This preview of the 2024 Kia Telluride will be updated once final prices, specs, and other information have been published.
The Kia Telluride is a three-row crossover SUV. Compare it to the related Hyundai Palisade plus the Ford Explorer, Nissan Pathfinder, and Subaru Ascent.
As long as you’re OK with its prodigious thirst, the 2024 Kia Telluride is a great choice. Its spacious, well-outfitted cabin, its great ride, and its chiseled looks earn it top ratings from our editors. (Read more about how we rate cars.)
After an update for 2023, the Telluride should sail into 2024 with few changes.
The Telluride’s tweaks last year kept its basic, two-block shape, which looks more like a throwback SUV than a slippery crossover. That’s OK with us; we appreciate its boxy lines, its broad front grille, and its big wheels. It looks great, at least by three-row crossover SUV standards. The X-Line trim level adds chunkier bumpers and a modest ride-height increase, but anyone looking to take the whole fam deep into the woods might want to consider a Jeep Grand Cherokee L instead.
It’s just as nice inside, with a low dash festooned with a crisp 12.3-inch touchscreen. Even base models have nice materials, while the range-topping versions nudge into genuine luxury territory.
If the Telluride has an Achilles’ heel, it’s the 291-hp 3.8-liter V-6. While smooth and powerful enough to lug as much as 5,500 pounds, this big V-6 lacks any sort of electrification and thus guzzles fuel. It’s rated at just 21 mpg combined with optional all-wheel drive.
Then again, the Telluride’s luxury-grade ride—even with the biggest wheel options—earns our nod. Good steering heft makes it almost fun to drive, too.
The interior can easily swallow four adults in the front and middle rows. Teenagers will be happy enough in row three. The second row is offered with either individual captain’s chairs or a three-piece bench, too.
Top-notch safety scores are augmented by a good array of crash-avoidance tech. Adaptive cruise control and blind-spot monitors come on every Telluride, as do LED exterior lights. A surround-view camera system is optional and worthwhile given the beefy roof pillars.
How much does the 2024 Kia Telluride cost?
The 2024 Kia Telluride should cost less than $38,000 to start, which nets synthetic leather seats, wireless smartphone mirroring, and good crash-avoidance features. The mid-level EX seems worth the price hike given it adds real leather, power tailgate, power-adjustable front seats, and a few other niceties.
Where is the 2024 Kia Telluride made?
In West Point, Georgia.
