2024 Kia Telluride Review

By Staff Posted on January 8, 2025

The Kia Telluride competes with other three row SUV's such as the Honda Pilot and the Toyota Highlander. The Telluride is priced extremely competitively with its main rivals. It offers fresher styling in the details while still looking more like an SUV than a crossover, despite its advanced underpinnings. Designed specifically for the United States, the Telluride is a well thought out vehicle, providing tons of small touches that add practicality, often where it's least expected. Sitting at the top of their SUV lineup, the Kia Telluride also offers a fair amount of luxury, ensuring everyone isn't just brought to their destination, but rather brought there in style and in comfort.

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