Kia Teases New Telluride That Looks To Be Far Boxier Than Before

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The Kia Telluride is 1 of nan astir important vehicles nan Korean automaker sells successful America, truthful it really needs to instrumentality nan landing erstwhile it launches nan second-generation crossover astatine nan 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show. However, that's still astir a period away, and nan automotive world is impatient, which is why we're getting a mates of teaser images to clasp america complete until then.

What we've sewage present are 2 shady images of a beforehand three-quarter and top-down position of nan 2027 (yes, 2027) Telluride. There's a batch that is near to nan imagination, but we're still capable to get nan thought that nan caller 'Ride is simply a spot boxier than it was before, and it'll fresh successful neatly pinch nan remainder of Kia's creation language. It's surely related to the fantabulous Hyundai Plaisade, that's for sure. Kia says nan Telluride is nan latest shape of its "Opposites United" creation connection that "embraces nan opposition betwixt quality and humanity." I don't cognize what nan hellhole that means, but I do emotion trading language, don't you?

What we tin spot is vertical amber LED lights — a trademark of the existent Telluride. Similar to nan Palisade, nan Telluride besides features a very wide hood and upright grille. It gives nan car a alternatively imposing look, particularly if it's successful your rearview mirror. From nan top-down view, we aren't capable to spot overmuch different than nan dual sunroofs and flimsy tapering toward nan rear of nan crossover. It's somewhat reminiscent of nan L460 Range Rover, and I'm judge that's not by accident.

While we aren't fixed a look astatine nan rear of nan car, Kia says its beltline rises subtly to intersect pinch a D-pillar that raks forward. The car will besides characteristic achromatic inserts astatine nan apical of nan pillar to make nan level roofline look for illustration it's floating connected apical of nan windows... benignant of for illustration a Range Rover.

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Of course, location are nary charismatic specs for nan 2027 Telluride conscionable yet, but it doesn't return overmuch of a encephalon brilliant to make immoderate knowledgeable guesses. In August, I drove nan second-generation Hyundai Palisade, which is judge to beryllium this car's mechanical twin. That intends we tin expect nan Telluide to person two powertrain options: a people aspirated 3.5-liter V6 that puts retired 287 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque and a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid that'll make a mixed 329 hp and 339 lb-ft of torque. I'll beryllium driving that car very soon. Both are disposable pinch front- aliases each wheel-drive.

I wouldn't beryllium shocked if nan second-generation Telluride sewage a spot bigger than nan aged car. The caller Palisade is astir 2.5 inches bigger than nan aged one, and its wheelbase grew by astir 2.7 inches. It would beryllium rather nan astonishment if nan Telluride didn't travel that trend. Oh, and erstwhile it comes to price, nan caller Palisade starts $41,035, including destination, truthful you tin expect nan Telluride to commencement location successful that vicinity.

Through September of this year, Kia has sold 92,498 Tellurides, and since it went connected waste backmost successful 2019, nan automaker has moved a full of 646,096 Tellurides, outselling nan erstwhile twelvemonth each year. It can't messiness this up, and if these teaser images are thing to spell by, it won't.