body and two local sources print it. |
| Boot (seats folded) | Not specified |
| Kerb weight | 1 395 kgnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens", row "Curb Weight (max kg) MT/AT": "(Petrol = 1395/1429) (Diesel = 1462/1488)". 1395 is the petrol manual, this record’s basis. Kia states it as a maximum. |
| Gross vehicle mass | 1 910 kgnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens", row "Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) (kg) MT/AT": "(Petrol = 1910/1990) (Diesel = 2020/2050)". 1910 is the petrol manual. Kia prints an identical set of figures against a "Gross Combination Weight" row, which cannot be right for both. |
| Payload | 515 kgnoteKia does not publish a payload figure. This is worked out from Kia's own numbers for the petrol manual — a gross vehicle mass of 1 910 kg less a kerb weight of 1 395 kg. Kia does not say whether that kerb weight includes a driver or a full tank, so treat the result as close rather than exact. |
| Towing (braked) | Not specified |
| Towing (unbraked) | Not specified |
| Safety rating | No crash-test rating for this versionnoteGlobal NCAP has not tested this Carens. Its three-star results (2022, and again in 2024) belong to the earlier Carens; the South African car is based on the updated Carens Clavis. Euro NCAP's only Kia Carens result is for a different, discontinued European model that shares the name. The current Carens has not been tested by Euro NCAP. ANCAP's only result under this name is for the same discontinued European model, sold in Australia as the Rondo. The current Carens has not been tested by ANCAP. |
| Airbags | 6noteSix airbags, standard across the Carens range in South Africa. |
| Airbag positions | Driver, Front Passenger, Front Side, CurtainnoteRead from the petrol LS column of Kia's own model comparison, where all four are shown as fitted, alongside a stated airbag count of six. |
| Warranty | 5 yearsnoteKia SA Carens brochure, "Standard Specifications: Kia Carens", "WARRANTY & SERVICE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE" block: "5-year / Unlimited Kilometre". |
| Warranty distance | Unlimited No distance cap — this warranty is limited by time only. Compare warranties across all SUVs → |
| Service plan | 3 services / 3 years / 45 000 km |
| How it is supplied | Included with the vehicle |
| Service interval (distance) | 15 000 kmnote15 000 km or one year, consistent with the 3-year/45 000 km service plan. |
| Spare wheel | Not stated Compare spare wheels across all SUVs → |
| Service network | ~76 authorised service points, as at 18 August 2026 In all 9 provinces. Service-leads flag present on all 76 SA entries in Kia's own locator. Compare service networks across all brands →note76 Kia service points, each carrying the service flag in Kia South Africa’s own locator. |
What we can't tell you yet
Everything below was searched for. Lines marked (unverified) show a figure that only one source gives, or that sources disagree on; the rest have not been published anywhere we could find for this version.
These gaps are recorded for the CARENS 1.5 MT LS PETROL. Other derivatives in this range differ.
- Boot (seats folded) — Kia does not publish a seats-folded boot figure for the Carens.
- Towing (braked) — Kia's own comparison tool prints a towing capacity of zero for every Carens, and its brochure prints 'N/A' in the same place. Neither is a statement in words that the car is not rated to tow, and a zero produced by a specification tool can equally mean the figure is missing, so nothing is recorded here. A Kia document saying in words that the Carens is not rated to tow, or giving it a towing mass, would settle it.
- Towing (unbraked) — See the note on braked towing: Kia's tool prints zero and its brochure prints 'N/A', neither of which is a statement in words that the car cannot tow.
- Spare wheel — Kia South Africa does not publish spare-wheel type for the Carens, and no South African specification sheet, launch report or road test found mentions one.