Auto Expo 2023: Kia unveils its Carens police car and ambulance
1 min read 13 Jan 2023, 10:40 AM ISTThe Kia Carens as a special police car and ambulance will help both automaker and customers to utilise the purpose built vehicle. It will eventually make Kia a reliable and strong player in the segment.
PremiumKia India has unveiled its new purpose-built vehicle (PBV) iterations of Kia Caren at Auto Expo 2023 in Greater Noida. The Carens provides an interceptor and patrol police vehicles. Moreover, it will also be used for ambulances with specific fittings. The PBVs have been manufactured to cater special needs such as law enforcement, emergency services and more.
The Kia Carens as a special police car and ambulance will help both automaker and customers to utilise the purpose built vehicle. It will eventually make Kia a reliable and strong player in the segment. These vehicles are likely to come with reinforced suspension, braking systems and advanced lighting along with communicating systems.
These new age PBVs are claimed to enhance an organisation’s efficiency to serve the communities effectively.
At the ongoing biennial motor show – Auto Expo 2023, Kia India also took the wraps off its EV9 Concept car along with KA4 (Carnival). The former is an electric SUV which is likely to go into production by the end of 2024. The latter, Kia KA4 (Carnival) is the company’s fourth-generation MPV that made its global debut in 2020.
Kia EV9 Concept is based on the company’s E-GMP platform. The electric SUV features a clamshell bonnet with dot-patterned headlamps having L-shaped DRLs. It is equipped with a tiger-nose grille at the front.
The concept car sports chunky wheel arches with aerodynamically designed massive wheels. Kia has replaced the conventional ORVMs on EV9 Concept with cameras on each side that will show the traffic inside.
On the rear, it gets vertically stacked tail lights and a massive windshield. The EV is claimed to have a driving range of 450Km and is said to boot from 0 to 100kmph in sub-five seconds.
Kia KA4 (Carnival) comes powered by a 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine. It is said to deliver 290bhp maximum output and 355Nm of torque. The engine comes mated with an eight-speed automatic transmission. It is likely that the Indian model may also come with a 2.2-litre diesel engine producing 200bhp and 440Nm of torque.
In terms of design, the new Kia Carnival features a grille with brushed silver inserts. The headlamps are integrated into the grille section. There is a new rectangular projector headlamp unit with integrated LED DRLs, dual-tone alloy wheels, body-coloured cladding, wraparound two-piece LED tail lights, and a brushed silver insert on the tailgate.
