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Kia Carens Clavis is the only model in the 7-seater MPV segment below Rs 20 lakh to come with a diesel engine in India
Kia India recently announced the price of the all-new Carens Clavis MPV in the country. Being priced in a range of Rs 11.50-21.50 lakh, it is available with two petrol and one diesel engines with a choice of manual as well as automatic transmissions. Kia Carens Clavis is introduced in 6- and 7-seater configurations in the Indian market. The MPV will have a fierce face-off with the likes of Maruti Ertiga and Toyota Rumion in the domestic market. In this piece, we will conduct a detailed price analysis of Kia Carens Clavis MPV in India.
Starting with the naturally-aspirated 1.5L petrol engine, it is only available in a 7-seater layout with a 6-speed manual gearbox. It will only be offered in three entry-level variants namely HTE, HTE (O) and HTK while priced between Rs 11.50-13.50 lakh (ex-showroom). If we compare these prices with the Ertiga and Rumion, which start at Rs 8.96 lakh and Rs 10.54 lakh, respectively, Kia Carens Clavis is still the most expensive model in its segment.
Moving to the 1.5L turbocharged petrol engine, it gets three transmission options in the form of 6-speed manual, 6-speed iMT and 7-speed dual-clutch automatic units in the 7-seater configuration. While the manual variants are priced between Rs 13.40-19.40 lakh, the iMT gearbox can only be availed with HTX and HTX+ trims at Rs 18.70 lakh and 19.70 lakh, respectively.
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| Engine | Transmission | Trim | Price (INR) |
| Smartstream G1.5
(7-Seater) |
6MT | HTE | 11,49,900 |
| HTE(O) | 12,49,900 | ||
| HTK | 13,49,900 | ||
| Smartstream G1.5 T-GDi
(7-Seater) |
6MT | HTE(O) | 13,39,900 |
| HTK | 14,39,900 | ||
| HTK+ | 15,39,900 | ||
| HTK+(O) | 16,19,900 | ||
| HTX | 18,39,900 | ||
| HTX+ | 19,39,900 | ||
| Smartstream G1.5 T-GDi
(7-Seater) |
6iMT | HTX | 18,69,900 |
| HTX+ | 19,69,900 | ||
| Smartstream G1.5 T-GDi
(7-Seater) |
7DCT | HTK+ | 16,89,900 |
| HTK+(O) | 17,69,900 | ||
| HTX+ | 21,49,900 | ||
| 1.5L CRDi VGT
(7-Seater) |
6MT | HTE | 13,49,900 |
| HTE(O) | 14,54,900 | ||
| HTK | 15,51,900 | ||
| HTK+ | 16,49,900 | ||
| HTK+(O) | 17,29,900 | ||
| HTX | 19,49,900 | ||
| 1.5L CRDi VGT
(7-Seater) |
6AT | HTK+ | 17,99,900 |
| Smartstream G1.5 T-GDi
(6-Seater) |
6MT | HTX+ | 19,39,900 |
| 6iMT | HTX+ | 19,69,900 | |
| 7DCT | HTX+ | 21,49,900 |
The 7-speed DCT auto transmission is presented in three grades namely HTK+, HTK+ (O) and HTX+ at price points of Rs 16.90 lakh, Rs 17.70 lakh and Rs 21.50 lakh, respectively. Just so you know, Kia Carens Clavis HTX+ is the most expensive variant in the entire line-up.
The 1.5L turbo petrol engine is also sold in a 6-seater layout in HTX+ trim with 6-speed manual, 6-speed iMT and 7-speed DCT automatic units at Rs 19.40 lakh, Rs 19.70 lakh and Rs 21.50 lakh, respectively. It has a direct competition with Maruti Suzuki XL6 which is retailed via the NEXA premium outlets. The 6-seater MPV from Maruti is priced between Rs 11.83-14.83 lakh which is quite less than the Carens Clavis 6-seater models.
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Last but not the least, Kia Carens Clavis is also rolled out with a 1.5L diesel engine in 7-seater configuration. Only available with a 6-speed manual unit, it is priced between Rs 13.50-19.50 lakh. It has no direct or indirect rival in the Indian market as all the other MPV models such as Maruti Ertiga and Toyota Rumion are not available with a diesel engine. Even the Toyota Innova Crysta’s base diesel variant costs Rs 19.99 lakh, which is quite higher than it.
In all, Kia Carens Clavis is presented as a premium MPV model for families. The pricing is also decent, considering the fact that Kia has not entirely discontinued the existing version of the Carens MPV. The 6-seater variants are certainly priced a tad higher but the 7-seater diesel variants are likely to contribute the most to the sales of the Carens Clavis due to zero competition. All the prices mentioned in this article are ex-showroom, India.
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