2023 Kia Telluride Will get Extra Costly Simply To Go Off-Street

The Kia Telluride is getting costlier for its newest launch as Kia continues its gradual ascent by means of the worth vary. In comparison with the outgoing mannequin, the 2023 Kia Telluride will value a further $2,64o because of a worth bump throughout your entire Telluride lineup and a small hike in supply fees.

Thanks, international provide chain. I assume it was about time we threw chilly water on the throng of SUV followers who’ve snapped up the Kia Telluride prefer it was the final third-row SUV on Earth. I simply didn’t assume the chilly water would come from Kia itself by means of a worth hike. Not prefer it’s going to cease many consumers, anyway.

Regardless of the brand new Telluride holding its customary 3.8-liter V6 engine, which makes 291 horsepower and 262 lb-ft of torque, Kia is charging more cash for it: the 2023 Kia Telluride will begin at $37,025 together with supply, whereas the 2022 Kia Telluride began at $34,385. The worth of supply solely went up by $40, which means the brand new Telluride prices $2,600 extra earlier than vacation spot fees.

Clearly, the recognition of Kia’s full-size SUV can clarify among the worth distinction between the 2022 and 2023 Telluride. And the worth improve can be associated to lack of uncooked supplies and carmakers battling freight and international delivery these previous few quarters.

However the massive purpose the 2023 Kia Telluride will value extra is that Kia is touting the off-road functionality of its SUV with two new trim ranges: the X-Line and X-Professional. Certainly, the South Korean Carmaker opens its announcement of the brand new Telluride by saying the SUV “is prepared for journey,” and that the large Kia will “attraction to drivers who take pleasure in going off the overwhelmed path.”

The X-Line and X-Professional trim ranges — as Kia calls them regardless of these being extra like packages — might be accessible on Telluride fashions beginning at EX. The bottom mannequin Telluride LX and fast improve mannequin Telluride S is not going to get the brand new packages. The Telluride LX and S, nevertheless, will nonetheless be accessible with AWD. The X-Line and X-Professional packages can be found solely on Telluride EX, SX and SX-Status.

The brand new trim ranges add a premium starting from $1,395-$2,395 relying on which mannequin and trim you evaluate them to, which is kind of a bit to pay for the “soft-roader” upgrades. The X-Line and costlier X-Professional add all-terrain tires on 18-inch wheels, increase the Telluride with 8.4 inches of floor clearance and provides the SUV improved method and departure angles.

These new add-ons make the 2023 Telluride SX-Status X-Professional AWD (what a foolish title) the costliest Telluride, beginning at $54,120 together with supply. For reference, the costliest outgoing mannequin was the 2022 Kia Telluride SX-P, which began at $48,185 together with supply. That means that the Telluride’s off-road glow up will value an additional $5,935. Name it $6,000.

The brand new Telluride will get a couple of upgrades on prime of the non-compulsory off-road trim ranges; the newest mannequin has a refreshed inside with accessible twin 12.3-inch infotainment screens (in comparison with the earlier mannequin’s 10.25-inch display screen) and some different customary options. However a beginning worth that’s $2,600 increased and prime mannequin that’s $6,000 extra, is…so much. Even for the massively fashionable Telluride.