Auto evaluate: 2023 Kia Telluride nonetheless tops the charts

With Kia delivered excellent autos in 2022, and this yr appears to be no totally different. Their flagship Telluride delivers an enormous bang for the buck and will get even higher with extra fashions and availability.

Our week-long tester was a 2023 Kia Telluride SX-Status X-Professional AWD. That is a complete lot of letters in that title, but it surely’s a car I believe you’ll come to take pleasure in. Again in January 2022, we skilled the Telluride SX-Status, which gained lots of traction with readers of this column. With the X-Professional additions in 2023, reviewing this was a should.

In a phrase, the X-Professional is superior! Additions to final yr’s take a look at mannequin don’t embrace powertrain changes, but we observe 18-inch black wheels, all-terrain tires, exterior colour offset styling, elevated towing capability, self-leveling rear suspension and tow-mode. These options, along with a 110V inverter outlet, make the Telluride good for weekend tenting journeys.

The Telluride X-Professional bundle provides 500 kilos of towing making it a complete of 5,500 kilos. Just like Honda’s Passport TrailSport, the Telluride X-Professional has a beefier look, however one which has lots of attraction. Including the X-Professional options to the already nice Telluride simply makes this car that rather more interesting. Telluride is a chart-topper within the 7-passenger SUV class and in Grasso’s Storage as properly..

Wrapped in Midnight Lake Blue and with a Terracotta inside, our tester was flawless. It had second-row captain’s seats, nice space for storing, and an easy-to-use 12.3-inch infotainment display. Subsequent to Stellantis with its UConnect system, Kia definitely has found out usability for infotainment.

I’ve been a longstanding fan of the Kia Telluride; I’ve advisable to households, because it actually suits most conditions.