For the 2023 model 12 months, the wildly fashionable Kia Telluride will get a pair of gentle off-roader packages and a value improve for the remainder of its lineup. The bottom value now begins at $35,690, vs. $33,390 for the 2022 model 12 months.
The Telluride has been an unqualified smash since its introduction for the 2020 model 12 months. It has existed for 3 years and received our Greatest Purchase Award within the 3-row SUV class three years in a row. Kia sellers have hassle conserving them in inventory. In an trade the place automakers routinely preserve a month’s provide of automobiles, we’ve seen Kia sellers fall to lower than per week’s provide of Tellurides a number of occasions this 12 months.
So, the Korean automaker is aware of it doesn’t must do a lot to maintain the Telluride on high.
Adjustments for 2023 embrace a pair of recent rugged path packages, the X-Line and X-Professional, out there on larger trim ranges.
The X-Line fashions sit 0.4 inches larger than the usual Telluride and get reworked traction management for higher off-road efficiency, 20-inch wheels, and a towing mode with trailer sway management. X-Professional fashions go additional, including all-terrain tires and an additional 500 kilos of towing capability, for a max of 5,500 kilos. They experience on smaller 18-inch wheels, which might increase off-road functionality by permitting a extra versatile tire sidewall.
The 2023 Telluride will get just a few nips and tucks in and out. New headlights substitute the yellow sq. operating lights which have been a Telluride signature with a pair of vertical slashes as a substitute. Inside, a curved housing now holds the central touchscreen and driver’s instrument panel, in order that they appear to be one extensive unit.
A Wi-Fi hotspot is now commonplace, although it requires a month-to-month subscription to the Kia Join service.
2023 Kia Telluride Pricing
Kia additionally prices a $1,335 vacation spot payment on all Tellurides
| Trim Stage | MSRP |
| Telluride LX front-wheel drive (FWD) | $35,690 |
| Telluride LX all-wheel drive (AWD) | $37,690 |
| Telluride S FWD | $37,590 |
| Telluride S AWD | $39,590 |
| Telluride EX FWD | $41,290 |
| Telluride EX AWD | $43,290 |
| Telluride EX X-Line AWD | $45,485 |
| Telluride SX FWD | $45,490 |
| Telluride SX AWD | $47,490 |
| Telluride SX X-Line AWD | $48,885 |
| Telluride SX X-Professional AWD | $49,885 |
| Telluride SX-Status AWD | $50,390 |
| Telluride SX-Status X-Line AWD | $51,785 |
| Telluride SX-Status X-Professional AWD | $52,785 |
