Speaking of Highlander, I believe that the Chinese people will not be unfamiliar, since the listing, has been in the domestic excellent market performance, occupying a joint venture brand medium-sized SUV market share more. Therefore, many brands also regard Highlander as a "thorn in the eye, a thorn in the flesh", and are constantly launching new models to seize Highlander's market share, but the reality is cruel, as of now, almost no car model can surpass Highlander in market performance.
But even so, many car companies have not given up on continuing to challenge Highlander, just recently, foreign media released a set of Kia's new SUV models - Telluride road test spy photos. Telluride is a mid-to-large SUV model launched by Kia for the North American market, which was officially unveiled in North America in 2019. With better market performance, it was once jokingly called "Korean Highlander" by many netizens. It is reported that the new car will be unveiled within the year and officially listed next year, and the new car is expected to be introduced into the domestic market in the same year.
The picture shows the old model
From the spy photo point of view, the new car compared to the old model in the design of a large change, the double-sided headlight shape from the original banner type to vertical strip shape, compared to the old model in the visual experience will be more exquisite. In addition, the forward grille has also been adjusted. In the side part, the new car will be equipped with a new blackened large-size wheel, full of aura. In the rear part of the car, the new Telluride will also adopt a new taillight design, which will be better at creating a sense of sport.
In terms of interior design, according to foreign media reports, the new Telluride will also upgrade the new LCD dashboard and central control screen, and in the design of the steering wheel, it will also be more technological.
In terms of power, the new Telluride will continue to be equipped with the 3.8L naturally aspirated V6 engine used in the old model, with a maximum power of 217 kW, a peak torque of 355N·m, and a transmission system matched with an 8-speed automatic transmission, which will have more advantages in performance performance than competitors such as Highlander and Tuon.
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For the new Telluride, its sales in the North American market have been good, but because the opponents are too strong, telluride is not dominant in both the domestic market and the overseas market. However, for domestic consumers, the cost-effective price + extreme power performance + quite rich configuration, once it is introduced, may also have a good market performance.