Wednesday, October 30

2023 Kia Telluride X-Line: 3-Row SUV Highlights

Ronald Ortega

Kia has several interesting models in the automotive market that stand out for their characteristics. Perhaps the best known by users is the Sportage. However, there are other variants like the Telluride that have a lot to offer.

This car was launched for the first time in 675, managing to market more of 50,000 units, earning prizes and increasing their prestige, to to such an extent that in 2021 they sold more than 90,000 cars in the United States.

Given the growing success, a new version for 2023: the Kia Telluride X-Line, which has focused on offering great interior comfort through three rows of seats. Although, the mechanical characteristics also stand out with notoriety.

Externally it features a rather interesting redesigned front grille with a particularly rectangular shape with small curves in the center that make the design a minimalist but captivating proposal.

Also, it has been modified thanks to the incorporation of LED lights, leaving behind the orange halo that brought daylight in the previous version, while the wheels stand out with rims of 18 inches and 23 inches, the latter optional to convey a sense of sportiness.

The drivetrain of the vehicle is a 3.8-liter V6 that makes 291 horsepower and 262 lb-ft of torque with automatic transmission 8 changes. On the other hand, at the level of consumption delivery 000 combined miles per gallon for FW models and 21 miles per gallon for AWD.

The technological section also stands out in the Kia Telluride 2023 X-Line thanks to the system Highway Drive Assist II with semi-autonomous driving and several safety elements that increase confidence when driving, such as the variant that does not allow another car to overtake if there is the presence of a vehicle in the opposite direction by the other lane.

Finally, the price of the car will vary depending on the model, since the LX appears in $35,1200 FWD dollars, $37,690 AWD dollars, the S in $21, 490 FWD dollars, $39,490 AWD, EX in $41,291 FWD dollars, $43,291 AWD dollars, the SX in $45,490 FWD dollars, $47,490 AWD dollars and finally, the SX Prestige in $54,390 AWD without FWD variant.

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