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Near luxury: It’s a value. A fully loaded $46,000 Telluride could nearly pass as a luxury SUV. There are a few harder plastics on the lower half of the dashboard, the carpet isn’t especially plush, and it has a Kia badge—that’s it. The leather is soft and the Telluride’s bucket seats feature a stitched design on the bottoms and backs. My $46,860 SX tester even had heated and cooled rear seats, rare for a mainstream SUV (outside of the Telluride’s cousin, the 2020 Hyundai Palisade).
At $46,860, my 2020 Kia Telluride SX was well-equipped with a color head-up display, nappa leather upholstery, heated and cooled front- and second-row seats, 20-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights and taillights, and a 10.3-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
Kia may be late with their large three-row crossover, but the Telluride offers great packaging, eye-catching design, and lots of value.
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2020 Kia Telluride SX
Base Price: $32,735
Price as tested: $46,860
EPA fuel economy: 19/24/21
The hits: Eye-catching design, strong value, large and well packaged
The misses: Bold design, lack of hybrid, just enough power
Near luxury: It’s a value. A fully loaded $46,000 Telluride could nearly pass as a luxury SUV. There are a few harder plastics on the lower half of the dashboard, the carpet isn’t especially plush, and it has a Kia badge—that’s it. The leather is soft and the Telluride’s bucket seats feature a stitched design on the bottoms and backs. My $46,860 SX tester even had heated and cooled rear seats, rare for a mainstream SUV (outside of the Telluride’s cousin, the 2020 Hyundai Palisade).
At $46,860, my 2020 Kia Telluride SX was well-equipped with a color head-up display, nappa leather upholstery, heated and cooled front- and second-row seats, 20-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights and taillights, and a 10.3-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
Kia may be late with their large three-row crossover, but the Telluride offers great packaging, eye-catching design, and lots of value.
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2020 Kia Telluride SX
Base Price: $32,735
Price as tested: $46,860
EPA fuel economy: 19/24/21
The hits: Eye-catching design, strong value, large and well packaged
The misses: Bold design, lack of hybrid, just enough power
