My sister loves her 2020 Telluride but recently someone backed into the front out of a parking spot (so not fast at all) and the entire safety system had to be replaced @ $3900 and the bumper itself was just fine minus some paint. That tells me this truck aint ever supposed to go offroad

Love the review! Wish Kia would crack down on their dealers with these horrendous mark ups and dealer add one that are non negotiable. Sure it’s priced at $54-55k, at the dealer it’s $65k right now.

I like the styling & the interior looks fantastic. I think this is a really nice looking blackout package, I wouldn't consider it an off-road package. This is definitely not an off-road vehicle.

I'd like to see an offroad test with this versus the Explorer timberline.

The first Kia in the US, the Sportage, was a pugnacious little off-roader with a low range, skid plates, tire mounted on the back where it’s supposed to be, short overhangs, 8 inch ground clearance and few luxuries. That little guy was a truly capable off-roader, only let down by its 2 liter 4, which still had plenty of grunt for things like off roaring in the sand and over dunes. I owned one, is squeaked a lot, I was a Realtor then, so I bought a Grand Cherokee next.

everything about the telluride is perfect in my opinion!!!! one day!!!!! one day, I WILL own one and in this exact trim and color

I am 6'2 I can sit in all 3 rows with plenty of space. I think the problem for most people is, they immediately get in and slide each row all the way back, KIA, Hyundai, and Genesis products have LOTS of seat travel. If you put them where you'd actually have them vs. all the way back, you should have plenty of room.

I'd say the 2023 Honda Pilot Trail Sport competes more closely than the Passport does. It would be interesting to see a three-way battle between the Telluride X-Pro, Pilot Trail Sport and Pathfinder Rock Creek as they all should have enough capability for those who purchase from this segment, especially when used for traversing snowy roads.

Kia/Hyundai missed out on not including a hybrid drivetrain as standard. With the price of gas nowadays it would've been nice. Also, I hope they bring the nightfall package back as well.

I really missed the amber DRL lights. But, the technology is what makes it up for me.

Thanks Roman & the TFL gang! I’ve been a sub since back in the day of just you and Nathan running buddy style in the cars. Been fun watching the growth and hopefully success of your channel! Keep it up, still enjoying your videos after all these years!!

Still have to order and wait. Hopefully we get ours early next year. This color sx xpro.. can't wait!!

Really want lifted version with rear lockers. And the over hang of bumper taken care of.

I'm trying to pick one of these puppies up..sure would be nice if I could find one without the stealership wanting to charge $5-$15k over sticker. I'd buy today to find one with the trim level/color/this package and no or little (like $500-$1k) markup. Luckily, from what I'm seeing on comments on other videos and such- quite a few people who ordered 2022's and got upgraded to 2023's don't seem to be happy because they lost the nightfall package and/or amber drls..so they aren't taking delivery when they come in. More for me who likes the new headlights, and all the other upgrades over the previous one!

Just looking at it, I would never take it on anything but a mild forest road. Really bad angles

We just went over 70,000 miles. The two-wheel drive gets better gas mileage than the EPA said.

I would choose the Telluride over the Highlander but I rather get the Sequioa over the Telluride. Kia did a good job creating a middle ground between Toyota's choices. I wouldn't trust Kia for overlanding but I don't think they are trying to be so. It's a good mall crawler.

I've owned a few Kia products now and overall I have been impressed. The dealers suck though, at least the few I've dealt with

Such a great vehicle ruined by a horrible dealer network. Seems like every Kia dealer I’ve been to has a dozen chain smoking ex-cons as their sales guys and a big sign that says 2nd chance financing available

I have a 2021 Telluride and I do mostly highway driving and in the eco mode I get 25 - 27 mpg consistently.

Have a 2022. Glad I got it and didn't wait. I love the orange DRL's and the traditional gauge cluster. The screens are flashy and cool but I can imagine the screens being an issue before the engine and transmission.

Great looking, good powertrain, excellent interior, and a 100k/10yr warranty. Just too big for me.

Kia and Hyundai are some of the best cars you can buy right now.

Not really offroad ish... I had the 2021 Telluride and I still had to put a 2" levelling kit and bigger tires for more ground clearance. Kia is still sleeping and need to put a proper package like how TRD does the Tacoma.

I'm not sure about everywhere, but everywhere near me, the MSRP of the Telluride is only a dream. The nightmare reality is, you're likely going to pay well _above_ MSRP due to supply and demand. In my area, they add a "market adjustment" of $10k on top of MSRP and are presold weeks before they arrive on the lot.

Unless Kia has made a change for this particular model, they have dropped the spare tire from the 2023 Telluride line. So, if you're out in the boondocks on a country road or on a busy freeway at night and you have a blowout or flat from sidewall damage, the provided "Tire Mobility Kit" is likely to be useless. That being said, the service truck that responds to your call will transport or tow your car to a tire shop, but in many places nowadays the service truck driver is not permitted to carry passengers. If all goes well, maybe it's possible to call a friend or relative to come out and rescue you. Or maybe you can get an Uber pickup. But what if you're off-road somewhere in the wilderness. It could be an exhausting or even dangerous situation. Obviously, a real spare should be onboard, especially for off-road trips.

Hey there! Did you film this in the San Antonio area? I saw a Telluride yesterday that looked exactly like this one and had Cali tags too. I got my 2022 Telluride last month and love it. I wish that blue was available in 22. Keep up the great work Roman and team.

Nissan had all arounds in the last 2000's I believe. KIA and Hyundai has had em for at least 6 or 7 years now I believe. The 2020 Telluride had em on the top model.

It looks ver modern and beautiful. How about resale value and reliability after 5 years?

I wouldn’t buy one because Kia reliability is horrible. It does look great and they’ve def got a hit on their hand. One thing that’s always bugged me about captain chairs is that if you’re using all 3 rows, the storage behind 3rd row is small. So if you needed to hold 5 people for a trip and had a lot of luggage, you’d have to use the third row since you don’t have enough seats.

You should still be doing the "Nathan" test for the rear of the vehicle

I like the review mirror camera. I don't have to awkwardly look at the faces of my passengers in the back seat while using it.

Simply THE best in class No future unannounced Japanese 3 row suv (except the pilot) can compete even if no one’s seen it yet

I think Mazda and Kia should keep the buttons on the side of the key fob. Every vehicle I’ve ever owned (explorer, compass, wrangler and an older mazda3) with a normal fob, I’ve accidentally locked, unlocked, or hit the panic button just bumping into something or leaning against something like when trying lean in to reach something out of the cargo area or whatever. Buttons on the side appear to be the best way to prevent, or at least minimize accidental button presses

Who else wants Roman to wedge himself into the back of an E30 BMW... :) No spare, no off road.

My aunty got one of these a few weeks ago in this exact spec same color she replaced her 2020 Telluride which had 163k miles only thing she did to her new Telluride is put wheels from a 2022 SX Prestige as she didn’t want it for off-roading

By the way when you have alot of leg room for the second row you can forward it to make some room for the third row if you want. I saw alot of reviewers get into the third row without mentioning this information or showing that to the viewers. This makes difference for the buyers who change their decision just for this info.

I can't wait till I can buy a motorhome and say "Drive to Disney World, or Yosemite or etc etc" THAT WILL BE AMAZING!

Seriously, Kia is not missing a beat with me. This time round, i just can’t see an angle i don’t like.

My 2021 sx has a power tailgate. Not added this year

Ahh… the videos of these off road on mild trails and dirt roads show wheels with traction not getting power and wheels with no traction spinning like crazy. Might be previous models, but color me skeptical. I’ve yet to see one with functional 4x4 drive. Toyota’s are awesome but they cheat with anti-lock brake application.

In my opinion Kia is killing it but one thing they don’t know what to make is a steering wheel all the new models have a weird looking steering wheel

Have y’all done a roller test on this thing?

what is difference between 2022 and 2023 model?

Some trendy buzzwords and unpainted black plastic don't really mean much Kia... literally anyone with a Telluride can swap the tires and essentially have the same thing without the goofy name or markups 🤦

Is there anything with similar features & capabilities in the $55-65,000 range available from the Germans? I hear that Kia/Hyundai's driver aids (lane following, cruise etc) are amongst the best. True?

One of the many drawbacks of trying to take this thing off-road is that there aren't any recovery points. So if you get stuck, there's nothing really good to recover off of. I had to winch a telluride when it got stuck, and ended up having to go off the control arm. Definitely not optimal, but better than leaving them stuck.

Looks like the Tartan Prancer from the movie National Lampoon´s Vacation

I love the look and gimmicks (not in a bad way) of these, but unfortunately they don't have any actual off road capability and their transmissions aren't HD at all, similar to Honda and their pilot. It's really too bad that their isn't a hybrid option, 20mpg for a 2023 vehicle is silly

This is a great vehicle but I really don't like the new headlight layout. I liked the LED lights on the original. Also, the engine suffers from a lack of low-end torque.

I feel “the people” take to literal when manufacturers say it’s “off roady”. I feel people expect them to outperform a jeep or be as capable. But at the same time manufacturers should say it’s “soft off road” gravel or dirt paths and so on it’s obvious no one will take this mudding or rock crawling or steep up hill with loose dirt. It’s an suv for a family. It’s capable to drive on dirt snow mud to get to your cabin or farm house that’s all.

Too much electrification mandate may hay hidden agenda of tracking, and control from there to follow. It's not just catching driver off guard while driving.

Where did you get the information that Kia was going to increase production of Tellurides up to 120,000 units? Good news, but I hadn’t heard that anywhere else yet. I guess you had the scoop!

Love the video but when you mentioned about the Toyota hi lander there is also another version and that is a Isuzu hi lander my dad's family car is a Isuzu hi lander it is very capable it does have some problems but very capable and it is a year 2000 hi lander and got discontinued in 2003 I think but nevertheless love the video keep it up

X pro vs Ascent on off road test please. Does this Kia burn the transmission too?

From the outside I think it resembles the Ford explorer......the older ones anyway

Does it come with a full size spare tire? If not, you can’t call it off-roady.

Isn't the most obvious competition the Palisade

Does this year have wireless android auto?

That new grey plastic piece in the front kills it for me. Looks like a big mouth bass. lol. The refresh made the Palisade better looking and the Telluride worse. Winner Palisade

120,000 is only 10k a month. It is more, but I don't even think that meets current demand

I will consider to unsubscribe your channel if you keep putting commercials even for KZfaq premium users. The reason we pay for KZfaq premium is to avoid the commercials. Let's not be too greedy.

Too expensive. Made in Korea. Buy a 80kmi 5 yr old certified used base Highlander 4wd for half the price. Will last longer. Less trouble.

What’s the new gvwr on the 2023??

I remember seeing some videos showing if you take the Kia/Hyundais off road in slightly rough stuff the transmissions overheat easily and go into limp mode?

Great review Roman, thanks.

Ah when u said rear locker I thought wow thats cool and then u said center locker .... lol

Honestly I think the front looks better

I can’t fathom why you’d buy this over the Carnival if you want three rows, people need to get the stick out of their ass with van chassis vehicles

I wish this wasn’t a three row car.

Does it come with a fire extinguisher at that price? You will need one.

Owned a Kia product once, couldn’t get rid of it quick enough. Absolute Garbage !! Purchased a Honda and can easily say we are never buying a Kia or Hyundai product ever again.

Roman with that pose is hilarious! Just needs to add backup journalist squatting next to him in thumbnail.

Thankfully no hybrid as that would greatly push a reasonably priced vehicle out of reach for most

Still looks good, but this 'off-road' package seems silly to me. It's like the athleisure of SUVs: got the looks, but hardly any of the capability it advertises.

I understand why auto manufacturers put a 3rd row in a midsize SUV. But I laugh every time an adult tries to squeeze in there. As far as I’m concerned, save the third row for the Suburbans and Sequoia’s. Just make sure that the second row has plenty of legroom and everything behind it should be a nice flat area for cargo. The third row is borderline pointless because kids don’t stay small for long.

A car review channel that takes money from Nissan. Not sure about that one.

Skid plates?

The fuel economy is really bad for a v6

Too bad KIA doesn't know how to make their engines more fule efficent. I will stick to my Toyota Highlander thanks. :)

The manufacturers market these as an off roady outdoor adventure vehicle, and people buy into the image, but they really aren't going to get you very far off the beaten path. Mostly just the image of possibly maybe someday you could go camping is what people want.

The commercials are obnoxious. I pay extra to not experience commercials, and I’m used to you all trying to sell stuff in your videos too. But now it’s just extra annoying now. 🤦🏼‍♂️

Its a Range Rover without the drama

It's just the appearance of off road. If that's all you want the Pilot or Pathfinder rugged look models are far better quality. This is still just a Kia.

Is the 2023 Kia Telluride reliable?

Kia got rid of the orange DRLs, the single most liked aspect about the design. Genius. Probably the same genius that decided to build Kias without engine immobilizers.

Boy do I hate government mandates. 😭🤣

Looks good. May not be a great deal compared to it's competitors anymore. It's dual sun roof has limited use and mostly you will keep it close, even if you don't want to. Dashboard is a dull large tablet, which will light up once ignition is pressed. Interior material seems to be mediocre at it's best apart from nice looking seats. Second row seats are not child car seat friendly, if 3rd row has occupants. You will need to remove child car seats before 3rd row passengers could get in/out. Boot space looks decent behind 3rd row seats. Slight price advantage may depend on how many of Telluride buyers are getting it at MSRP? Most of the dealerships are asking for price mark ups and few months' of wait time. Jeep Grand Cherokee L overland may be a better choice though pricier with a more efficient engine option, better/proven off-road capabilities with several modes, premium interior, attractive dashboard, huge functional panoramic roof, much better ride quality (quieter/smoother), child car seat friendly 2nd row and several other goodies like adjustable air-suspension etc. etc., and you may find them at MSRP without any dealer options. Telluride has higher reliability than Jeep Grand Cherokee L, as per different rating sites, however we may get betters stats on that in next few years considering Telluride is there for last 4 years only while 'L' is an even newer vehicle, but powertrain is a proven one, and has been on roads for sometime now. Haven't seen any installed Jeep GCs on the shoulder lane so far, therefore may brush off low reliability of Jeep GC Ls. A vehicle may have different performance when you are testing it in wilderness so will have to see how this Telluride behaves in it's off-road avatar. Nice refresh though.

It’s based off the old Sedona minivan. Not gonna have much off road ability.

My sister got stuck in 4 inches of snow in a AWD/4WD Kia Telluride. That is NOT anything what is considered "off-road worthy".

That lower new add on is hideous! line some car collision shop cut the bottom and slap in a silver crown moulding🤦🏻‍♂️

Just buy a toyota 4runner

Everyone in the comments complaining about the nissan commercial doesn’t know how youtube works and are seriously getting trolled badly 😂

Does it come with a fire suppression system? Just in case it catches on fire?

If you don't offroad this in Telluride you've failed as car reviewers.

I'm surprised these advertisements haven't backfired on them. If I was the person at Kia responsible for loaning out vehicles, I'd be pretty pissed if they played a Nissan advertisement during a segment for one of the vehicles I let them borrow. I wouldn't be surprised if they start getting cut off from press cars.

Why don’t u use a MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER

Electric cars aren’t junk. But they’re unfeasible purely from the reality that building power plants to provide the energy required to recharge them takes decades. Auto drive will get curtailed shortly after the first one gets hacked by a terrorist and used to play GTA in real life through a mall promenade.

It’s so ugly on the outside

Till it breaks down of engine failure at 25k but lifetime warranty lol