Overview
People at Kia really are putting it all in to be a mainstream company. With some cars nice and some not, A nice one would be 2023 Kia Telluride. The big packy-chunk of SUV is the part of this modernistic world with this year’s latest updates.
The New SUV is a Supreme choice to a beach ride to tow away a boat onto. With a towing allowance of somewhere 5500 pounds, the massively usable capability of this ride can provide one the utmost benefits out of it. Muscles with Brains, is what this ride can be called. Let’s get onto the look of it.
What’s New
A styling refresh for 2023 updates the Telluride to make it even more attractive, giving you an out-of-the-world grille, redesigned headlamps, and more utilizable front bumper. For the people inside, you get a new all-digital instrument panel with dual 12.3-inch screens serving as infotainment and gauge displays. Simply modernized.
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Engine, Top Speed, Mileage, 0-60Mph
The numbers here might seem small, but they aren’t. The Telluride has a naturally aspirated V-6 that makes 291 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque, which is the reason why it can tow up to 5500 pounds. The gear management is all done by eight-speed automatic transmission which is in the hands of the front wheels. As an option for those whose always want to be ahead, may certainly go for the all-wheel-drive setup.
Now this heavy big-box is motivated to do a round of 0-60 Mph in just-over-seven-seconds, which for something this huge is for a good set of metrics. However, with this performance, The EPA estimates the front-drive version is the thriftiest, with ratings of 20 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway. All-wheel-drive models drop to 19 mpg city and 24 mpg highway.
- 60 mph: 7.0 sec
- 100 mph: 17.8 sec
- 130 mph: 39.5 sec
- Top gear, 30–50 mph: 3.8 sec
- Top gear, 50–70 mph: 4.8 sec
- ¼-mile: 15.3 sec @ 93 mph
- Top speed (governor limited): 132 mph
- Braking, 70–0 mph: 177 ft
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Dimensions
- Wheelbase: 114.2 in
- Length: 196.9 in
- Width: 79.3 in
- Height: 69.3 in
- Passenger volume: 155 cu ft
- Cargo volume: 21 cu ft
- Curb weight: 4443 lb
Pricing
Though one may desire to get one, but they may go bald scratching their head for the trims to choose from. The Kia Telluride is available in certain trims, which are followed as:
- LX – $35,000 (est)
- S – $37,000 (est)
- EX – $40,000 (est)
- X-line – $42,000 (est)
- SX – $45,000 (est)
- X-Pro – $49,000 (est)
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