Telluride Wins Best New Model in 2020 Best Buy Awards

Kelley Blue Book has named the Kia Telluride America’s best new model for the 2020-MY. A Honda vehicle won the Best Buy award in five categories, including compact car and SUV.

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November 20, 2019

Telluride Wins Best New Model in 2020 Best Buy Awards — **The all-new Kia Telluride won the Best New Model category in the Kelley Blue Book’s 2020 Best Buy Awards.**
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IRVINE, Calif. — Following head-to-head testing, evaluation and data analysis of 2020 model-year vehicles, the experts at Kelley Blue Book announced its 2020 Best Buy Award winners. The awards honor the top new model-year vehicles available in the U.S. market in 16 major categories, along with Kelley Blue Book’s newest award introduced last year, Best New Model.

The awards put a special emphasis on value-per-dollar in both purchase and ownership experience. For 2020, the all-new Kia Telluride takes home top honors as Best New Model for its “impressive combination of innovation and value in one of the hottest segments in the marketplace,” according to a release.

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“We understand how overwhelming it can be to shop for a new car, with so many considerations about hundreds of choices and many brand-new nameplates hitting the market every year,” said Karl Brauer, executive publisher for Kelley Blue Book. “For more than 90 years, Kelley Blue Book has helped shoppers find the right vehicle at the right price. The Best Buy Awards were designed to help consumers shop confidently by doing the heavy lifting for them.”

More than 300 new models were put through a year-long regimen of expert evaluation and testing, with a specific focus on the best combination of quality, safety, comfort, driving dynamics, dependability, low ownership costs and affordability. Experts also analyzed a wide array of vehicle-related data, including vehicle pricing, Kelley Blue Book’s 5-Year Cost to Own data, consumer reviews and ratings, and vehicle sales information.

This year’s category winners are: