We’ve seen a trailer for the upgraded version Hyundai Palisade pre-launch is coming soon, so it’s just suitable That also chose to introduce an update related to it Telluride.
Two large crossovers will be revealed on April 13 at the 2022 New York auto show.
A spokesman for Kia Australia confirmed that the Telluride had not yet been beneficial to Australia, with no chance for a right-hand clutch model.
It is made exclusively in the US for the left-hand drive market only, unlike the Korean-made Palisade for the left- and right-hand drive market.
Kia Australia product planning director Roland Rivero said in May 2021 ahead of rumors Kia would start manufacturing the Telluride in South Korea.
“I can confirm that it is nothing more but just a rumor.”
Ahead of its official launch, Kia showed off a sleek image of the Telluride’s front three-quarter silhouette, as well as its interior.
Up front, the Telluride gets redesigned bumpers and reworked headlights with new daytime running lights.
The side panels look very similar to the current model, but a new set of alloy wheels are expected.
Inside, the updated Telluride looks a lot like the new version Sport and EV6, with an expanded “curved dash” interface. The digital instrument cluster and touchscreen infotainment are housed in one cluster.
Kia has confirmed this updated Telluride will be available with a new X-Pro trim level, certainly and offering a choice of seven or eight seats.
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Kia Telluride pre-upgrade
Power is still said to come from only one 3.8 liter naturally aspirated V6 engine manufacturing 217kW power and 355Nm of torque.
KoreanCarBlog recently leaked an updated internal Palisade presentation slide that details all the changes it will receive. It is expected that the upgraded Telluride will receive some, if not all, of these changes.
In addition to the new lights, grille, bumpers and wheels, important upgrades of the new Palisade include:
- 12.3-inch navigation system
- ‘Full screen rearview mirror’
- Auto-dimming rearview mirror
- Hydrophobic windows
- Remote smart parking support
- Digital Lock 2.0
- Advanced forward automatic emergency braking (AEB)
- Reverse AEB
- 2.0 . Highway Driving Assistant
- Adaptive Cruise Control with Curve Control
- Drag mode
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Teaser image of the upgraded Hyundai Palisade -
Unlike the updated Telluride, Hyundai Australia has confirmed the refreshed Palisade will arrive Down Under in Q3 2022.
In the first three months of 2022, Kia sold 1479 units Carnival commuters while Hyundai has sold 1229 Palisade SUVs.
However, Hyundai has another player in the large SUV segment, Santa Fe. It has sold 834 models so far this year, just after Kia Sorento foundation-mate.
