2025 Kia Telluride
The 2025 Kia Telluride is a mid-size SUV produced by South Korean automaker Kia Motors. All Kia Telluride 2025 LX, S, EX, SX, and SX Prestige models come standard with a 3.8-liter V6 engine and eight-speed automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive is standard, and all-wheel drive is available on all trims except the SX Prestige, which comes standard with AWD.
Telluride 2025 models now feature amber daytime running lights, and X-Line and X-Pro models feature gloss black exterior trim instead of dark metallic accents. Adventure seekers will also find plenty of talent. The Telluride can tow up to 5,500 pounds, but it also has plenty of cargo space and is available in rugged X-Pro form that can handle some fairly challenging off-road driving.
2025 Kia Telluride : Interior
Inside, the Telluride has one of the best interiors in its class, build quality is excellent, materials are attractive, and features are plentiful. The Telluride SX trim provides the most stylish options of all, including driver’s seat memory settings, head-up display, heated and ventilated rear seats, a rich-looking headliner, and upholstery Nappa leather. Telluride is inches longer than the seven-passenger Kia Sorento, and its cabin is even roomier, especially for those on the way back. There is room for eight people with a second-row bench seat or seven people with optional captain’s chairs.
Lacking sufficient space in the cabin, he managed to fit four carry-on bags behind the third row, making a total of 35 carry-on bags with the two rear rows folded flat. The Telluride has a powerful infotainment system with a 12.3-inch touchscreen with popular content such as Apple CarPlay, Android Auto capability, in-car navigation, and built-in Wi-Fi.
The Telluride offers above-average cargo space for a midsize SUV. There is also a little extra space under the main rear cargo floor. A manual liftgate comes as standard, and a hands-free power liftgate is also available. The Telluride seats seven or eight people in three rows, depending on configuration. Seven-seat models have second-row captain’s chairs, while eight-seat models have a second-row bench seat. There are three full sets of LATCH connectors for the second-row outboard seats and the third-row driver’s side seats.
2025 Kia Telluride : Engine
The KIA Telluride comes with a 3.8-liter V6 engine with 291 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque, front-wheel drive, and an eight-speed automatic transmission. All-wheel drive is available on all trims. The V6 engine provides plenty of juice for daily driving and highway excursions with off-the-line grunt and passing power. Power delivery is linear and the transfer is generally smooth. The Telluride is only offered with a V-6 gasoline powertrain. The EPA estimates that the front-wheel-drive version is the most economical version, with ratings of 20 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway. All-wheel drive models drop to 19 mpg in the city and 24 mpg on the highway.
2025 Kia Telluride : Safety
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) rating, NHTSA gives five out of five stars for overall safety, taking into account the results of front and side crash tests, as well as rollover resistance tests. 2025 Kia Telluride key safety features include blind spot monitoring, automatic emergency braking, rearview camera, collision warning, rear seat warning, pedestrian and cyclist detection, driver attention monitoring, traffic sign recognition, reverse collision warning, rear cross-traffic warning, high beam lights automatic high, front parking sensors, lane departure warning, digital rearview mirror, rear parking sensors, lane keeping assistant, surround-view camera system, highway driving assistant, head-up display and rain-sensing windshield wipers.