he hasn’t rested on his previous success with the Telluride. It looks like the 2023 Kia Telluride continues to win awards for best family SUV, best midsize SUV, and best three-row SUV. It doesn’t end there, though. What is Kia doing right with the Telluride that seems to get better every year?
The 2023 Kia Telluride continues to win awards for best three-row SUV
Looking through press releases about the Kia Telluride yields a lot. This week, the 2023 Kia Telluride earned the title of Best Three-row Family SUV for the fourth consecutive time by US News. It also landed on the lists of best midsize SUVs, best crossover SUVs, and best SUVs with three rows.
ranked at the top of over 430 models available right now and some that have not yet been released to the market. Kia’s midsize SUV gets high marks for style, comfort, and near-luxury experience. It even earns the title of “complete package”.
In early March, Kia released sales numbers for February. The automaker notes that it had its best month ever, with 60,859 units moved, with Telluride posting record numbers. In February 2023, the brand sold 9,023 units of the Telluride. That’s up from 7,618 in February 2022. So far this year, Kia has sold 16,605 units total, already surpassing the 14,408 sold in 2022.
Kia’s Telluride also took home an IIHS Top Safety Pick award
Additionally, the announced 2023 Kia Telluride was a Top Safety Pick Plus winner. It improved the headlights for this year and scored the highest possible scores on the headlight and frontal collision avoidance tests. Even with updated testing and new segments, the Telluride offered confidence.
The Telluride has been named one of the best family cars to buy by The Car Connection (TCC) for the third year in a row. “Telluride’s win validates our expertise in designing vehicles that are stylish, comfortable and feature-rich,” said Steven Center, COO & EVP, Kia Americas.
At the end of last year, the Telluride even took home the Kelley’s Blue Book Best Buy Awards for winning the best three-row midsize SUV. This is the fourth time it has received this award from KBB, winning every year since it hit the market.
The Kia brand had a record year in 2022
It makes sense that the brand had its best retail sales year in company history in 2022. SUVs and SUVs accounted for 66.8 percent of Kia’s sales for 2022, the most in company history. Seven Kia models saw double- and triple-digit sales growth, including the Kia Telluride.
These results only cover the front page of Telluride press releases, but the good news keeps coming. When reliability is one of the most important things for customers to consider, having a long history of awards and accolades doesn’t hurt. Fortunately, Kia Telluride continues to win award after award and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. In fact, Kia only improved the Telluride this year to meet more stringent IIHS standards.
