Kia Carnival Camper (Sedona)
A big and comfy car that eats a lot. Kia Carnival is for you if you are looking for lots of space and a comfortable ride and don’t mind paying more on fuel. New models tend to cost a lot more than your typical MPV, but it should be possible to find a used one for a good price.
This car’s boot is 244 cm long ⤢, 122 cm tall ↕, and 120 cm wide ↔.
NimbleCamper rating: 4/5
| Body type | |
|---|---|
| Make | |
| Boot length (cm) | 244 |
| Boot length (inches) | 96 |
| Boot height (cm) | 122 |
| Boot height (inches) | 48 |
| Boot width [wheel arches] (cm) | 120 |
| Comfort rating | 2 |
| NimbleCamper rating (out of max 5) | |
| Consumption l/100km | 12 |
| Consumption MPG (UK) | 24 |
| Consumption MPG (US) | 20 |
| Available in | |
| Engine type | |
| Average used price, GBP (2015) | 5697 |
| Boot door type |
Used price range (2010-2020): € 2,500 – € 10,000
Cool features
- two roof windows
- open chosen / all rear doors (incl. the tailgate) with a long press of a button on the key fob
- built-in sunshades
- middle rear seat serves as a table and can be easily removed (all middle row seats are easily removable – great for camping, then clip them back in if you’re picking up the extended family from somewhere). You can also turn the middle rear seat around.
- 7 seats
- huge storage space behind 3rd row of seats (low boot floor – if last two seats are not folded into that space though. You will probably remove them for camping.) See this part of the video.
- single person camping – you could sleep comfortably by removing just one of the middle seats, without having to rebuild much – a no build camper 🙂 See this video or here too.
- you can fit a 200x120cm bed in the boot!
Standard reviews (not focused on camping)
HonestJohn.co.uk rating 3/5 • Autoexpress.co.uk rating: 2/5 • Carbuyer.co.uk rating: 3/5
Average rating: 2.7/5
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Some images in the gallery are of Kia Sedona – but that’s ok – they are very similar in size, mostly differ in engine or comfort specs.
Some images come from this forum – check it out for a more detailed Kia Sedona DIY camping conversion photo documentation.
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