S365: The 2023 Kia Telluride; Can you really improve perfection?

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S365: The 2023 Kia Telluride; Can you really improve perfection?

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Oct 27, 2022

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In this episode we are in San Antonio to test drive the 2023 Kia Telluride, which won múltiples awards for SUV of the Year in 2020 and now has received substantial enhancements that build upon the success of the original, including two new rugged trim levels for off-road and ranch-style landscapes driving.

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