Our neighbors have one and they really like it. It's pretty fancy inside and I don't think they paid nearly as much as a fully decked out Toyota. I personally like that it looks more like an SUV than most minivans.

To the PP that is talking about KIAs being unreliable, a lot has changed in the past 20 years. They're pretty popular cars nowadays - I've heard the ones built in Korea are better than the ones built in the US. The hybrids are built in Korea.

You made the right choice with the Toyota Sienna OP!

In fact, Toyota was just named in the Top 5 of the most reliable vehicle brands. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

We love our Kia plug in hybrid sorrento. Rarely pay for gas, and plenty of room.

Anonymous wrote:We got a Sienna instead as well. For a lot of reasons.
The middle row long glide seats are awesome for our older tween/teens.
And
Toyota has had a long long time to perfect a hybrid engine while Kia…. Hasn’t
I hated the dash on the Kia. I didn’t understand why it was all one piece. I want a separate speedometer and infotainment. If that goes bad, you can’t drive the car.

Agreed.

We got a Sienna instead as well. For a lot of reasons.
The middle row long glide seats are awesome for our older tween/teens.
And
Toyota has had a long long time to perfect a hybrid engine while Kia…. Hasn’t
I hated the dash on the Kia. I didn’t understand why it was all one piece. I want a separate speedometer and infotainment. If that goes bad, you can’t drive the car.

OP here. We ended up test driving one and it was okay but the interior definitely felt chintzy. And TBD it's overall a bit ugly, not that any minivan is sexy. We are going with a Sienna instead. Much more expensive upfront, but I think (hope) it's a reflection of the higher quality.

Yikes!

Looks like no one on this forum has the car you are asking about.

Not surprising since many folks think Kia’s are not very good cars.
They have a reputation for being cheaply manufactured ➕ unreliable as well.

I would definitely go w/the Toyota Sienna.
My Mom has had hers FOREVER and it has been a great, reliable vehicle w/no issues. 👍🏽

Any current Kia Carnival Hybrid owner out there, or others researching it? Considering it in comparison to a Sienna, but it's so new I guess I don't have a great sense of it's expected reliability or quality since it's a pretty new model. Also wondering if they are readily available, as unfortunately we may not have a tremendous amount of time to wait. We could manage maybe a couple of months waiting, but not like 6 months+ wait lists.