- Redesigned Kia Telluride anticipated to debut in 2025 as a 2026 mannequin
- New Telluride anticipated to supply hybrid powertrain for the primary time
- Redesigned model of associated Hyundai Palisade has additionally been noticed
Engineers from Kia have been noticed testing a camouflaged prototype for a redesigned Telluride for the primary time.
It’s being developed along with a redesigned model of the associated Hyundai Palisade, with each three-row SUVs anticipated to debut subsequent yr as 2026 fashions for the U.S. market.
Spy photographs of prototypes for the brand new Palisade present a comparatively radical redesign is deliberate, the brand new Telluride seems to be to be taking up an evolutionary look, judging by the prototype seen within the video from YouTube channel KindelAuto.
The design of the lights look much like what’s discovered on the present mannequin, and the grille additionally seems to have the same form, however with a brand new design for the mesh sample. The largest departure from the present mannequin, at the very least that is seen on the prototype, are the sharper strains, particularly the place the A-pillar meets up with the roof. The rear additionally seems to be to drop a few of the extra curved strains of the present mannequin in favor of a boxier design.
There isn’t any clear shot of the inside however count on the sprint to sport a single show panel for each the digital gauge cluster and infotainment touchscreen, much like what the present Telluride launched with its 2023 replace.
The Telluride is presently supplied completely with a 3.8-liter V-6 rated at 291 hp, which comes mated to a front-wheel-drive system as normal however is out there with all-wheel drive. Anticipate the brand new era to supply an electrified powertrain, at the very least as an possibility. In an interview with Inexperienced Automotive Reviews revealed in February, Russell Wager, Kia America’s vp of promoting, mentioned Kia is open to providing a hybrid powertrain within the Telluride.
He mentioned the powertrain would both be a daily hybrid or plug-in hybrid, however there will not be each on provide, like Kia has beforehand supplied on some fashions.
The Telluride is one in all Kia’s bestselling automobiles within the U.S. The SUV’s gross sales have averaged virtually 90,000 items yearly since launch, and 2023’s gross sales whole of 110,765 items was the most effective on document. The redesign ought to maintain the momentum going because the Telluride faces some newer competitors, together with some EV entries like Kia’s personal EV9.
