There’s a spot to stash everything a busy family needs and lots of nooks for all the little rocks and random debris kids seem to collect. Inside, there are what seem like dozens of cupholders, storage cubbies, and door pockets deep enough for water bottles.

The Telluride obviously doesn’t offer Mercedes-level luxury, tech – or prestige – but it’s immensely practical and might be worth more than those aspects combined for an active family. They currently have a Mercedes GLC-Class and will need to upsize to a three-row, but the GLE-Class isn’t big enough and the GLS-Class is out of their budget. They take lots of weekend trips and do cottage getaways a few times a year. My sister and her husband have a dog, an active pre-teen, a rambunctious 1-year-old, and another baby on the way.

It integrated so smoothly into our lives, and I was so impressed by its performance that I’ve been trying to convince my Mercedes-Benz-loving sister that she needs a Telluride for her growing family.

The standout quality of the 2022 Kia Telluride is just how easy it is to live with.ĭuring a week-long cottage trip with my boyfriend and his kids, there was not a single moment where I wasn’t happy with how easily the three-row SUV handled all the monumental family tasks we threw its way.

Telluride review