2026 Kia Telluride Looks Chiseled in New Spy Photos

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LimitedReach@reddit (OP)

I’m curious to see if this next-generation of Telluride will receive the level of desirability as the current generation when it first launched. During the pandemic, you could find one without an $10k markup and they were sold as soon as they hit the lot.

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WordWithinTheWord@reddit

As long as they’re priced competitively I think they will do ok. We were early adopters in the Telluride because it had features that no other 3-row had within $10K of what we paid.

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watduhdamhell@reddit

The interior alone was superior to almost every economy SUV on the market at the time. Car and driver said "after a time in the new Land Rover, we missed our Telluride..."

I think that says a lot. I felt the premium model was literally losing Kia money, the fit and finish was just too nice inside.

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EuropeanLegend@reddit

I still think it's better than even most refreshed models from other manufacturers. Went to an auto-show with my wife. We sat in the Mercedes GLC and it was absolutely hideous, filled with plastics and overall looked like crap. The space ship looking heavy plastic dashboard made me gag. For 80k CAD!!! Meanwhile... we hopped into the Telluride and loved it. This Telluride was 30k less and felt like it had higher quality interior.

I loved German cars, still have one. But, these new designs and the cost cutting while keeping prices sky high has effectively pushed me out of the market for German cars.

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MikeyMoNYC2@reddit

Does yours guzzle oil and coolant too? My father's 2020 (bought in october of 2019) with 121k on it has been drinking down oil and coolant since 70k miles on it. Kia looked at it several times and said its "completely normal and within spec". I've never had a car thats needed its fluids topped off at every gas fill up.

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Confident_Basis4029@reddit

My wife's 21 has 95k. I lose about half a quart of oil between changes(around 7500-10000 miles each )

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WordWithinTheWord@reddit

Can’t say we have encountered that. However we are at about 1/3 of that mileage.

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MikeyMoNYC2@reddit

Keep an eye on your oil level. It doesn’t trigger a warning light until it’s too late so it’s best to be cautious!!

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larsy87@reddit

We bought ours in feb 2020 and sold it in I think may 2023 for 5k less than we paid for it. 5k for 3.5ish years was a great deal

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007meow@reddit

The Telluride and Palisade were the Stanley mug of cars.

They’ll sell well, but I doubt they’ll return to those highs. It was a perfect storm

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LimitedReach@reddit (OP)

Yeah, no one’s paying a markup in this economy but sales of it and the Palisade have increased every year since its launch so I think it’ll exceed the current one in terms of sales, maybe not desirability though.

The hype of Telluride mainly died off with the Refresh when they changed the headlight design. That and the competition releasing new generations and models in the segment.

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DoublePostedBroski@reddit

Are dealers still adding $20,000 in “market adjustments” to these?

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LimitedReach@reddit (OP)

Of course not. No one’s paying over sticker for anything now.

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Jaque8@reddit

Laughs in Porsche 4Runner

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LimitedReach@reddit (OP)

Even if they are now, they’ll be pilled up on lots and heavily discounted soon like the Tacoma’s are now. Lol

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Jaque8@reddit

I hope so 🙃

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LimitedReach@reddit (OP)

My local Toyota is filled with Tacoma’s and barely anything else.

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Superlolz@reddit

I went to a toyota dealer about a month ago and counted about 100 new trucks on the extended lot.

there were TWELVE new non-trucks on the lot for sale and the rest were random used cars. salesman told me, they had to take the trucks if they wanted any of the hot items like rav4 or siennas. also said highlander production is ramping up so there will be more inventory in H2 2025.

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velociraptorfarmer@reddit

Toyota missed the mark with the new Taco from a powertrain and price standpoint. They're about $10k more expensive than they should be, and there's enough doubt over the new setup that people are skeptical.

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iPhon4@reddit

My dad bought one before the hype really started for sticker price, drive it 50k miles in a year (medical reasons), and sold it to carvana a year later for sticker price with a small accident from backing into a pole. Just paid maintenance and for a set of tires.

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Aggressive_Leek2069@reddit

Saw the new telluride in a dealer focus group. Can confirm it looks like a budget Range Rover.

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a_run22@reddit

Until a Range Rover pull up (Katt Williams voice)

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CaptainMarty69@reddit

It look like a Chrysler 300

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DaytonPhoenix@reddit

Did they mention when it will be announced or available?

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Aggressive_Leek2069@reddit

End of q4 this year.

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CFH75@reddit

same bad kia engine

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HolyJazzCup@reddit

This has the 3.8L V6 with ~290 HP and ~260 lb ft. 0-60 in 7s… perfectly adequate for a vehicle like this as long as the engine doesn’t blow up or otherwise shit itself.

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Logitech4873@reddit

I'm actually surprised they still make ICE cars. Had no idea.

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HolyJazzCup@reddit

It’s very against the grain. A V6 instead of an I4 hybrid, it’s 3.8L and no turbo? In a car from an Asian manufacturer in 2025? That’s brutal.

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Logitech4873@reddit

The US market is bizarre

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HolyJazzCup@reddit

When it comes to our “NPC”s, we want big SUVs and crossovers that have decent fuel economy. If it’s new it doesn’t matter as long as it costs ~$35k-$40k and under, because we will finance the shit out of it for forever and a day.

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Drzhivago138@reddit

And 3.8L NA V6s in particular have historically been well-received in the US.

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SeriousMongoose2290@reddit

What’s wrong with the 3.8?

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DaveCootchie@reddit

Nothing. The Lamda V6 has been used for a long time and is perfectly reliable. It was only the 2.0 theta engines that had oil consumption issues.

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Drum_Eatenton@reddit

The early 1.6 Turbos were included in the engine settlement too

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Malbjey@reddit

Nothing. It's just a meme to say bad Kia engine

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TireShineWet@reddit

There’s always a few

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WCWRingMatSound@reddit

The Telluride V6 is approaching 100K miles and there hasn’t been a critical recall. Honestly, there hasn’t been much catastrophic news about it.

Hopefully Kia keeps it simple and uses the same powertrain with minor tweaks. They’ve got a winner on their hands.

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diamondballsretard@reddit

We have 51k on our 2022 and haven't had a single issue really. The trim around the windows is weathering really really weird. And sometimes when it starts it sounds like it's stuttering and sputters. Sometimes I think it has to do with the auto start stop because it shuts off many times when my wife parks at home. It auto shuts off then she shifts to park and it starts up and then she turns it off. Happens very often. I turn off auto start stop every time I drive it. I hate it. Disabled it on my f150.

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TheChickenScampi@reddit

I believe the Telluride has a decent reputation for reliability.

The Telluride has/had an overall score of 84 which is very good, and while it's definitely not the highest rated vehicle at CR, as of a year ago, it's the second highest rated in its class, just behind the Toyota Highlander. The 3.8 Lambda II is an older engine design, possibly a good indicator for reliability, but has only been out in 3.8 version since 2018-19. It's based on V6's that go way back further 2005, so any quirks should be well straightened out by now.

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TFiPW@reddit

Trying to get everyone used to that ugly mug before they drop the Tasman stateside.

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Lakkapaalainen@reddit

Just like Ram trucks. Everyone wants to copy Toyota.

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ChonkyHippo283@reddit

Seems like they’re trying to be a budget Range Rover

It’ll probably continue to do really well

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luckandpreparation@reddit

Honestly ingenious strat. Every teenage/college-aged girl wants a Range Rover and now every parent can get them one at a quarter of the price

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Koskesh11@reddit

Have you seen the new Palisade?

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amor_fatty@reddit

I can telluride dick

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turboash78@reddit

Cute crossover.

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cubs223425@reddit

A bloated SUV with squared-off edges? WOW!

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DaveCootchie@reddit

I have a feeling I'm going to hate the styling. Which sucks because the first Telluride was such a nice shape. I want a hybrid one like the Carnival but not worth it if it's all screens and ugly styling.

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AMC_Stock_Is_Rigged@reddit

But yet at the end of the day… It’s still a Kia

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AndrewIsntCool@reddit

Every car is some flavor of unreliable nowadays, might as well get a model with features you'd like at a relatively reasonable price

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SonovaVondruke@reddit

Just about any car today is more reliable than the average car 30+ years ago.

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AndrewIsntCool@reddit

30 years is an eternity in the automotive world.

Reliability and affordability peaked 2000-2015. I mean modern cars are better, sure, but you buy new models for the bells-and-whistles and improved safety ratings, not the reliability.

A front headlight for my '02 Camry is less than 50 bucks. Newer cars with fancy LED headlights that change angle when your steering wheel turns are $1000+

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TroyeSavant@reddit

Cool. I’ve never had to replace any bulbs in my adaptive LED headlights in the 5 years 100k miles I’ve had my car. Have fun replacing bulbs every 3 months and forcing yourself to drive an old Toyota 🥀

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AndrewIsntCool@reddit

I haven't replaced the bulbs ever in my old Camry, over 20 years original OEM. I'm just saying they're cheap to replace compared to modern headlights.

I have a 2018 Honda which I very much prefer - it has side curtain and knee airbags, side and rear cameras, nearly double the horsepower, gets almost 8 times the mpg (Plug-In Hybrid), etc. But it's not as cheap or easy to work on mechanically.

For cheap, easy reliability, go 2000s-2010s. For goodies and safety, get 2020s+. Modern Kia's are fine to buy, is all I was saying. Every car nowadays needs expensive repairs in a fender-bender. Especially with all the sensors in the bumpers

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LimitedReach@reddit (OP)

Say what you want but the Telluride changed the perception of Kia in a way. People were no longer looking at the brand as the “budget” option in its segment.

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Numerous-Support5029@reddit

I’d say it didn’t change my perception of the brand, just confirms a fool and his money are soon parted.

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AMC_Stock_Is_Rigged@reddit

Exactly

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Drum_Eatenton@reddit

I’m cool with that.

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Fact0ry0fSadness@reddit

Holy ugly, Batman!

Idk what is going on at Kia but their styling department has really dropped the ball. Kias from 2015-2020 or so actually looked really good. But a lot of the new ones like the K4 and whatever this Telluride redesign is are just bad. This weird blocky, cubic styling is just not attractive.

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