At GIIAS 2026 in Indonesia, Hyundai pulled the covers off the Neira Concept, which hints at an upcoming electric MPV for the Indonesian market. Evidently, the Neira Concept is a rebadged version of the Kia Carens Clavis EV, which has been on sale in India since July 2025. This isn’t surprising as Kia and Hyundai are sister brands under the Hyundai Motor Group umbrella.
Hyundai Neira Concept exterior design
Has the same design as the Carens Clavis EV but with mild changes
The Neira Concept retains most of the Carens Clavis EV’s styling cues, but with subtle tweaks. Up front, the Neira Concept sports two rows of horizontal slats between the connected LED strip up top and the silver cladding below, and the charging port flap is more rectangular. Expectedly, the Neira Concept bears a Hyundai emblem on the leading edge of its bonnet, and its bumper is also much chunkier than that of the Carens Clavis EV.
Over to the side, the only differences on the Neira Concept are its alloy wheels, a triple-ridge design for the skirt cladding and chrome door handles as opposed to body-coloured ones on the Carens Clavis EV. The rear end of the Neira Concept sets itself apart from the Kia EV with a different bumper design, more silver cladding and a Hyundai badge on the boot lid.
Hyundai Neira Concept interior and features
Dashboard layout identical to the Carens Clavis EV
The similarities to the Carens Clavis EV carry over inside the Neira Concept as well. In fact, were it not for the Neira’s black seat upholstery and four-dot Hyundai motif on the two-spoke flat-bottomed steering wheel, you’d be hard-pressed to find any differences between these two electric MPVs.
They have the exact same dashboard layout, dual 12.3-inch screens, an AC control panel and a floating centre console. As for seating layout, the Neira Concept displayed at the pavilion was a 7-seater, a configuration offered for the Carens Clavis EV too. The Kia MPV can also be had as a 6-seater with second-row captain’s chairs.
Hyundai Neira Concept battery and range
Could retain the Carens Clavis EV's 42kWh and 51.4kWh batteries
Hyundai did not disclose what’s under the skin of the Neira Concept, but if the exterior and interior are anything to go by, it could share the Carens Clavis EV’s 42kWh and 51.4kWh battery options wired up to a 255Nm front-mounted motor. The Carens Clavis EV develops 135hp in the 42kWh version and 171hp in the 51.4kWh guise.
The MIDC range is 404km for the smaller battery and 490km for the bigger unit. A 10-100 percent charge using an 11kW AC wallbox requires 4 hours for the 42kWh battery and 4.45 hours for the 51.4kWh pack. Both batteries take 39 minutes to charge from 0 to 80 percent using a 100kW DC charger.
Could the Hyundai Neira come to India?
Hyundai plans to launch an MPV in India by the end of the decade
During its 2025 Investor Day, Hyundai confirmed that a new MPV will join its India line-up by 2030. At the time, Hyundai had only two MPVs in its global portfolio: the mainstream Stargazer and premium Staria. Given Hyundai’s usage of phrases like ‘family mover’ and ‘mobility for all’ to describe its India-bound MPV, the Stargazer was speculated to be the front-runner for the role, but now, the production-spec Neira seems a likely candidate too.
The Carens Clavis EV is an established model, so launching a mildly differentiated Hyundai-badged version of it in India would take much less time than an entirely new MPV would. It’s also one of the most affordable yet feature-packed three-row EVs in the Indian market, so it’s quite a solid base for Hyundai’s own MPV offering. That said, this is speculation, so only time will tell if Hyundai will bring the Neira to India.
Dipan Sur
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