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The Kia Telluride's MPG Isn't Bad Enough To Care
The 2021 Kia Telluride gets pretty bad fuel economy, I thought, returning 23 mpg over 800-odd miles of driving. “I’d get something smaller and more fuel-efficient,” I thought to myself. What a fool I am! Turns out, pretty much every other car even remotely similar to this gets the same numbers.
The Telluride, and I will say this as succinctly as possible, is big. It is large. Vast. Voluminous. Very sizable. It is cavernous inside and grandiose outside. It takes up a great deal of space. Every time I looked behind myself, there was more car. The Telluride stretches unto infinity.
It is boxy and blocky and heavy and it only comes with a large engine. Its 4,200 pounds (give or take 100 pounds depending on your spec, per Kia) get pushed around by a 3.8-liter V6, with 13:1 compression and 291 horsepower. I was driving the AWD version, which the federal government rates at 21 mpg combined, 19 city, 24 highway. That tracks with what I saw in my time with the thing, mostly driving on smaller highways, rural undivideds, and a brief digression up and down a tractor path. (The AWD works just fine on muddy grass on the side of a farm, if you need to pick up a Bianchi in a pinch.)
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The 2021 Kia Telluride gets pretty bad fuel economy, I thought, returning 23 mpg over 800-odd miles of driving. “I’d get something smaller and more fuel-efficient,” I thought to myself. What a fool I am! Turns out, pretty much every other car even remotely similar to this gets the same numbers.
The Telluride, and I will say this as succinctly as possible, is big. It is large. Vast. Voluminous. Very sizable. It is cavernous inside and grandiose outside. It takes up a great deal of space. Every time I looked behind myself, there was more car. The Telluride stretches unto infinity.
It is boxy and blocky and heavy and it only comes with a large engine. Its 4,200 pounds (give or take 100 pounds depending on your spec, per Kia) get pushed around by a 3.8-liter V6, with 13:1 compression and 291 horsepower. I was driving the AWD version, which the federal government rates at 21 mpg combined, 19 city, 24 highway. That tracks with what I saw in my time with the thing, mostly driving on smaller highways, rural undivideds, and a brief digression up and down a tractor path. (The AWD works just fine on muddy grass on the side of a farm, if you need to pick up a Bianchi in a pinch.)
The Kia Telluride's MPG Isn't Bad Enough To Care - Jalopnik
The 2021 Kia Telluride gets pretty bad fuel economy, I thought, returning 23 mpg over 800-odd miles of driving. “I’d get something smaller and more fuel-efficient,” I thought to myself. What a fool I am! Turns out, pretty much every other car even remotely similar to this gets the same numbers.
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2021 Kia Sorento vs Telluride: Which Kia 3-Row SUV Reigns Supreme? | Edmunds
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The Kia Telluride Makes This Look Easy
Verdict
The Telluride’s brief of “be a Highlander that’s not ugly” is, after all that, maybe not the most difficult job and the Kia pulls it off. It’s a visibly nicer vehicle than anything else that it goes up against, looking distinctive and charming, with a well-put-together interior and smooth drive to match. It makes you wonder what everyone else has been doing for years that the Telluride appeared out of nowhere and did it better.
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Verdict
The Telluride’s brief of “be a Highlander that’s not ugly” is, after all that, maybe not the most difficult job and the Kia pulls it off. It’s a visibly nicer vehicle than anything else that it goes up against, looking distinctive and charming, with a well-put-together interior and smooth drive to match. It makes you wonder what everyone else has been doing for years that the Telluride appeared out of nowhere and did it better.
The Kia Telluride Makes This Look Easy - Jalopnik
Making cars is hard. We know it’s hard because of how many **** shows make it to showroom floors. Teslas that fall apart when it rains too much. Hyundai electric cars that catch on fire. Every first-year Ford. And then, in the eye of this tornado, sits the Kia Telluride. We know that making it...
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Dealers Are Still Marking Up The Kia Telluride
One New Hampshire dealership has a markup on every Telluride in its inventory
The Kia Telluride is still selling like there’s cash in its cargo area. Through June nearly 45,000 have been sold this year. And as one reader pointed out to us, a lot of dealers have been trying to cash in on how hot the Telluride is by marking them up.
Dan O’Brien Kia Group is a group of three Kia dealers two in New Hampshire and one in Norwood, Massachusetts. In total, there are 30 Tellurides in their inventory across the three dealerships. And every one has a healthy markup.
The Concord and Norwood lots have twelveTellurides each; North Hampton has six. Across all lots, the top-of-the-line SX trims have the biggest markups and represent the bulk of the Tellurides in stock. How bad is it? Try $10,000 on each SX. With an MSRP of $49,965 and the $10k markup, you’re looking at nearly $60,000 for a Telluride from this place.
Dealers Are Still Marking Up The Kia Telluride - Jalopnik
The Kia Telluride is still selling like there’s cash in its cargo area. Through June nearly 45,000 have been sold this year. And as one reader pointed out to us, a lot of dealers have been trying to cash in on how hot the Telluride is by marking them up.
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Raiti's Rides review of the 2022 Telluride
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Raiti's Rides review of the 2022 Telluride SX Prestige
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Redline Reviews review of the 2022 Telluride
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savagegeese review of the 2022 Telluride
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Kelley Blue Book review of the 2022 Telluride
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Alex on Autos first look at the 2023 Telluride
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Kia Telluride
Three years after bursting onto the scene as one of the most in-demand and award-winning three-row eight-passenger SUVs in the U.S., the Kia Telluride returns for 2023 with an array of enhancements that build upon the success of the original. The Telluride has not only attracted over 75 percent of its buyers as new to the Kia family, but because of high customer satisfaction, Telluride owners have the most brand loyalty of any midsize SUV when returning to market for another vehicle. Big, capable, and powerful, the Telluride is as ready as ever for adventures of all kinds, from family road trips across the country to off-road excursions bound by few limits.
The SUV that swept the "triple crown" of automotive accolades and claimed the most recent award for best resale value from JD Power now wears new design elements inside and out and brings an expanded list of ADAS safety technology for greater peace-of-mind and driver confidence. With class-leading passenger room, the Telluride arrives with two all-new trim levels for 2023: X-Line and X-Pro. These iterations exude a more rugged personality with features and capabilities that allow the Telluride to venture off the beaten path and explore new realms of wilderness.
Three years after bursting onto the scene as one of the most in-demand and award-winning three-row eight-passenger SUVs in the U.S., the Kia Telluride returns for 2023 with an array of enhancements that build upon the success of the original. The Telluride has not only attracted over 75 percent of its buyers as new to the Kia family, but because of high customer satisfaction, Telluride owners have the most brand loyalty of any midsize SUV when returning to market for another vehicle. Big, capable, and powerful, the Telluride is as ready as ever for adventures of all kinds, from family road trips across the country to off-road excursions bound by few limits.
The SUV that swept the "triple crown" of automotive accolades and claimed the most recent award for best resale value from JD Power now wears new design elements inside and out and brings an expanded list of ADAS safety technology for greater peace-of-mind and driver confidence. With class-leading passenger room, the Telluride arrives with two all-new trim levels for 2023: X-Line and X-Pro. These iterations exude a more rugged personality with features and capabilities that allow the Telluride to venture off the beaten path and explore new realms of wilderness.
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Alex on Autos review of the 2022 Telluride
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Alex on Autos first look at the 2023 Telluride
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2023 Kia Telluride Gets More Expensive Just To Go Off-Roading
Kia is adding dedicated off-road packages to the 2023 Kia Telluride to justify its price hike.
The Kia Telluride is getting more expensive for its latest release as Kia continues its slow ascent through the price range. Compared to the outgoing model, the 2023 Kia Telluride will cost an additional $2,64o due to a price bump across the entire Telluride lineup and a small hike in delivery charges.
Thanks, global supply chain. I guess it was about time we threw cold water on the throng of SUV fans who’ve snapped up the Kia Telluride like it was the last third-row SUV on Earth. I just didn’t think the cold water would come from Kiaitself through a price hike. Not like it’s going to stop many buyers, anyway.
Despite the new Telluride keeping its standard 3.8-liter V6 engine, which makes 291 horsepower and 262 lb-ft of torque, Kia is charging more money for it: the 2023 Kia Telluride will start at $37,025 including delivery, whereas the 2022 Kia Telluride started at $34,385. The price of delivery only went up by $40, meaning the new Telluride costs $2,600 more before destination charges.
Obviously, the popularity of Kia’s full-size SUV can explain some of the price difference between the 2022 and 2023 Telluride. And the price increase is also related to lack of raw materials and carmakers struggling with freight and global shipping these last few quarters.
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Kia is adding dedicated off-road packages to the 2023 Kia Telluride to justify its price hike.
The Kia Telluride is getting more expensive for its latest release as Kia continues its slow ascent through the price range. Compared to the outgoing model, the 2023 Kia Telluride will cost an additional $2,64o due to a price bump across the entire Telluride lineup and a small hike in delivery charges.
Thanks, global supply chain. I guess it was about time we threw cold water on the throng of SUV fans who’ve snapped up the Kia Telluride like it was the last third-row SUV on Earth. I just didn’t think the cold water would come from Kiaitself through a price hike. Not like it’s going to stop many buyers, anyway.
Despite the new Telluride keeping its standard 3.8-liter V6 engine, which makes 291 horsepower and 262 lb-ft of torque, Kia is charging more money for it: the 2023 Kia Telluride will start at $37,025 including delivery, whereas the 2022 Kia Telluride started at $34,385. The price of delivery only went up by $40, meaning the new Telluride costs $2,600 more before destination charges.
Obviously, the popularity of Kia’s full-size SUV can explain some of the price difference between the 2022 and 2023 Telluride. And the price increase is also related to lack of raw materials and carmakers struggling with freight and global shipping these last few quarters.
2023 Kia Telluride Gets More Expensive Just To Go Off-Roading - Jalopnik
The Kia Telluride is getting more expensive for its latest release as Kia continues its slow ascent through the price range. Compared to the outgoing model, the 2023 Kia Telluride will cost an additional $2,64o due to a price bump across the entire Telluride lineup and a small hike in delivery...
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TheStraightPipes review of the 2023 Telluride
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Alex on Autos first drive of the 2023 Telluride