Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Kia developed the Telluride to lift its entire brand. That’s what a proper flagship is designed to do. A quick look at year-over-year Telluride sales figures tells you that the vehicle is hugely popular—but that’s only part of the story.
The Telluride has helped Kia massively raise its residual values. The brand perception is at an all-time high,and car buyers are spending more, on average, across the Kia lineup.
The Telluride now enters its second generation. Becoming a brand-enhancing flagship is a tough act to follow, yet the 2027 Telluride nails the formula and is even better than before. Kia set us loose on the winding roads east of Santa Barbara and across a sprawling ranch to learn how it did that.
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Kia developed the Telluride to lift its entire brand. That’s what a proper flagship is designed to do. A quick look at year-over-year Telluride sales figures tells you that the vehicle is hugely popular—but that’s only part of the story.
The Telluride has helped Kia massively raise its residual values. The brand perception is at an all-time high,and car buyers are spending more, on average, across the Kia lineup.
The Telluride now enters its second generation. Becoming a brand-enhancing flagship is a tough act to follow, yet the 2027 Telluride nails the formula and is even better than before. Kia set us loose on the winding roads east of Santa Barbara and across a sprawling ranch to learn how it did that.
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