Kia Carnival vs INFINITI QX50

2021 INFINITI QX50
2021 INFINITI QX50
$38,050MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2024 Kia Carnival
2024 Kia Carnival
$33,600MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2021 INFINITI QX50
$38,050MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2024 Kia Carnival
$33,600MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now

Overview

Years produced

2014-2017

Years produced

2022-Present

MSRP

$38,050

MSRP

$33,600

Listings

823

Listings

395

Ratings & Reviews

User Reviews
User Reviews

Expert reviews

Expert reviews

8.2 out of 10

Pros

  • Stylish design

  • Powerful engine

  • Excellent value for money

Cons

  • Mixed safety ratings

  • No hybrid or all-wheel drive options

  • Kia doesn’t make folding the seats easy

Reviews Summary

Reviews Summary

Ahead of a 2025-model-year refresh, the 2024 Kia Carnival carries over unchanged as Kia’s entry into a small, but competitive, minivan segment that also includes the Chrysler Pacifica, Honda Odyssey, and Toyota Sienna.

The Carnival offers a great driving experience and affordable starting price, but these upsides are tainted by a lack of all-wheel drive and mixed safety ratings.

No video found
No video found

Popular Features & Specs

Engine

2.0L 268 hp I4

Engine

3.5L 290 hp V6

Drive Train

FWD

Drive Train

FWD

Seating Capacity

5

Seating Capacity

7

Horsepower

268 hp @ 5600 rpm

Horsepower

290 hp @ 6400 rpm

MPG City

23

MPG City

19

MPG Highway

29

MPG Highway

26
2021 INFINITI QX50
2021 INFINITI QX50
$38,050MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2024 Kia Carnival
2024 Kia Carnival
$33,600MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2021 INFINITI QX50
$38,050MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2024 Kia Carnival
$33,600MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now

Overview

Years produced
2014-2017
2022-Present
MSRP
$38,050
$33,600
Listings

Ratings & Reviews

User reviews

4.5

4.7

Expert reviews

8.2 out of 10

Read full review
Pros & cons

Pros

  • Stylish design

  • Powerful engine

  • Excellent value for money

Cons

  • Mixed safety ratings

  • No hybrid or all-wheel drive options

  • Kia doesn’t make folding the seats easy

Summary

Ahead of a 2025-model-year refresh, the 2024 Kia Carnival carries over unchanged as Kia’s entry into a small, but competitive, minivan segment that also includes the Chrysler Pacifica, Honda Odyssey, and Toyota Sienna.

The Carnival offers a great driving experience and affordable starting price, but these upsides are tainted by a lack of all-wheel drive and mixed safety ratings.

Video
No video found
No video found

Popular Features & Specs

Engine
2.0L 268 hp I4
3.5L 290 hp V6
Drive Train
FWD
FWD
Seating Capacity
5
7
Horsepower
268 hp @ 5600 rpm
290 hp @ 6400 rpm
MPG City
23
19
MPG Highway
29
26
CarGurus logo

By: CarGurus + AI

At CarGurus, our team of experienced automotive writers remain at the heart of our content operation, conducting hands-on car tests and writing insightful guides that are backed by years of industry experience. To complement this, we are harnessing AI to make our content offering more diverse and more helpful to shoppers than ever. To achieve this, our AI systems are based exclusively on CarGurus content, ratings and data, so that what we produce is both unique to CarGurus, and uniquely helpful to car shoppers.

Popular vehicle comparisons

2023 Acura MDX vs 2023 INFINITI QX502023 Kia Carnival vs 2023 Lexus GX2023 Volvo XC90 vs 2024 INFINITI QX502023 Kia Carnival vs 2024 Genesis GV702023 Nissan Rogue vs 2024 INFINITI QX502023 Volkswagen ID.4 vs 2024 INFINITI QX502023 Lexus GX vs 2024 INFINITI QX502023 Kia Carnival vs 2024 Lexus GX2023 Kia Carnival vs 2023 Genesis GV702023 Acura MDX vs 2024 INFINITI QX502023 Kia Carnival vs 2024 Kia Telluride2023 Kia Carnival vs 2024 Kia Sorento2023 Kia Carnival vs 2023 Toyota Sienna2023 Kia Carnival vs 2023 Ford Expedition2023 INFINITI QX50 vs 2023 Volvo XC902023 Kia Telluride vs 2023 Kia Carnival2023 Kia Carnival vs 2024 Ford Expedition2023 Kia Carnival vs 2024 Hyundai Palisade2023 MINI Countryman vs 2023 INFINITI QX502023 Honda Odyssey vs 2023 Kia Carnival2023 INFINITI QX50 vs 2023 Nissan Rogue2023 Kia Carnival vs 2024 Chevrolet Equinox EV2023 Kia Carnival vs 2023 Kia Sorento2023 Kia Carnival vs 2023 Volkswagen ID.42022 Lexus GX vs 2023 Kia Carnival2022 Kia Carnival vs 2022 Hyundai Palisade2022 Kia Sorento vs 2023 Kia Carnival2022 Kia Carnival vs 2022 Lexus GX2022 Ford Expedition vs 2023 Kia Carnival2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid vs 2023 INFINITI QX502022 Lincoln Aviator vs 2022 INFINITI QX502022 Volvo XC90 vs 2022 INFINITI QX502022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L vs 2023 INFINITI QX502022 Lexus GX vs 2023 INFINITI QX502022 Chrysler Pacifica vs 2023 Kia Carnival2022 Toyota Sienna vs 2023 INFINITI QX502022 INFINITI QX50 vs 2023 Acura MDX2022 Kia Carnival vs 2022 Kia Sorento2022 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid vs 2022 INFINITI QX502022 Volkswagen ID.4 vs 2023 INFINITI QX502022 INFINITI QX50 vs 2022 Lincoln Navigator2022 Volkswagen ID.4 vs 2023 Kia Carnival2022 Toyota Sienna vs 2023 Kia Carnival2022 Kia Carnival vs 2022 Ford Expedition2022 INFINITI QX50 vs 2023 Volkswagen ID.42022 Kia Carnival vs 2023 Volkswagen ID.42022 Kia Carnival vs 2022 Toyota Sienna2022 Kia Carnival vs 2022 Volkswagen ID.42021 Lexus RX Hybrid vs 2022 INFINITI QX502021 INFINITI QX50 vs 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L2021 Volvo XC90 vs 2022 INFINITI QX502021 Honda Odyssey vs 2022 INFINITI QX502021 Toyota Sienna vs 2022 INFINITI QX502021 MINI Countryman vs 2021 INFINITI QX502021 INFINITI QX50 vs 2022 Lexus GX2021 Toyota Sienna vs 2022 Kia Carnival2021 Honda Odyssey vs 2021 INFINITI QX502021 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid vs 2021 INFINITI QX502021 INFINITI QX50 vs 2022 Lincoln Aviator2021 Lexus GX vs 2022 INFINITI QX502021 Buick Enclave vs 2022 INFINITI QX502021 Hyundai Palisade vs 2022 Kia Carnival2021 Buick Enclave vs 2021 INFINITI QX502021 Kia Telluride vs 2022 Kia Carnival2021 INFINITI QX50 vs 2021 Lincoln Navigator2021 INFINITI QX50 vs 2022 Acura MDX2021 Ford Expedition vs 2022 Kia Carnival2021 Lincoln Navigator vs 2022 INFINITI QX502021 Nissan Rogue vs 2022 INFINITI QX502021 Chrysler Pacifica vs 2022 Kia Carnival2021 Volkswagen ID.4 vs 2021 INFINITI QX502021 Lexus GX vs 2021 INFINITI QX50