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2025 Kia Telluride
Starts at $36,190
Rank
- #2 in Midsize 3-Row SUVs
What's New for 2025?
Minor updates for the 2025 Telluride include standard second-row side airbags and Highway Driving Assist 2 (adaptive cruise control with lane-keeping assist) across the board, while smartphone key functionality (Digital Key 2 Touch) is now standard from the SX trim on up, and the X-Pro AWD trim gets a 500-pound bump to 5,500 lbs of max towing capacity. Inside, the X-Line and X-Pro trims get a standard dual-screen integrated display; outside, they're treated to gloss-black accents. Note that the Telluride AWD is significantly more expensive this year, starting about $3k higher than last year.
2025 Kia Telluride Review
by Josh Sadlier
published Nov 6, 2024 | updated Apr 9, 2025
Is the 2025 Kia Telluride a Good SUV?
"If you follow the automotive press at all, you might have reached your Telluride saturation point by now. Everywhere you turn, there's some expert saying that the Telluride is the best three-row SUV. Are they all right? Well, they're not wrong, let's put it that way. For years now, the Telluride has been performing the same magic trick of driving like a smaller vehicle while providing adult-sized space in the third row and looking great all the while. Fuel economy, however, is unimpressive, thanks to the Telluride's old-school V6 engine — your only option under the hood."—Ranked #2 out of 15 Midsize 3-Row SUVs

by Josh Sadlier
Publisher and Donkey-in-Chief
Josh has been reviewing cars professionally since joining Edmunds.com fresh out of grad school in 2008, personally driving most new cars on the market every year since. He also served as the project manager for Edmunds' expert vehicle rankings from their inception in 2018, building the product out from the back end to the front end. Josh is a card-carrying member of the Motor Press Guild and a lifelong car nut who has tested, compared and critiqued a ridiculous number of cars in his career.
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