2023 Kia Telluride Pictures (Official)

[Katyjg]

Damn, that looks terrible. I can’t believe we waited a year to end up with this ugly thing.

Yeah what the heck happened to darker trim in this concept pic

 

[bruesjoh04]

Shouldnt the gray front & rear lower bumper and grill trim be black for the X-Line?

No, it’s never black. Just a darker gray. The appearance changes heavily based on lighting.

 

[danish1542]

I’m torn between x-line ebony black and gravity gray. Wish it could see them both in person. Leaning towards black because I can wrap the bottom front bumper.

 

[hdat]

Shouldnt the gray front & rear lower bumper and grill trim be black for the X-Line?

Unfortunately it’s just a darker chrome instead of black. It makes no sense why they didn’t do black instead.

I ordered the Gravity Gray SX X-Line AWD also and am planning to have them vinyl wrapped down the road.

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[skeetermx1825]

thanks for the GG X-Line pics! Now to decide between X-Line and X-Pro....

 

[Fireball]

thanks for the GG X-Line pics! Now to decide between X-Line and X-Pro....

I’m trying to decide EXACT same thing. They both look great

 

[Jamchampnate]

The midnight lake blue in XPRO and xline looks amazing with the darker grey trim but it seems like nothing else does. It’s almost like they designed the car with that color in mind (see every single press photo is with that color) and didn’t adjust anything to look good with that color. I’m going with the blue because I absolutely love it, but if you don’t it kind of sucks because IMO the other color combinations don’t work great with the dark grey or silver exterior trims.

 

[gettinlm]

The midnight lake blue in XPRO and xline looks amazing with the darker grey trim but it seems like nothing else does. It’s almost like they designed the car with that color in mind (see every single press photo is with that color) and didn’t adjust anything to look good with that color. I’m going with the blue because I absolutely love it, but if you don’t it kind of sucks because IMO the other color combinations don’t work great with the dark grey or silver exterior trims.

I think the greens (moss and jungle) look decent with it. I'm waiting to see more pics of the Wolf Grey with it- I suspect it will work great with that color as well. But I agree, the Blue is awesome.

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[skeetermx1825]

The midnight lake blue in XPRO and xline looks amazing with the darker grey trim but it seems like nothing else does. It’s almost like they designed the car with that color in mind (see every single press photo is with that color) and didn’t adjust anything to look good with that color. I’m going with the blue because I absolutely love it, but if you don’t it kind of sucks because IMO the other color combinations don’t work great with the dark grey or silver exterior trims.

The real world pictures i've seen recently of the new blue color show it to be a much lighter/brighter blue color than the dark/deep blue color the promo ads we've all seen show...

 

[Jamchampnate]

The real world pictures i've seen recently of the new blue color show it to be a much lighter/brighter blue color than the dark/deep blue color the promo ads we've all seen show...

Lots of the real world photos look dark too. Depends on the lighting. Similar to the dark moss switching from green to brown depending on the lighting. Looks so good.

 

[Slack Attack]

The midnight lake blue in XPRO and xline looks amazing with the darker grey trim but it seems like nothing else does. It’s almost like they designed the car with that color in mind (see every single press photo is with that color) and didn’t adjust anything to look good with that color. I’m going with the blue because I absolutely love it, but if you don’t it kind of sucks because IMO the other color combinations don’t work great with the dark grey or silver exterior trims.

I think the dark grey trim works pretty well with quite a few of the colors. I agree though that the bright silver trim doesn’t look that great on quite a few paint colors. The blue for sure looks good in all trims. I guess I’m in the very small minority here but I think the new design is much more interesting and cohesive than the 20-22s.

 

[Jamchampnate]

I think the dark grey trim works pretty well with quite a few of the colors. I agree though that the bright silver trim doesn’t look that great on quite a few paint colors. The blue for sure looks good in all trims. I guess I’m in the very small minority here but I think the new design is much more interesting and cohesive than the 20-22s.

It took me a bit I’m with you. I think it looks way better and modern inside and out. Orange glowing daytime running lights are going to look very aged in the next few months IMO

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[Katyjg]

After seeing the real world pictures I think I’m swapping gravity gray out and ordering everlasting silver instead. The darker x-line trim almost clashes with GG and the lighter ES makes the trim look darker.

 

[gilomen2]

After seeing the real world pictures I think I’m swapping gravity gray out and ordering everlasting silver instead. The darker x-line trim almost clashes with GG and the lighter ES makes the trim look darker.

Yea, I actually just asked our dealer if I could make this same switch but it was too late. So I guess we’ll be looking into vinyl wrapping asap.

 

[bratliff3]

As always, big difference in features and creature comforts from an SX to an LX.

They improved LX by a bit last year by adding the larger infotainment screen and automatic climate control. Of course, this year gets the even larger 12.3” infotainment like the rest of the line (plus the low-end flat instrument cluster). And all 2023 models have LED headlights. Still no LED taillights, though.

Just remember it’s the basic trim.
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Might be an unpopular opinion, but I think the LX wheels are the best looking. I have an EX slated to come in pretty soon and I'd probably be willing to trade for LX wheels.

 

[gettinlm]

Might be an unpopular opinion, but I think the LX wheels are the best looking. I have an EX slated to come in pretty soon and I'd probably be willing to trade for LX wheels.

You realize the LX's are 18", right?

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[bratliff3]

You realize the LX's are 18", right?

Yep, always been a fan of the 18" size, I liked the 18" rims that came on the standard EX for '20 - '22. It adds a little more sidewall to keep my wife from beating them up too.

 

[gettinlm]

I was actually surprised how much I liked the SX tires in person. I wasn't a fan of the Oreo cookie look on paper.

 

[Jamchampnate]

I personally love that they are offering such a wide variety of colors and wheel options- makes it more personal for your tastes and likes for a car.

 

[392DCGC]

Unfortunately it’s just a darker chrome instead of black. It makes no sense why they didn’t do black instead.

Probably for the same reason the Telluride didn't launch with NF - it gives them an option to add again in a year or two that will noticeably change/improve the appearance of the vehicle.

It took me a bit I’m with you. I think it looks way better and modern inside and out. Orange glowing daytime running lights are going to look very aged in the next few months IMO

I disagree. The inside looks much better with the basic gauge cluster and slapped-on infotainment display removed/modernized... but the exterior is largely worse in most configurations. It's like the Telluride was too successful and detracting from Genesis. Now it has obnoxiously large silver/gray trim pieces for no apparent reason, and they killed a signature element that identified a Telluride from literally a mile away. Those amber DRLs will look good for years to come.