Vehicle
Kia Carens
A compact people-carrier sold as Rondo in North America, where only the second generation reached the United States and the third was Canada-only — so a Rondo newer than 2010 in American hands is an import and its parts catalogue is not the domestic one. Mechanically each generation borrows its engines from the compact Kia of the same year: the UN takes Sportage and Optima units, the RP the Cee'd's, and the KY the Seltos's. A vibration or misfire diagnosis therefore reads across from those cars directly.
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Generations
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RS 1999–2006
First generation, Europe and Asia only. Sold as Carens throughout.
- Body styles
- MPV
- Platform
- Kia RS
- Engines
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- 1.8 four-cylinder — T8D · petrol
- 2.0 four-cylinder — G4GC · petrol
- 2.0 CRDi — D4EA · diesel · 83–103 kW (111–138 hp)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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UN 2006–2013
The Rondo in North America, 2007-2010 in the United States. Offered five or seven seats and a 2.7 V6 the later cars never had.
- CRDi (badge, not an engine)
- D4EA / D4EB (2.0–2.2 CRDi)
- Delta V6 (Mu / Lambda relative)
- Theta II 2.4 L
- Body styles
- MPV
- Platform
- Hyundai-Kia UN
- Engines
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- 2.0 four-cylinder — G4KA · petrol · 106 kW (142 hp) · 189 Nm (139 lb-ft)
- 2.4 Theta — G4KE · petrol · 130 kW (175 hp) · 228 Nm (168 lb-ft)
- 2.7 Mu V6 — G6EA · petrol · 143 kW (192 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
- 2.0 CRDi — D4EA · diesel · 103 kW (138 hp) · 305 Nm (225 lb-ft)
- 1.6 turbo — diesel · 85–94 kW (114–126 hp) · 260 Nm (192 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic · 6-speed manual
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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RP 2013–2019
Canada only in North America. Gamma and Nu petrol engines with the U-series diesel in Europe.
- Body styles
- MPV
- Platform
- Hyundai-Kia J5
- Engines
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- 1.6 GDi — G4FD · petrol · 99 kW (133 hp) · 165 Nm (122 lb-ft)
- 2.0 Nu — G4NA · petrol · 122 kW (164 hp)
- 1.7 CRDi — D4FD · diesel · 85–104 kW (114–139 hp)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed DCT
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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KY 2021–present
India and Asia. On the K2 platform with Smartstream engines; sold as Carens and later Carens Clavis.
- Body styles
- MPV
- Platform
- Hyundai-Kia K2
- Engines
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- 1.5 Smartstream — G4FL · petrol · 85 kW (114 hp) · 144 Nm (106 lb-ft)
- 1.4 Smartstream turbo — G4LD · petrol · 103 kW (138 hp) · 242 Nm (179 lb-ft)
- 1.5 CRDi — D4FC · diesel · 85 kW (114 hp) · 250 Nm (184 lb-ft)
- 1.5 turbo — G4FS · petrol · 118 kW (158 hp) · 253 Nm (187 lb-ft)
- 1.5 turbo diesel — D4FA · diesel
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed dual-clutch · CVT
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
Service information
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