Comparison: wheelbase Kia Carnival vs. competitors 2025

The wheelbase is the distance between the centres of the front and rear wheels It is the value that most determines the comfort of the front and rear seat occupants.With it’s length of 4810 mm and bootspace of 241 l, the Kia Carnival has a wheelbase of 2890 mm. The longest wheelbase you can find amongst similar vehicles has Nissan NV400 Kombi L1H1 2.3 dCi 100 DPF (M* ), which is 292mm more than the Carnival 2.9 CRDi - 3182 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Kia and the Nissan is 238mm. On the other hand, the shortest wheelbase in the " van" category belongs to Mazda 2 1.4 CD , which is 2490 mm - that makes it 400mm shorter than the Kia in question.

Kia Carnival - How has the wheelbase changed over the generations?

Kia Carnival generations
  • Carnival, Model year 1999 (UP) 2905 mm
  • Carnival, Model year 2001 ) (UP (1. Facelift) 2905 mm
  • Carnival, Model year 2006 (VQ) 2890 mm
The difference in wheelbase between first generation (UP) from 1999 and last generation (VQ) from 2006 is 1.5cm mm.
The wheelbase of the current generation of Carnival is 2890 mm.

The wheelbase compared to other Kia models

Kia Carnival vs other current cars by Kia
  • EV9 3100 mm
  • PV5 Cargo 2995 mm
  • PV5 Passenger 2995 mm
  • EV6 2900 mm
  • EV4 2820 mm
  • Sorento 2815 mm
  • EV5 2750 mm
  • Niro EV 2720 mm
  • Niro Hybrid 2720 mm
  • e-Niro 2700 mm
  • Niro 2700 mm
  • Sportage 2680 mm
  • EV3 2680 mm
  • XCeed 2650 mm
  • Ceed 2650 mm
  • Ceed GT 2650 mm
  • Ceed Sportswagon 2650 mm
  • ProCeed 2650 mm
  • ProCeed GT 2650 mm
  • Stonic 2580 mm
  • Picanto 2400 mm

How does the wheelbase of the Kia Carnival compare to it's nearest competitors?

Kia Carnival vs. similar cars
  • nissanNissan NV400 2010 3182 mm
  • fiatFiat Talento 2016 3098 mm
  • nissanNissan NV300 2016 3098 mm
  • renaultRenault Trafic 2021 3098 mm
  • nissanNissan Interstar 2002 3078 mm
  • renaultRenault Master 1999 3078 mm
  • ssangyongSsangYong Rodius 2005 3000 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz Vito 1996 3000 mm
  • mercedes-benzMercedes-Benz R-Klasse 2005 2980 mm
  • fordFord Tourneo Custom 2012 2933 mm
  • citroenCitroen Spacetourer 2016 2925 mm
  • peugeotPeugeot Traveller 2016 2925 mm
  • toyotaToyota Proace 2016 2925 mm
  • opelOpel Vivaro 2019 2925 mm
  • opelOpel Zafira Life 2019 2925 mm
  • nissanNissan Vanette 1998 2895 mm
  • kiaKIA Carnival 2006 2890 mm
  • dodgeDodge Journey 2008 2890 mm
  • fiatFiat Freemont 2011 2890 mm
  • citroenCitroen Jumper 1997 2850 mm
  • peugeotPeugeot Boxer 1998 2850 mm
  • fiatFiat Ducato 1994 2850 mm
  • mitsubishiMitsubishi Grandis 2004 2830 mm
  • hyundaiHyundai Trajet 2000 2830 mm
  • lanciaLancia Zeta 1995 2824 mm
  • peugeotPeugeot Expert 1998 2824 mm
  • lanciaLancia Phedra 2002 2823 mm
  • hyundaiHyundai H-1 1998 2810 mm
  • fordFord C-MAX 2003 2640 mm
  • mazdaMazda 2 2003 2490 mm

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