2023 Kia Telluride Facelift Revealed After Spy Video Emerges

These are small but important changes.

The Telluride model is one of Kia’s most popular in North America, where the SUV sells in good numbers. The 2022 model year was updated with more standard equipment (see related articles below),. There is evidence that a larger facelift for the 2023 model years is in the works. We now have a good idea of how it might look months before its official debut.

earlier this week, saw a prototype for the 2023 Telluride test in South Korea . This was used by Kolesa.ru to base the renderings in the gallery. We believe they have drawn a fairly accurate image of the new SUV, with small but noticeable changes to the front and back.
We don’t anticipate major visual changes to the Telluride facelift, given its excellent market performance. Kia will likely make minor changes to the front fascia, such as changing the internal graphics for the headlights and the radiator grille pattern, giving it more prominent shapes. The LED lights that were integrated into the bumpers of the current model may also disappear with the facelift.

The back of the prototype, which was tested earlier in the month, suggested that there would be minimal modifications to the taillights. There might be some other modifications depending on the trim level. However, the camouflage doesn’t allow us to see much for now. In the near future, we expect to see less disguised test vehicles.

Telluride is still relatively new on the market. With the refresh from June this years, we don’t expect to see 2023 models before the first month of next year. The domestic model may be available before 2022 ends, but it is unlikely that the US model will arrive as soon.