2022 sighting

[Bland]

In the images you shared - to me - the old style on the dark telly looks like design you'd see on an audi. The placement and spacing and scale is good. The new design on the white one looks like what you'd see on a... well... a Kia.

I know, my thoughts exactly- almost like they now want to be pulled away from being called a wanna be Range Rover lol

 

[Bland]

Totally agree. But I think it will grow on a lot of people though. Especially if you vinyl wrap the back KIA logo and possibly completely delete the front emblem, or wrap the front one too. There will def be after market black new style KIA emblems all over in a couple months too. The Pictures all make it look like the new emblems sticks out a bit and you can pull/pop it off, or wrap it on the vehicle and cut the excess wrap off with with a crafting knife. Personally, I think the new logo looks way better on the steering wheel now as well and would look even better wrapped in gloss black. Only thing I’m pissed about is having to buy black wheel lugs lol (so weird they did a silver). The rest will look good wrapped or just completely deleted IMO. I bet you could even get creative and put a personal emblem (like the transformers emblems?) on the back instead of the KIA on the flat part

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Yeah; honestly, I plan to do something to change it- I went with the everlasting SXP (non-nightfall), and now I am thinking I might as well just delete all chrome just to figure out what to do with the badging lol.

Thoughts on if wrapping or plasti dipping the logo black on an everlasting silver will just make it stick out even more though, and I have a feeling it’s not going to remove as easy as the previous due to the molding they’ve created for the badge. Guess we’ll just have to play around with it once it’s here

 

[LiquidUte]

I know, my thoughts exactly- almost like they now want to be pulled away from being called a wanna be Range Rover lol

Seriously!

Kia: "Hey, enough of this Range Rover talk. We're more of a funky Honda and we need to reflect that.

From the team that brought you the Kia Soul Hamsters, allow me to present.."

*pulls back drape revealing new Telluride back end*

*very light applause*

 

[Socal949]

At least Kia got Night Fall emblem correct on the court

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[XIIFrog]

Gravity Gray non-nightfall (appears to be SX-P+T, which is exactly what I have on order).

I personally think it looks great - never liked the old kia logo though. Especially like the new black grille; I think it helps tie in the black wheels a little better on the non-nf SX

 

[tellmont]

Gravity Gray non-nightfall (appears to be SX-P+T, which is exactly what I have on order).

I personally think it looks great - never liked the old kia logo though. Especially like the new black grille; I think it helps tie in the black wheels a little better on the non-nf SX

I like the new look too. Thanks for posting these pics. I think the redesigned badge will look really good on a GWP NF

 

[XIIFrog]

To add more positive vibes for the '22s - I'm very happy with the new steering wheel look. I think the new logo looks great on it, and they thankfully got rid of that weird circle portion that stuck out on the horn previously.

 

[LiquidUte]

I'm totally fine with the front, it looks good. The steering wheel is an improvement. I just don't like the redesign on the back (especially the flat spot in the sheet metal for the logo) or that the KIA logos wont be blacked out on Nightfall. Appreciate the positivity!

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[AnyVare]

So new logos and minor tweaks? Where's the digital cluster!!!!

 

[LiquidUte]

So new logos and minor tweaks? Where's the digital cluster!!!!

I'm inclined to say that in 10 years from now (yes, i'll keep mine that long) we'll be glad they didn't get digital gauges. They're going to improve so much in the next decade that in 10 years they'd look extremely dated. Analog will be retro but still classy. I wanted digital gauges, but then I watched a video on a Bugatti where they aren't yet making the gauges digital for that reason, it dates the car. Maybe small digital readouts here and there, but not the whole screen. There are a few niche vehicles from the 90s, 00s that had digital screens and the tech looks ancient now.

 

[AnyVare]

I'm inclined to say that in 10 years from now (yes, i'll keep mine that long) we'll be glad they didn't get digital gauges. They're going to improve so much in the next decade that in 10 years they'd look extremely dated. Analog will be retro but still classy. I wanted digital gauges, but then I watched a video on a Bugatti where they aren't yet making the gauges digital for that reason, it dates the car. Maybe small digital readouts here and there, but not the whole screen. There are a few niche vehicles from the 90s, 00s that had digital screens and the tech looks ancient now.

That's an interesting viewpoint and would agree with it for a purchased Telluride; but with a lease you'd get the new tech in the next version/vehicle.

 

[StillinSaigon]

I'm inclined to say that in 10 years from now (yes, i'll keep mine that long) we'll be glad they didn't get digital gauges. They're going to improve so much in the next decade that in 10 years they'd look extremely dated. Analog will be retro but still classy. I wanted digital gauges, but then I watched a video on a Bugatti where they aren't yet making the gauges digital for that reason, it dates the car. Maybe small digital readouts here and there, but not the whole screen. There are a few niche vehicles from the 90s, 00s that had digital screens and the tech looks ancient now.

The only car that I’ll disagree with you on was my 1964 Thunderbird with the liquid speedometer along the bottom of the instrument cluster. When I got rid of it the speedo was still working. Needed another ring and valve job but everything.else was perfect. It was bought new but it was burning oil when it was new. Damn Ford big block.

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[LiquidUte]

Check out the screen on the 1991 Vector W8. In fairness, the idea here was to make the cockpit look like a fighter jet. I think most or all gauges will be digital eventually, but going to be several years till they are standardized and more future proof imo. Maybe we are there now. I guess they are probably already updateable though.

 

[StillinSaigon]

I still think I’m at least going to blackout the rear emblem. On a GWP NF? I’ve got to. So I played around with the above photo and found there’s hope for the new emblem as far as I’m concerned.

 

[Bearicus23]

So new logos and minor tweaks? Where's the digital cluster!!!!

I seriously think that would happen in 23'. With the quick turnaround by turning some features more standard throughout the trim and because of chip shortages happening plus slow production, aint happening at the moment.What else can they improve on the next year? Hopefully digital cluster, a better engine performance plus more standard features on all trim.

 

[Djames210]

Wow. Yeah. Not good. Feel especially happy to have a ’21 NF. Especially as here in Mass. they’re not allowed to activate UVOlink for

I still think I’m at least going to blackout the rear emblem. On a GWP NF? I’ve got to. So I played around with the above photo and found there’s hope for the new emblem as far as I’m concerned.

The rear emblem looks good blacked out. You could also try white-out on GWP. It should look nearly transparent white on white, right?

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[Butch Cassidy]

I’m still wondering how it would look it the rear logo was simply deleted. I know it has the flat spot on the lid tho…
I think the biggest problem, aside from the color on the nightfall, is that it is disproportionately large. It’s just a huge logo, and the new logo is weird.

 

[Pcarfan]

Another option is to buy a smaller emblem from another model, black it out, and replace the giant one.

 

[chowfun27]

I’m still wondering how it would look it the rear logo was simply deleted. I know it has the flat spot on the lid tho…
I think the biggest problem, aside from the color on the nightfall, is that it is disproportionately large. It’s just a huge logo, and the new logo is weird.

Not having anything on the flat spot is going to exaggerate the fact that the emblem is missing. I would have personally thought it would have been easier to source a curved emblem for the rear and retrofit it to the 20/21 rear hatch design than change the stamping design but guess not. I agree the rear badge is a little disproportionally large but it's funny because I bet the emblem existed first and then the stamping changes were dimensioned to accommodate that. That's why the flat spot is so large..

 

[LiquidUte]

Not having anything on the flat spot is going to exaggerate the fact that the emblem is missing. I would have personally thought it would have been easier to source a curved emblem for the rear and retrofit it to the 20/21 rear hatch design than change the stamping design but guess not. I agree the rear badge is a little disproportionally large but it's funny because I bet the emblem existed first and then the stamping changes were dimensioned to accommodate that. That's why the flat spot is so large..

In my own unprofessional opinion, curving the emblem, or making it a bit smaller and placing it above the curve on the rear hatch would have been a much more attractive option. Then they could have left the "TELLURIDE" in the same size and placement as before. Done and done.

That is pretty interesting (and weird?) like you pointed out, that they decided to reshape the sheet metal itself to accommodate the emblem instead of potentially changing the size and shape of the "KN" emblem. Maybe they had to reshape the metal anyway as I think the previous hatch was shaped to accept the oval logo. But then they decided to change the size of the *TELLURIDE* badging? Super weird that they would do that instead of resizing / reshaping the "KN" logo. Totally guessing here, but I bet the rear emblem is the same part as the front emblem, and it might even be shared or will be shared with other vehicles. That would probably save some money and accounting on the supply chain, but it's a car that has probably 40,000 parts, what's one more part when it affects the exterior appearance of the vehicle?

Maybe their design team has a lead on what the styling trends are or will be, and I'm just getting old and unstylish. I'm waiting on a '22, and when it arrives I'll leave it as is for a bit and try to love it for its quirks before making any changes.