Comparison reviews are the best because they provide relative difference in across various criteria. Please keep making more comparison reviews. I'm waiting for Corolla Cross review and its comparison against other compact SUVs.
The Palisade suspension tuning is very American and Kia Carnival is a bit more OZ firm tuning. I personally like to drive on winding mountain roads and know how bad the surface can be on those roads, however given this is a 8seater comparison, handling on winding roads should be right down the bottom of priority list. So I prefer palisade's approach in suspension. There is no reason to criticize Palisade handling on urban roads, just different feelings in terms of responsiveness and wobblenes, nothing to do with the actual grip or controllability.
Imagine telling someone twenty years ago that a Kia and a Hyundai would beat a Mercedes-Benz in a comparison 😄😄 Awesome review!! Really detailed and informative but also really entertaining 😃👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Oh and I agree with the Carnival being the winner 👍🏼😃
We love our kia carnival platinum - room for 3 carseats and 5 adults plus a boot full of gear. Amazing in the review you said "calm" because with 3 kids that's how we still feel in the kia. Sliding doors 🤗
I think you guys have hit a good medium here with Richard & Nedahl. Nedahl tends to gloss over some things that Richard won't. Definitely caters to both types of buyers.
Great video Richard & Nedahl This type of comparative review is great. Anyone buying these type of vehicles with a petrol motor, clearly likes spending big $$$ on petrol. Diesel is the go. Power, Torque and Economy. Carnival is the best, but with diesel motor..
Why was 3rd row access not talked about more? For example you can remove the middle seat of the 2nd row in the carnival to create a walkway to allow you to use car seats on every seat without removing one to fold down a seat for 3rd row access. Do the others do that or anything similar? I genuinely don't know.
i guessed kia carnival would have enough space to fit all that stuff because my auntie has that car and when the family went camping they had a lot of stuff like an esky a tent stretcher beds blowup mattresses and a lot more and they fit it all in there carnival platnium
No mention of towing capacity but the least powerful vehicle, the Mercedes Valente has a tow capacity of 2500 kgs, followed by Palisade 2200 kgs and Carnival 2000 kgs. Toyota Granvia 1500 kgs.
Not that it would have made a huge difference. Definitely not enough for it to beat the KIA Carnival. Why didn't you lift the false floor of the Palisade and use the extra 'bucket compartment' for space?
Love to see a comparison or a review of the Carnival 7 seat with the captains chair and ottoman, and the digital dash (dual 12.3screens), which I heard is not available in Australia yet, is it going to be there soon?
Hi Guys, thanks for your wonderful comparison video but it would've been great if you have included the Toyota Sienna, Honda Odyssey and Chrysler Pacifica to the contest. Mercedes was not at all a good contestant for this..I've ordered myself top most trim of Carnival and waiting for the delivery of the vehicle. Greetings from Toronto.
Circular knobs are not safe. Also buttons facing upward on the console is poor design for cleaning. Dust, dirt ,crumbs falls on flat surfaces and get between buttons. All should offer shift or circular shift. Turning a knob requires looking down and figuring how many notches turned. My husband has a circular turn shift. My opinion is its dangerous.
If you’re comparing top spec Kia and Hyundai you really should compare to the V-Class, even though the price difference then blows out. You can’t compare apples to oranges just because of price.
Not only Kia Sorento the Hyundai Santa Fe is in the same boat of the airbags not extending to the third row. So not sure why would you not mention the Santa Fe for this shortcoming?
Thanks for the great video, but I think the Mercedes-Benz V-Class should not be here. It should be compared with Volkswagen Multivan and Toyota Granvia, because they are all derived from the van.
Funnily enough. I have owned all three makes on test new, had problems with all of them within the first twelve months. Since then I have owned a Mitsubishi and Toyota both three years old no issues at all just saying.
od only Kia makes hybrid carnival and sell it also in Europe. Great for family. only complain is that there is no way to have child seat in ISOFIX and get to 3rd row. Nissan has it on pathfinder, VW in atlas. still I want hybrid one in EU
Should have used the Mbenz Viano for this comparison The Viano is built specifically as a people mover, and therefore has refinement etc, unlike the Valente, which is based on this vehicle in a commercial van spec. Viano, not Valente... 🤷🏻♂️
The open middle instead of a council is great for getting to babies in back. Otherwise you must get out open the door to get to a babie in need. It's a feature I miss.
SUV - check! AWD - check! Most fuel efficient - check! Most luxurious NAPA leather - check! Most comfortable and good looking - check! Guys Palisade won hands down. I mean who wants to drive a van or bus just because it has bigger cargo boot lol??? Come on now, let's be real. This is why SUVs sell like hot cakes and vans are dying breed.
