Making a big play
In the dwindling MPV segment, you either go big or go home and Kia has chosen to go all out size-wise with its new Carnival
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Christopher Tan Senior Correspondent, Christopher Tan
Barring some obscenely huge multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) found only in the United States, the new Kia Carnival is the mother of all MPVs.
Measuring close to 5.2m long, 2m wide and 1.8m tall and weighing close to 2.2 tonnes, the South Korean family carrier with either seven or eight seats has a bigger footprint than even the sumo-size Toyota Alphard.