Three-row SUVs aren’t necessarily exciting to drive, their use as a family hauler often lends itself to boring looks and they just don’t exactly stir the soul. So, why is seemingly everyone in the automotive journalism sector and owners of the Kia Telluride swooning over it and singing its praises from the mountaintop?
Well, it’s just that darn good.
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