Kia Sedona Minivan

Facts about Kia Sedona Minivan. Kia Sedona Minivan is the prominent nameplate of the Kia Carnival that is a minivan manufactured by the second leading Japanese auto maker, Kia Motors. The Kia Sedona is a minivan, which was launched during September 1998. The name Kia Sedona Minivan is one of the different names of the Kia Carnival, which was sold all over the world under a variety of names. The Kia Sedona Minivan is the third generation and the current minivan model in the Kia series of vehicles.

The first generation versions of Kia Sedona Minivan still continue in production in some countries, such as China. The first generation Kia Sedona Minivan was sold all over the world with different names, such as in Malaysia as the Naza Ria. Currently, the first generation Kia Sedona Minivan is manufactured and sold in certain regions, including under a combined venture in the Chinese automobile market with an automobile company, known as the Dongfeng Yueda Kia.

In America, the first generation Kia Sedona Minivan vied with the minivan sector of Ford Windstar, Toyota Sienna, Nissan Quest, Honda Odyssey, and Chrysler minivans, and it was the highest-selling vehicle of Kia when it was launched.

The second era Kia Sedona models have been sold since the 2006 model year as a rebadged model, the Hyundai Entourage in North America, for the 2007–2009 model years. Kia launched the second generation Kia Sedona Minivan globally in short wheelbase and long-wheelbase models in 2006, with a front track of 2 inches wide, a back track of 2 inches width and abridged turning radius than the Sedona first generation models. The short wheelbase model of Kia Sedona Minivan shares its podium with the Kia Magentis, and it was particularly designed for the European automobile market, where it comes under the category of big multipurpose vehicles.

In some automobile markets, such as Australia and North America, Kia introduces the Kia Sedona minivan in both short and long wheelbases, whereas in some other markets, such as France, and the United Kingdome, the Kia Sedona was available only in short wheelbase models. Globally, the Kia Sedona minivan has been introduced with four engines in addition to a manual transmission and automatic transmissions.

In the early 2010 some worldwide automobile markets, such as the United Kingdom, the second generation of the Kia Sedona model started getting modernized equipment, engine options, and the corporate grille of Kia, which is called as the Tiger Nose, as planned by Peter Schreyer, the chief designer of Kia.

The third generation and the current Kia Sedona Minivan, was unveiled at the Auto Show in New York in 2014 as a 2015 model year vehicle. For the United States automobile markets, the Kia Sedona is equipped with a V6, 3.3-liter Lambda Gasoline Direct Injection engine, which is capable of producing a maximum power of 276 HP. This engine is mated to a six-paced preset transmission and the Sedona was offered with the front wheel driving system. For the South Korean automobile markets, the Kia Sedona Minivan is equipped with a 2.2-liter diesel engine.

All models of Kia Sedona incorporate plenty of standard equipment similar to other Kia vehicles. These features include:

Alloy wheels

USB and iPod input jacks

A/M and F/M stereo with CD player

Auxiliary acoustic input jack

SIRIUS Satellite Radio

Bluetooth with A2DP Stereo Streaming capabilities

Keyless entry

For the year 2015, Kia is bringing up its latest Sedona as a Multipurpose Vehicle instead of a Minivan, so as to magnetize more clients to the product and the vehicle.
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