On the primary day of the Auto Expon 2023, Kia had a grand begin, showcasing the EV9 flagship electrical SUV idea and the KA4, which can launch in India because the next-generation Carnival. On the similar time, Kia additionally showcased purpose-built car (PBV) variations of the Carens MPV. Kia showcased a police automotive and an ambulance model of the Carens, each of which had been positioned side-by-side with all the mandatory modifications over the usual Carens.
Beginning with the Ambulance model, the Kia Carens Ambulance will get the required yellow and red-themed decals throughout it, based mostly on the usual shade of white. The Carens Ambulance additionally will get broad Ambulance lettering on the entrance and rear.
Kia hasn’t unveiled the modifications and modifications launched contained in the Carens Ambulance. Nevertheless, count on this car to come back geared up with all of the important medical tools and amenities normally required in an ambulance, together with the second and third row of seats swapped with flatbeds.
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Kia additionally had the Carens Police Automobile as part of its PBV variations on show. Just like the Carens Ambulance, the Carens Police Automobile is also in a theme of white with pink and blue-based decals throughout.
Just like the Carens Ambulance, the Police Automobile additionally will get sirens mounted on its roof. Right here additionally, Kia has not disclosed the small print in regards to the modifications carried out on the within. Nevertheless, not like the Ambulance, the Police Automobile retains the usual three-row seating for its cabin.
Primarily based on the entry-level variants
Each the Ambulance and Police Automobile variations of the Kia Carens seem like they’re based mostly on the base-spec Premium variant, which is obvious in the way in which they’re geared up on the skin. Each the PBV automobiles based mostly on the Carens get all halogen headlamps and taillights, metal wheels with plastic caps and satin silver garnish across the headlamps and a entrance air dam on the entrance bumper. Right here, the flip indicators are additionally mounted on the entrance fenders, and never on the rearview mirrors.
Whereas it isn’t clear in regards to the powertrain particulars of the PBV variations of the Kia Carens, the automobiles is perhaps having a diesel engine below the hood, to maintain the working prices of those automobiles as little as doable. The Kia Carens is obtainable with a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol, a 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol and a 1.5-litre diesel engine, and it’s the diesel engine which is essentially the most fuel-efficient among the many three powertrains. Additionally, the base-spec Premium variant is obtainable with this powertrain, indicating that the Ambulance and Police Automobile variations of the Kia Carens will include the diesel engine, as soon as they’re out there on the market in India.
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