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Motor Trend
01-07-2025
- Automotive
- Motor Trend
2027 Kia Telluride Hybrid Review: Expert Insights, Pricing, and Trims
Reviewed by Zach Gale Move over Sorento and Carnival, a new three-row hybrid Kia is on its way. A 2027 Kia Telluride Hybrid could be just the thing to keep three-row hybrid SUV buyers from leaving the brand for Toyota's family hybrid options. And, oh look, the Telluride is set for a full redesign. The 2027 Telluride Hybrid will compete with everything from the Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid and Hyundai Palisade Hybrid to Kia's groundbreaking EV9 electric three-row SUV. Here's what we expect from the 2027 Telluride Hybrid. What's New With a new Telluride on the way, Kia will have to grab our attention the way the original three-row SUV did. We don't envy the brand's position, as the last Telluride was our 2020 SUV of the Year. So what could the new 2027 Telluride Hybrid offer? A stretched wheelbase could add more interior room, helping differentiate the new Telluride from the other three-row Kia SUV, the Sorento. Fresh styling A more capable 2027 Telluride X-Pro model for off-roading family fun What We Think Will they or won't they? That's the big question with the 2027 Kia Telluride Hybrid. Hyundai now has a hybrid version of the Palisade, a three-row SUV that shares a platform with the Kia. Even when we named the Telluride our 2020 SUV of the Year, we wanted a more powerful engine, and a hybrid with more than 300 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque could deliver just that. Kia (and Hyundai) now make some of our favorite three-row SUVs, so the thought of the Telluride offering a hybrid alongside a standard V-6 has us excited. Or, will a 2027 Telluride Hybrid fall out of favor like the Kia Carnival Hybrid minivan has? We're not fans of how that hybrid drives compared to the regular V-6 model, but anything is possible with the Telluride. Considering the fully electric three-row EV9 starts in the high $50,000 range, a Telluride Hybrid in the mid-$40,000s could fill out Kia's lineup nicely. Other 3-Row Hybrid SUVs: Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid (the big Toyota)
USA Today
11-02-2025
- USA Today
Florida woman, 3 grandkids killed in crash with suspected drunk driver speeding at 99 mph
Florida woman, 3 grandkids killed in crash with suspected drunk driver speeding at 99 mph Police say speed and alcohol were a factor in the horrific crash that has shattered a family in Miami Gardens. A local police official says it was 'a very tough night for our community.' A Florida man suspected of driving drink and speeding at almost 100 mph slammed into the back of another car over the weekend, killing a woman and three children inside, police say. The crash happened just before 6 p.m. Saturday in Miami Gardens when a black Kia Sorento rear-ended a white Nissan Altima carrying three adults and five children, the Miami Gardens Police Department said in a news release. The Altima became sandwiched between the SUV in the back and a Cadillac Escalade in the front. "We can definitely confirm that speed was a factor and alcohol was also a factor,' Executive Officer Emmanuel Jeanty said at a news conference. 'It's a very tough night for our community." Jeanty identified the driver of the black Kia SUV as 25-year-old Antonio Wilcox Jr., saying the department confirmed he had alcohol in his system and was "being tested for additional factors to his impairment," Jeanty said Tuesday. Wilcox was driving at least 99 miles per hour and was accelerating up to the point of impact when he caused the crash, which was was captured on surveillance footage, police said. "The throttle was all the way down," Jeanty said. As of Tuesday Wilcox was still hospitalized but authorities have obtained a warrant for his arrest, police confirmed to USA TODAY. Jeanty told CBS News that Wilcox will be charged with four counts of vehicular homicide. USA TODAY couldn't immediately identify an attorney representing Wilcox. Family mourns loss of family in deadly crash Police identified the victims who died in the crash as 51-year-old Rosa Mae Jones, and her grandchildren: 10-year-old Irena, 8-year-old Zarina, and 10-year-old Kamari, who was celebrating his birthday, local media outlet WTVJ-TV reported. The family was headed to the movie theater when the crash happened. "They was wonderful kids," their aunt, Susie Williams, told the station. "I'm gonna miss my babies." The rest of the family included the children's mother, Donika Johnson, who was in critical condition Tuesday, 13-year-old Ka'Myra, who was left brain dead and remains in critical condition, as well as Johnson's partner, Ariel Johnson, who is also hospitalized, WTVJ-TV reported. A family friend, 7-year-old Cyrus Rankin, was in the vehicle and is in critical condition, his mother told WTVJ-TV. Rankin's mother, Destiny Rosa, told the outlet that she sensed something was wrong as she tracked his phone. "I just felt it, a mom knows," she told WTVJ-TV. "As soon as he left my house I started tracking his location and he wasn't moving and I just knew something was wrong." She asked community members to pray and said her family needs "a big miracle." According to WTVJ-TV, police said at least three people in the car didn't have seatbelts on. Father of some crash victims has a warning Ronald McCall, the father of the two of the girls who died, told WTVJ-TV that he had just been released from jail for DUI the morning after the crash. 'Don't drink and drive,' he said. 'I get out and actually lose my babies to drinking and driving … They'll never be back again. I'm left with only two. It's hard.' Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY's NOW team. She is from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757. Email her at sdmartin@
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Yahoo
Stolen SUV pulled from Great Miami River near Middletown
Jan. 29—A vehicle stolen from Middletown was pulled from the Great Miami River in Lemon Twp. Tuesday night, according to the Butler County Sheriff's Office. At about 6:20 p.m. a resident reported seeing a partially submerged vehicle in the river in the 300 block of Oxford State Road near the Middletown water treatment plant. The Butler County Sheriff's Office Emergency Response Services (ERS) Unit utilized special water response equipment to safely reach the and assist with the recovery. The unoccupied blue Kia SUV was reported stolen from Middletown, according to the sheriff's office.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Yahoo
Stolen vehicle retrieved from Great Miami River
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A vehicle reported stolen was recovered from the Great Miami River after an expedition by the Butler County Sheriff's Office. According to a press release, sheriff's office deputies and Emergency Response Services Unit members responded to the 300 block of Oxford State Road after a resident reported seeing a vehicle partially submerged in the Great Miami River near the water treatment plant. Crews were dispatched around 6:23 p.m. Tuesday. The vehicle was recovered with the use of special water response equipment. Crews observed that the vehicle — a blue Kia SUV — was unoccupied. The vehicle was later found to be stolen out of Middletown. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
