2025 Kia Carens Clavis Arrives At Dealerships Ahead Of Its May 23 Launch

The Kia Carens Clavis will be offered in seven broad variants, with prices expected to start from Rs 11 lakh (ex-showroom)

The 2025 Kia Carens Clavis will go on sale on May 23, 2025 and before its official launch, the premium MPV has reached some dealerships across India. It will be available in seven broad variants: HTE, HTE (O), HTK, HTK Plus, HTK Plus (O), HTX and HTX Plus. We have gotten our hands on some images of a displayed model of the Clavis from our dealership sources. Let us take a look at everything that can be seen in this model:

What Could Be Spotted?

The displayed Kia Carens Clavis has a Sparkling Silver shade that looks very premium and classy. However, the Carens Clavis is also available in 7 more colour options, including Ivory Silver Gloss, Pewter Olive, Glacier White Pearl, Imperial Blue, Gravity Grey and Aurora Black Pearl.

It comes with three-pod LED headlights arranged in a triangular pattern and inverted V-shaped LED DRLs. However, no radar sensors for the advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) can be seen as this feature is exclusive to the automatic variant.

In profile, it gets 17-inch dual-tone alloy wheels and chrome door handles. It also gets a black cladding that runs across the lower edge and a silver trim over the cladding on the door. The outside rearview mirrors are body-coloured and feature a camera module, showcasing the presence of the 360-degree camera in the displayed Carens Clavis variant.

The rear features connected LED tail lights and a black rear bumper with silver skid plate. It also gets a T-GDi badge on the tailgate that specifies that the showcased variant gets a turbo-petrol engine.

Now talking about the interior, what is visible is a dual-tone navy blue and beige interior theme and a two-spoke steering wheel with the same hues. The seats can be seen carrying the same beige and blue upholstery. It also features captain seats for middle-row occupants, confirming this is the six-seater version. 

Moreover, dual 12.3-inch screens can also be seen. Keen eyed viewers can also spot a dual-camera dashcam setup, a Bose badge on the speakers and a 6-speed manual gearbox. 

All of this confirms that the displayed model is the top-spec HTX Plus variant with the turbo-petrol manual combination. 

Now take a look at everything else the fully-loaded variant of the upcoming premium MPV will have on offer.

More Information About The Spotted Variant

In addition to the amenities mentioned above, the HTX Plus variant of the Kia Carens Clavis comes with a panoramic sunroof, ventilated front seats, 4-way electrically adjustable driver’s seat, and an 8-speaker Bose sound system. It is also the only variant in the lineup with a 6-seater option, with captain seats in the middle row. That said, the automatic variant also gets paddle shifters and a drive mode selector.

Its safety suite includes 6 airbags (as standard), 360-degree camera, front and rear parking sensors, a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and ISOFIX child seat anchorages. The automatic variants are also equipped with an electronic parking brake and a level-2 ADAS with features such as lane keep assist and driver attention warning.

Also Read: 5 Things We Learnt After Driving The 2025 Kia Carens Clavis

Powertrain Options

The Kia Carens Clavis will come with three engine options, the details of which are as follows: 

*DCT = Dual-clutch automatic transmission, iMT = Clutchless manual transmission, AT = Torque converter automatic transmission

Amongst this, the top-spec HTX Plus variant of the Kia Carens Clavis comes with only the 160 PS turbo-petrol engine with both manual and DCT options. No diesel or naturally aspirated petrol engine is on offer in this variant. 

Expected Price And Rivals

The Kia Carens Clavis will go on sale on May 19, 2025 with prices expected to start from Rs 11 lakh (ex-showroom). It will compete with the Kia Carens, Maruti Ertiga / Maruti XL6 and Toyota Rumion, while being an affordable alternative to the Toyota Innova Hycross, Maruti Invicto and Toyota Innova Hycross.

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