The Carnival will continue to be equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 engine producing 287 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque, representing a slight decrease of 3 horsepower and 2 pound-feet over last year's model. We don't expect performance to improve significantly, so expect a 0-60 mph speed of 8.3 seconds if you need to make a quick exit from the school dropoff zone. If you upgrade from the base LX model, you can select the Carnival's newly available hybrid engine. The Carnival Hybrid produces 242 horsepower and 271 pound-feet of torque thanks to a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine, a 54-kW electric motor, and a six-speed automated transmission. We don't have predicted fuel efficiency data yet, but the hybrid-only Toyota Sienna gets 35-36 mpg in the EPA's combined cycle, so the Carnival should get roughly the same. If these figures are accurate, the Carnival Hybrid might be almost 50% more efficient than the conventional model. We enjoy the new Carnival's futuristic interior design, which combines tactile and digital buttons, but we're less satisfied with the haptic controls, which take a lot of driver attention to function well. Kia went back to the drawing board for the 2025 update, returning with a much thinner center stack. The single control panel looks to have haptic climate controls flanked by audio system volume and tuning knobs. We'll reserve final judgment on the expanded usage of haptic controls until we experience them for ourselves — Kia may have enhanced their functioning and usability — but it doesn't appear to be a move in the right direction. Fortunately, the Carnival's voice assistant can communicate with the climate control, so there's still hope for distraction-free temperature adjustment. The 2025 Carnival's technological advancements begin with a standard 12-inch touchscreen, up from 8 inches in the current model. (A 12.3-inch screen is still available as an upgrade.) The infotainment system is upgraded to the new Connected Car Navigation Cockpit operating system, which supports over-the-air updates. You can also add a new head-up display and a digital rearview mirror that shows the picture from the rearview camera directly in the mirror, which is great if you've packed so much luggage that you can't see out the back.

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