Kia Carnival

This Kia Carnival bike rack proves the family van deserves proper touring hardware too. An Extreme Duty four bike carrier, manufactured by iSi, mounts through the Carnival’s tow bar mount system and has covered around 5000km so far, from snow trips to camping weekends with a Cub Weekender in tow.

The carrier swaps between the Carnival and the camper trailer, so the bikes ride on whichever is more convenient: on the trailer for the journey to camp, then across to the car for the drive to the trailhead with the kids. Each bike sits in its own cradle, nothing touches the van’s tailgate, and the carrier pivots up loaded whenever the boot needs to open.

Capacity and fit

Each cradle carries up to 32kg with room for a 1600mm wheelbase and tyres to 5.1 inches, covering everything from kids’ bikes to adult trail bikes. The Four Bike Rack Assembly, and carries up to 84kg across its four cradles.

iSi has manufactured every carrier in Mitcham, Victoria since 2007 from Australian mild steel and stainless steel, zinc primed and finished in textured Dulux powder coat, with a lifetime warranty on all of it. Family vans appear among the pre-configured vehicle carriers more often than you might expect, and the sales team can configure this exact system for yours.