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| I actually didn't even know this award existed until recently. The Kia Telluride might be the best SUV EVER at blurring the lines between mainstream and luxury. |
The 2020 Kia Telluride (alongside its sister vehicle the Hyundai
Palisade) is a well-rounded, award winning SUV. In fact, it’s won the “triple crown”
of automotive awards this year (MotorTrend, NACOTY, and Car and Driver).
For better reference, here’s a quick list. So far, it’s won:
-2020 North American Utility Vehicle of the Year
-MotorTrend 2020 SUV of the Year
-Car & Driver 10 Best List 2020
-2020 Kelley Blue Book (KBB) Best Buy
-AutoTrader.com 12 Best New Cars for 2020
-Cars.com Best New Car of 2020
-Named the “CUV of Texas” by the Texas Auto Writers
Association - won in the “Midsize CUV” category at the Texas Auto Writer’s
Association Roundup
-Edmunds Top Rated SUV 2020
...and several other awards. I’m putting a link below to
Friendly Kia, where they highlight some of the Telluride’s other accolades. Contact your local Kia dealer for more specific Telluride info.
Now, you can add “2020 World Car of the Year” to that win
list. Generally awarded at the New York Auto Show (rescheduled until at least
late August due to coronavirus), the Telluride beat out the Mazda CX-30 and
Mazda3 to be the overall winner.
Other winners include the 2020 Kia Soul EV as “Urban Car of
the Year” (note - the 2020 Soul EV is not available in the U.S. yet), and the
2020 Porsche Taycan EV as “World Performance Car of the Year” and “World Luxury
Car of the Year”. The 2020 Mazda3 took home “World Car Design of the Year”.
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I gave this Telluride to my mother as a gift. Its been a great SUV.
Previously, I said I was going to get her a new Oldsmobile Silhouette
and then a new Saturn Outlook as gifts someday, but those brands are
no longer around of course.
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I leased the 2020 Kia Telluride S AWD for my mother last spring from Summit Place Kia Auburn Hills when I worked at Hyundai/Kia product planning and gave it to her as a gift, making good on a promise I made to her in the 2nd grade that I would help her get a car someday. I had no idea it would rack up as many awards as it has. It’s been a stellar SUV, we’ve taken it on two family road trips! Add it (and the Palisade) to your new SUV shopping list.
I haven’t talked about the Palisade/Telluride duo a lot on
my blog, but I do plan to upload some other content on them and fully review
the Telluride in the future, so stay tuned.
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