The new Kia Telluride has been having the most bizarre reveal processes in recent memory, with the company choosing to release multiple modified “concepts” at shows like SEMA, while uncovered images of the stock Telluride keep leaking online. Irrespective, there are now enough imagines floating around to get a good sense of what the final product will look like, and how it fits with the growing family of Kia vehicles.
As you turn to the profile and rear it’s clear that Kia was more interested in making the Telluride resemble established market players, such as the Volvo XC90, rather than making the Telluride look like a larger Sante Fe or Sportage. The Telluride looks most like the XC90 from the side, with a gently-rising window line ahead of the D-pillar, but the rear too seems to take inspiration from the Swede, in particular in the quasi-lobster claws taillights that result in an extra-wide expanse of bodywork down where the license plate sits.
