The Most Expensive 2023 Kia Telluride Costs $56,000 With Every Option, Here's Why

The new Kia Telluride premium SUV has begun selling in the US over six months after making

The updated Kia Telluride lineup now includes five variations over four model levels, including FWD

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AWD, and the two new additions, X-Line AWD and range-topping X-Pro AWD: LX, S, EX, SX, and SX Prestige.

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The SX-Prestige X-Pro AWD is the most costly variation out of all of these trims and variants,

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The best-spec Due to a comprehensive list of extra equipment and aesthetic upgrades

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the Kia Telluride SX-Prestige X-Pro AWD is over $20,000 more costly than the LX FWD edition

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The newly released X-Line AWD, which takes the place of the former Nightfall Edition

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We examine all the enhancements that make the X-Pro AWD seem like the most unique model

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