Kia Unveils Carnival/Sedona

[BMWDave]

http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200507...19312111910.htm



Kia Unveils Carnival/Sedona



Kia Unveils Carnival/Sedona

[ifcar]

It was unveiled at the LA auto show last winter.  

[TBR]

This is the first time I have seen pics of the new Sedona. Anyway, the front looks good, the rear taillights are too big, and the interior is great (obviously I haven't been in it yet, but it looks class leading imho).  

[ifcar]

I think the front taillights are too big, myself. The rear headlights are nice, though.

[thewizard16]

This is the first time I have seen pics of the new Sedona. Anyway, the front looks good, the rear taillights are too big, and the interior is great (obviously I haven't been in it yet, but it looks class leading imho).

I don't like the front all that much, but it's not ugly. The rear looks good, but those tail lights look really similar to the ones on the Tundra Double Cab. Interior looks great. With the Odyessy and Sienna, I don't think it is, or will be, class leading, but it should be competitive.

[ifcar]

This is the first time I have seen pics of the new Sedona. Anyway, the front looks good, the rear taillights are too big, and the interior is great (obviously I haven't been in it yet, but it looks class leading imho).

I don't like the front all that much, but it's not ugly. The rear looks good, but those tail lights look really similar to the ones on the Tundra Double Cab. Interior looks great. With the Odyessy and Sienna, I don't think it is, or will be, class leading, but it should be competitive.

I can see where you're coming from there, but they also resemble the Kia Spectra5 lights, which makes more sense.

[TBR]

This is the first time I have seen pics of the new Sedona. Anyway, the front looks good, the rear taillights are too big, and the interior is great (obviously I haven't been in it yet, but it looks class leading imho).

I don't like the front all that much, but it's not ugly. The rear looks good, but those tail lights look really similar to the ones on the Tundra Double Cab. Interior looks great. With the Odyessy and Sienna, I don't think it is, or will be, class leading, but it should be competitive.

Don't care for either interior design, they just look awkward, this van's doesn't.

[thewizard16]

I'm not sure how you can say the Sienna's interior looks awkward if you like the Sedona.

Sienna-


Odyessy-

Maybe the Odyessy, but the Sienna and the Sedona look similar, I think.

[TBR]

My problem is with the way the wood trim is shaped around the center stack, too "space agey" imho.  

[thewizard16]

My problem is with the way the wood trim is shaped around the center stack, too "space agey" imho.

Okay. *cough* crazy *cough*    

[ifcar]

In person, it looks anything but "space-agey."

[TBR]

I have seen it in person and I still think it is an awkward design.  

[thewizard16]

In person, it looks anything but "space-agey."

Agreed.

[ifcar]

I suppose it's a matter of taste then.

I am interested in seeing the new Sedona interior in person myself BTW, as the current one looks good in pics, but the center stack looks far too wide in person.

[R33 GT-R]

looks like a chia pet

[TBR]

It looks too wide in pics also imho:

[ifcar]

But it doesn't come off as looking bad for being wide in pics. It does in person.

[93JC]

Nice Odyssey!

[ifcar]

Nice Odyssey!

You think they look alike?  :blink:

[TBR]

I can see the similarity in the front clip, but that is it. It looks more like the last gen Quest.

Edit- just checked the pics again, now I don't see any similarities.  

[mazda6er]

Looks really nice to me.

[93JC]

Nice Odyssey!

You think they look alike?  :blink:

Quite a lot, yes. The body lines are almost exactly the same. A few of the details are different, but the similarities are so blatant it's funny.

[mazda6er]

Nice Odyssey!

You think they look alike?  :blink:

Quite a lot, yes. The body lines are almost exactly the same. A few of the details are different, but the similarities are so blatant it's funny.

How much different can you make two minivans look anyway?

[ifcar]

I can see the similarity in the front clip, but that is it. It looks more like the last gen Quest.

Edit- just checked the pics again, now I don't see any similarities.

I'm not the only one who sees Quest/Villager in it, that's good.

93JC, any similarities you note are probably those shared between all minivans anyway. I'm not seeing anything.

[thewizard16]

Nice Odyssey!

You think they look alike?  :blink:

Quite a lot, yes. The body lines are almost exactly the same. A few of the details are different, but the similarities are so blatant it's funny.

Other than a similar, and not uncommon rear bumper shape, and the basic minvan shape, I really don't see any similarities between the Odyssey and the new Sedona.

[Raghavan]

it's ok...

[giant_mtb]

Please don't tell me that shifter gate on the bottom right of the shifter is a manumatic gate...  <_<  

[ifcar]

It is.  

[giant_mtb]

Wow.  Why give a van a manumatic?

[Raghavan]

Wow.  Why give a van a manumatic?

so soccer moms can pretend they're driving a sports car on the way to the soccer game.