2025 Kia Telluride | Latest Features, Trims, Colors

Telluride Overview The Kia Telluride set buyers and rivals on notice when it debuted five years ago. Following Kia's well-honed playbook of exceeding expectations, offering more features than competitors at a lower price, the Telluride rose to the top of nearly every critic's list and has mostly held its position since. The 2025 Kia Telluride maintains course, with just a few minor enhancements and feature shuffling to keep the model fresh and competitive.

Kia's largest SUV, the Telluride slots above the midsize-ish Sorento and offers seven- or eight-passenger seating, depending on configuration, in three rows. The Telluride is also voluminous and spacious, with third-row seats that can accommodate adult passengers.

Telluride trim levels also range from essential and affordable to near-luxury, and even to off-road-inspired and off-road-capable. It offers some of the most legroom and largest cargo space in the class and ample in-car connected tech. Even the base model gets a 12.3-inch display with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and multiple USB charging ports. The Telluride's muscular V6 engine is the most powerful among its peers, but still returns comparable fuel economy. A full slate of driver-assist features, including sophisticated adaptive cruise control and lane-centering, comes standard.

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The Kia Telluride interior is among the nicest in the class, with excellent quality of materials and abundant soft-touch surfaces. The luxury-like atmosphere carries over to wide supportive seats with ample cushioning that remain comfortable for hours, and a third row that's large enough to comfortably seat adults. Strategically-placed windows and a large, optional panoramic sunroof enhance the sense of space. A wide curved display housing the digital instrument panel and infotainment touchscreen also adds a touch of modern tech to the cabin. 

Unlike many competitors that have switched to turbocharged four-cylinder engines, the 2025 Kia Telluride continues with a burly 3.8-liter V6. Rated at 291 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque, it makes the Telluride one of the most powerful in the class, and good enough for zero-to-60 mph acceleration in about 7.5 seconds - quick for a big three-row SUV.

The eight-speed automatic transmission strikes a good balance between fuel economy and responsiveness, delivering power on demand. Front-wheel drive is standard on LX through SX trims. All-wheel drive is optional for S, EX, and SX trims. X-Line, X-Pro, and Prestige trims come standard with all-wheel drive.

The 2025 Kia Telluride hasn't been rated yet by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), but the agency gave the nearly identical 2024 model a five-star overall rating (out of five), with five stars in side crash tests and four stars in frontal crash and rollover tests.

Similarly, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) hasn't yet rated the 2025 model, but gave the 2024 model top scores of Good in all crash-safety tests, as well as in headlight and front crash prevention effectiveness. It named the 2024 model a Top Safety Pick+, the organization's highest honor.

A range of deep, rich, premium paint colors including Panthera Metal, Glacial White Pearl, Everlasting Silver, Wolf Gray, Ebony Black, Dark Moss, Midnight Lake Blue, and Jungle Green are available for drivers who demand a rich finish.