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2024 Kia Telluride LX Review, Interior & Specs – A midcycle overhaul of 2024’s Kia Telluride has made one of the top mid-size SUVs better. The Telluride excels due to its luxury and spacious interior, its intuitive technological features with refined dynamics for driving, and excellent value for money.
The updated 2024 Kia Telluride is an excellent SUV. It’s a great SUV. Telluride offers a roomy and quite luxurious cabin that has the capacity to seat eight or seven people, dependent on the layout. It offers plenty of space for luggage in addition to an intuitive infotainment and entertainment system and is loaded with the most common safety and comfort features. The Telluride is a joy drive too thanks to the sturdy V6 engine, nimble handling, and comfortable driving experience. The relatively low price of the initial purchase and a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty is the cherry on the top of the cake.
Review
The 2024 Kia Telluride is scheduled to go for sale, with a small price hike across the various models. Front-wheel drive, entry-level LX starts at $37,355 (all price ranges in 2024 will include a destination charge of $1,365) with the most expensive SX-Prestige price at $54,550. 2024 Telluride is available for sale in the month of April with only a small stock.
Kia states that the 2024 Telluride was given minor style tweaks which give the vehicle “a more rugged and refined look,” However, the changes can be difficult to identify. Kia has added amber daytime running lighting to the car across its model range. For models with the X-Line and X-Pro versions, Kia has replaced the dark metallic accents on the bumpers, lower grille garnish, door surround, and headlight bezels with a black-gloss finish.
Kia says that Telluride’s MSRP for 2024 will increase by only $100 when compared with the version of 2023. It’s the truth, Kia offering the current version of the 2024 Kia Telluride LX beginning at $37,225. In the 2023 year of the model, Telluride’s price increased as Kia increased the charge for destinations by $30.
The 2023 Telluride initially went on sale at $37,025, and included the original destination fee of $1,335, and made the model 2024 300 more costly. Its 2024 SX-Prestige X-Pro is $200 more expensive than the 2023 model available today and is $430 more costly than the 2023’s price at the time of its launch.
Kia offered the SUV with three rows an upgrade that was more substantial in the 2023’s model year. Kia updated its headlights so that they have LEDs as the norm. Kia has also upgraded the front bumper and offers its “Tiger Nose” grille a modern black mesh that offsets the. In the past, Kia added the X-line as well as X-Pro versions of the model that give the vehicle a little more off-road capabilities and an 0.4-inch rise in the ride height along with other enhancements.
Interior
One of the first things customers will note regarding this Telluride is how great it is to drive for this cost. The space is plentiful that offers plenty of head and leg space across all three rows. Big windows, as well as sometimes the double sunroof can give the impression of an open and airy cabin.
The seats are comfortable Second-row captain’s chairs can be equipped with ventilation and heating for those who prefer them over benches. Additionally, the seat itself appears and feels luxurious.
The dash design is straightforward however elegant, and the infotainment system is situated close to the driver’s seat so interactions are more efficient and quick than they were in the past, which was placed further from the driver. It also has the benefit of high-quality switchgear. The cargo space is adequate with 21 cubic feet of space behind the third row. It can be a capacity of up to 87 cubic feet in the event that seats are removed from the way. A 110-volt outlet that is similar to a household one can also be found.
Technology is another high-quality feature of the Telluride because even the base model comes with a speedy and simple 12.3-inch infotainment technology. The standard audio system includes six speakers, however, the 10-speaker system of Harman/Kardon is available. Customers can add wireless charging for devices and a liftgate that is hands-free and a surround-view camera as well as a heads-up display as well as a huge 12.3-inch digital driver display as well.
Kia also has a feature that amplifies the voice of the driver on the third and second rows in order to facilitate communication and be more secure. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are both available, however, they both require wired connections. This is probably the only issue we have.
Safety is a top priority, Kia fits every Telluride with an array of excellent options, including adaptive cruise control blind spot warning and forward collision mitigation, and lane-keeping assist. Drivers who want to have more advanced aids will be able to get them by using Kia’s Highway Driving Assist 2, a semi-autonomous device that keeps the speed of the vehicle and lane, and changes lanes at the command. The NHTSA or the IIHS has made public any safety information for the 2024 version of Telluride however it is worth noting that the 2023 model is considered a Top Safety Pickplus.
Specs
The engine that powers every Telluride there is a 3.8-liter V6 engine that produces 262 lb-ft of torque. This power gets transferred to the front and the rear wheels through an 8-speed auto transmission. It’s a basic but sturdy vehicle that can compete in an extremely competitive segment. The EPA claims that it’ll achieve around 19 mpg when in urban areas and 24 mpg on the highway, that’s a bit lower than normal, but still not bad considering the dimensions and weight of the Telluride. The coming Kia EV9 should make the environmentally conscious extremely happy.
The area where the Kia shines is in the roadway. Although it’s not the most athletic SUV, it does offer great feedback, good acceleration, and outstanding stopping ability. We love that the steering feels soft at slower speeds and gradually increases the resistance with increasing speeds.