Six years robust: Telluride units new benchmark with six consecutive titles since its introduction
The 2025 Telluride SUV has been named to Automobile and Driver’s 2025 10Best Vehicles and SUVs, marking the sixth yr in a row the ruggedly subtle three-row SUV has earned the celebrated title. This achievement highlights the Telluride’s standing as one of some automobiles to be named a Automobile and Driver 10Best annually it’s been on sale.
“Receiving this award yearly since its introduction, six years in a row speaks to the Telluride’s enduring attraction, particularly given Automobile and Drivers’ experience,” stated Steven Heart, COO & EVP, Kia America. “The Telluride’s ongoing success displays what folks actually love about it – an ideal mix of favor, functionality and luxury. Being acknowledged yr after yr is a testomony to its lasting affect.”
The 2025 Telluride continues to steer its class with a mix of revolutionary expertise, superior driver help options1, and premium consolation. Minor updates for the brand new mannequin yr embrace customary Freeway Driving Help 1.52 on LX, S, and EX fashions (SX, SX X-Line, SX Status, SX Status X-Line, and SX Status X-Professional get customary Freeway Driving Help 2.0), as properly the brand new EX X-Professional mannequin. The EX X-Professional is a step up from the EX X-Line with a typical towing capability3 of as much as 5,500 lbs., up from the earlier 5,000 lbs., together with a slight increase in floor clearance. Moreover, it receives upgraded expertise, that includes a typical 12.3-inch dual-screen built-in show and out there Digital Key 2 Contact4. For 2025, all Telluride X-Line and X-Professional fashions characteristic black Kia logos and Telluride badging, together with black wheels.
“Regardless of an onslaught of newer competitors within the three-row phase, the Telluride secures its sixth 10Best award with its mixture of practicality, consolation, refinement, and worth,” stated Tony Quiroga, Editor-in-Chief, Automobile and Driver. “Greater than some other, it’s the three-row SUV we advocate to pals, household, and readers.”
Automobile and Driver’s 10Best awards signify an all-encompassing take a look at the most effective automobiles on sale because it permits earlier winners to compete to defend their spot. To be eligible, automobiles should be on sale within the month of January 2025 and have a beginning value (together with any federal tax and vacation spot expenses) underneath $110,000. This yr, Automobile and Driver editors drove greater than 90 new vehicles, vans, and SUVs over the course of two weeks earlier than assigning every car a rating of zero to 100. Votes have been then tallied and averaged to reach on the 10Best of 2025.
1 Superior Driver Help Programs aren’t substitutes for protected driving, and will not detect all objects across the car. All the time drive safely and use warning.
2 When engaged, Freeway Driving Help just isn’t an alternative choice to protected driving, might not detect all objects surrounding the car, and solely capabilities on sure federal highways. All the time drive safely and use warning.
3 Towing requires further tools. See Proprietor’s Guide for towing directions. All the time use warning whereas towing.
4 Kia Digital Key 2 Contact requires an eligible Kia Join subscription and a appropriate sensible system with an lively information plan. Regular mobile service charges might apply when utilizing a wise system.
