Transmission Type by Car: CVT, Automatic or Manual / Kia / CarnivalKia Carnival Transmission by year YearTransmission20276-speed automated manual (dual-clutch) or 8-speed automatic20266-speed automated manual (dual-clutch) or 8-speed automatic20256-speed automated manual (dual-clutch) or 8-speed automatic20248-speed automatic20238-speed automatic20228-speed automatic Source: U.S. EPA / DOE fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov).