Lightning strikes twice. I just unbuckled from a 2020 Kia Telluride and I’m here to tell you: It’s a contender.
My tester was crammed with technology and, in the SX trim, was the most premium offering, interior-wise, that Kia sells. But the platform is pretty straightforward: three rows, a naturally aspirated V6 making 291 ponies, and a smooth, brisk eight-speed transmission.The Telluride is a handsome SUV that wears its size well. I also rather liked the 20-inch alloy wheels, in black, which filled the wheel arches and gave the impression of larger spinners.
Three-row SUVs are, on one level, an alternative to minivans. As a former minivan owner, I get it and I don’t. Minivans do everything better. But the Telluride does three rows as well as I’ve seen in an SUV.With the third row deployed, the Telluride has 21 cubic feet of cargo space. That’s OK, but, as with most three-row SUVs, a bit meager given the passenger-to-luggage-to-cargo-space ratio that this type of vehicle usually confronts.
This SUV was as close to perfect at its price point as possible, if you ask me. I noticed but one „problem“: a bit of buzz from the 291-horsepower engine under hard acceleration in sport mode. But just a bit. And it went away once the Telluride’s transmission automatically snicked into the overdrive gears.
Wow!
I like new, shiny things too. Wait until the engine craps out at 50k
Ireland Ireland Latest News, Ireland Ireland Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »