2025 Kia Carens Clavis variants explained — Key features

The Kia Carens Clavis is the newest Kia car in India that was just revealed ahead of its price announcement sometime next month. The Clavis is essentially a facelifted version of the Carens, but Kia is planning on selling both cars simultaneously. Here are the 2025 Kia Carens Clavis variants explained with key features of all trims.

New Kia Carens Clavis variants

Kia is offering the Carens Clavis in a choice of seven broad trims — HTE, HTE (O), HTK, HTK+, HTK+ (O), HTX, and HTX+. The first six are only available in a seven seater configuration, while the last one is available in both six and seven seater layouts.

Kia Carens Clavis HTE features

Key features of the Kia Carens Clavis base variant include:

• 15-inch alloy wheels (turbo-petrol)/16-inch steel wheels (diesel)
• Dual-tone black and beige interior
• Black and navy blue seat upholstery
• Powered-tumbling second row seat
• 60:40 split second row seats with sliding and reclining features
• 50:50 split third row seats with reclining feature
• Height-adjustable driver’s seat
• Air-con vents for all three rows
• Keyless entry
• Rear sunshades
• Tilt-adjustable steering wheel
• 4.2-inch MID
• USB type-C ports and 12V socket

Kia Carens Clavis HTE (O) features

Key features of the Kia Carens Clavis HTE (O) include:

• All features present on the HTE trim
• 16-inch steel wheels
• Shark fin antenna
• Electrically-adjustable ORVMs
• Steering-mounted audio controls
• 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Wireless Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
• 4 speakers & 2 tweeters
• Rear view camera

Kia Carens Clavis HTK features

Key features of the Kia Carens Clavis HTK include:

• All features present on the HTE (O) trim
• LED DRLs
• Black leatherette and fabric seat upholstery
• A different garnish for the dashboard
• Automatic climate control
• Front parking sensors

Kia Carens Clavis HTK+ features

Key features of the Kia Carens Clavis HTK+ include:

• All features present on the HTK trim
• LED rear lights
• Rear wiper with washer
• Rear defogger
• Push button start/stop
• Cruise control
• Drive modes — Normal, Eco, Sport (only on automatic variants)
• Remote engine start
• Electronic parking brake with auto hold (only on automatic variants)

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Kia Carens Clavis HTK+ (O) features

Key features of the Kia Carens Clavis HTK+ (O) include:

• All features present on the HTK+ trim
• 17-inch alloy wheels
• Sunroof (turbo-petrol & diesel)
• LED cabin lamps
• Wireless smartphone charger

Kia Carens Clavis HTX features

Key features of the Kia Carens Clavis HTX include:

• All features present on the HTK+ (O) trim
• LED headlamps
• Ambient lighting
• Dual-tone navy blue and beige interior
• Navy blue and beige leatherette seat upholstery
• A different garnish for the dashboard
• Double D-cut leatherette-wrapped steering wheel
• Dual-pane panoramic sunroof (turbo-petrol)
• Single-pane sunroof (diesel)
• Dynamic media and HVAC control panel
• Auto anti-glare IRVM
• Kia Connect
• Tilt & telescopic-adjustable steering wheel
• Second row trays and cup holders
• Cooled centre-console cup holders
• Centre armrest
• Cooled second-row cup holders
• UV-cut windows
• Dual-cam dashcam
• 12.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• 12.25-inch digital driver’s display
• OTA updates
• Air purifier
• 360-degree cameras 
• Blind view monitors

Kia Carens Clavis HTX+ features

Key features of the Kia Carens Clavis top variant include:

• All features present on the HTX trim
• Second-row captain seats with sliding and reclining features (6-seater)
• Ventilated front seats
• 4-way powered driver’s seat
• Automatic wipers
• Manual boss mode
• 8-speaker Bose sound system
• Paddle shifters (DCT only)
• Level-2 ADAS with 20 functionalities 

Kia Carens Clavis standard safety features

Standard safety features that are offered on all Carens Clavis variants include:

• Six airbags
• ABS with EBD
• ESC
• Vehicle stability management
• Hill-start assist
• Downhill brake control
• TPMS
• Rear parking sensors
• 3-point seatbelts for all passengers with reminders
• ISOFIX child seat mounts
• Disc brakes on all four wheels

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Kia Carens Clavis engine options

Kia Carens Clavis colours 

The Kia Carens Clavis colour options include Ivory Silver Gloss, Pewter Olive, Imperial Blue, Glacier White Pearl, Gravity Gray, Sparkling Silver, Aurora Black Pearl, and Clear White.

Kia Carens Clavis bookings & price in India

Bookings for the Clavis have been commenced against a token amount of Rs 25,000. The Kia Carens Clavis price in India is expected to be announced sometime in June 2025.

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