2023 Kia Telluride X-Pro Review: The Ultimate Off-Road Test

Glad to see Kia embracing the Faux Off-road market segment.

My friend are you feeling ok? You DO NOT have enough ground clearance to be doing that type of off roading with the Telluride.

Diesel or gas?

3 months ago? Just in time for the 2024 model which was released around that time lol.

More Kia's and Hyundais with recalls. Never buy one.

Anyone who wants to do that will buy a jeep or a bronco. The Telluride is the best bang for the buck in the family suv market.

Why leave the tiny front sunroof just to keep the temp controls in rear on the top

Kia does it again! 5k towing without a hitch even!

Meh...

I hope Kia watches this video and uses it to improve the next model. Add skid plates, a real locker and a selectable low range or mode that can replicate it. Hopefully the new Chevy Traverse will be more offroad capable than this. Disappointing.

Rumor has it this is the best off-road vehicle never.

Also, thou shall not compare this vehicle to the almighty land cruiser.

Amen.

Wondering which 3 row suv you would give the best off road rating of these four: telluride xpro, pathfinder rock creek and pilot trail sport, explorer timberline.

How well would it do on long road trips? My optima engine just blew. And I might just try to get a telluride.

Does Android Auto work with/come up using the SBC port

it's a kia, so you get what you pay for

Bummer and kind of disappointing when the Telluride has done so well in many areas. Definitely agree with your input as far as nameplate and packaging, if your are stamping pro on a vehicle and you mean to target off-road audiences then you need to at least be on par with the competition.

The Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek $43k, and Pilot Trailsport $48k are more appealing for people who actually need such a package with those starting prices. They have a more attainable price point, all have three rows given Kia excelling there, they have all terrain tires just like here, and skid plates except the Kia should have not missed that either.

That said, the Kia excels in many things like space, has a lot of style and features, nice materials, better interior, probably more comfortable seats, digital cluster too, just didn’t bring the actual off road goodies it needed. They should also build a proper suspension, maybe work hand to hand with a company and give it the extra clearance it needs, and finally offer all the necessary proper off-road modes for challenging occasions.

0.4" additional height? that's insignificant with no additional wheel suspension travel
The XPRo is a joke, its not any kind of off road vehicle.

When does the actual offroading start? 50k for a KIA thats gonna be in the junkyard 10 years from now

Another great video. Very informative!

The design not cool like gsa8

Great video Ryan! Pilot Trailsport is far better than this Kia off-road wise?

I like me some sexy chickens

are you going to test the explorer timberline?

8.4 inches of ground clearance is less the a frigin Subaru Crosstrek, but sure..

They can give it whatever name they want. X Pro X amateur. Names don't mean anything. Not one thing.

Wtf lol the guy roll on a garden to call it off-road… what is happening here! What a corrupt video

how does a subaru do on this?

I've never understood his strange obsession with having two words for buttons.

So 500 for skid plate, 350 for 2inch lift, 1100 for 18inch method wheels, and 800 for Firestone AT2 tires, and maybe 300 for labor to install these things... guess I'm just gonna stick to that with my 2021 Telluride.

X-meh , Indeed!

Latest land rover defender is also unibody with independent suspension, yet its off road performance is amazing, off roading is simply not in the goal/objective of Huawei/KIA, so they should stop embarrassing themselves with monikors like trail ready or xpro...etc..

Honestly anybody buying this prob is never gonna see a dirt road

The new honda pilot trailsport seemed to have a much better awd system. Do you think it would have any issues on this coarse? Can you compare the crawl ratio with the honda pilot trailsport and this telluride?

Thanks Ryan for another very informative video! Spanking TFL again!
I apologize for nit picking, but please it is not MPG's but only miles per gallon not gallons 😁

COULD U DO THE HONDA PILOT TRAILSPORT -VS -THE NISSAN ROCK CREEK EDITION...(Because HAY WHY Not Lol)

Old school here I guess……a lot ohhhs and ahhhs interior wise, since we’ve grown accustomed to the apple toys. Computer graphics, 360 view, tracking vehicles in front back, etc etc but for me how reliable is the vehicle? Can it adequately tackle some off road or horrible road conditions in winter? Will it las beyond 80,000 miles? I’m not so sure with this Kia…. Toyota and Subaru seem to check more boxes on and off the grid

butt-ons 😂

This car can't compete with real 4x4 vehicles such as the 4Runner or Jeep Wrangler, BUT I think this can compete or can match with Ford Explorer Timberline.

X-meh 😂😆

New Honda Pilot would of had no problem. Honda's I-VTM4 is way better!

By now every car maker has one of those off road fakers. Look at this one with .4 inch raised body haha

It looks like it has a binky in its mouth lol wish they didn’t change the design.

I have seen many Kia and Hyundai, and their "grip and slip" systems go nowhere on an icy city street here in Canada... and their salesmen tell potential buyers that their AWD is as good as Subaru's

Well...at least it looks kinda nice.

Keep all these type cars on pavement, look stupid off road with zero clearance, society has gone nuts, thank you, ugly car.

Fk KIA , mine just got the engine seized 3 months after the warranty expired, aperently there is a recall but mine is not aligible even though the same thing happened to the aligable for recall cars..
The car is 2013 kia sportage..
Buy buy kia.. I used to love it.. now never again.. will be getting a 4runner..

Good job

Well no 4runner. Looks like it is competition for the Explorer Timberline. The Ford at least comes with tow hooks and skid plates.