After Thailand, 2021 Kia Grand Carnival now heads to Indonesia, Malaysia waits

Just a couple of months since its Thailand launch, Indonesia will be next to introduce the all-new 2021 Kia Grand Carnival, according to data found on Indonesia's Samsat website. 

The Samsat is akin to our Road Transport Department (JPJ) site, with a very brief description of upcoming models. If you recall, it's how we learnt about the Indonesian-spec 2021 Honda City Hatchback hitting the archipelago.

So what about the Indonesian-specs Grand Carnival?

For one, the '2.2' suffix points towards the MPV being powered by the same powertrain as the Thai-specs one - which means a 2.2-litre Smartstream turbodiesel (204 PS / 441 Nm) mated to a 8-speed torque converter automatic transmission. 

And if the Indonesian-spec MPV mirrors the Thai-spec one in other aspects, customers can expect plenty of standard goodies, just to name a few:

• Leather seats
• 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support
• Hands-free power sliding doors
• Remote one-touch bootlid
• 360-degree camera

In Thailand, the range-topping variant comes with advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) features, such as: 

• Smart cruise control with stop-and-go
• Blind spot monitor with rear-cross traffic alert (BSM, RCTA)
• Lane keeping assist (LKA)
• Forward collision warning (FCW)

Does this mean Malaysia is getting it soon?

Still rather unlikely, as we only received the 11-seater variant of the Grand Carnival last year. That, and don't forget that Kia's Malaysian operations still hang very much in limbo.