Kia Telluride Wins The ‘2020 World Car Of The Year’ Award: Beats Two Mazda Models In The Final Round

Kia Telluride has won the '2020 World Car of the Year' award. This is the first time the South Korean carmaker has won the prestigious award. The luxury SUV beat the Mazda 3 and Mazda CX-30 in the final round to take the top honours.

2020 World Car Of The Year Award Winner Is The Kia Telluride SUV: Beats 28 Other Contenders To Take The Top Honours

The screening process to select the World Car of the Year began at the 2019 New York Motor Show. The Kia Telluride was selected as the winner from a list of 29 nominations by a total of 86 jurors from all around the world.

2020 World Car Of The Year Award Winner Is The Kia Telluride SUV: Beats 28 Other Contenders To Take The Top Honours

After the long screening process, all the jurors then headed to Los Angeles, USA to test drive each of the nominations, before the final votes were counted in. The finalists for the 2020 World Car of the year awards were announced in February at the Auto Expo in Delhi, with the top-three cars revealed last month.

2020 World Car Of The Year Award Winner Is The Kia Telluride SUV: Beats 28 Other Contenders To Take The Top Honours

Talking about the Kia Telluride, it is the company's first-ever full-size SUV offering. It comes with a boxy design, with sharp edges and some uniquely styled elements as well. The Telluride also features a wide tiger-nose grille, rectangular LED headlamps with orange LED DRLs and vertically-stacked LED taillamps.

2020 World Car Of The Year Award Winner Is The Kia Telluride SUV: Beats 28 Other Contenders To Take The Top Honours

Internationally, the Kia Telluride comes with a single petrol engine offering. This is in the form of a 3.8-litre V6 GDi petrol unit producing 285bhp and 355Nm of peak torque, paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission.

2020 World Car Of The Year Award Winner Is The Kia Telluride SUV: Beats 28 Other Contenders To Take The Top Honours

Kia currently has no plans of introducing the Telluride in the Indian market, although there seems to be a growing interest for the luxury SUV in the country.

If brought to the Indian market, the Kia Telluride could take on the likes of the Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour and the Mahindra Alturas G4. However, the luxury SUV would be priced at a slight premium compared to any of its Indian rivals.

2020 World Car Of The Year Award Winner Is The Kia Telluride SUV: Beats 28 Other Contenders To Take The Top Honours

Apart from the Telluride, the Korean manufacturer also won the ‘2020 World Urban Car of the Year' Award with the Kia Soul EV. The Kia Soul EV was selected from a list of 8 nominations and underwent a similar screening process as the Telluride.

2020 World Car Of The Year Award Winner Is The Kia Telluride SUV: Beats 28 Other Contenders To Take The Top Honours

Thoughts On The Kia Telluride Winning The ‘2020 World Car Of The Year' Award

The Kia Telluride is the company's first-ever full-size SUV offering. It comes with a striking design, with a lot of road presence; combined with powerful performance and feature-packed interiors.

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Article Published On: Thursday, April 9, 2020, 10:40 [IST]
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