![]() Up front, the Palisade’s unique face has a reptilian quality-and we don’t mean our deep-seated collective unconscious. Adding all-wheel drive adds $1,700 to the bottom line of any Palisade. Hyundai charges about $32,500 for a base SE with front-wheel drive and includes 18-inch wheels, automatic emergency braking, active lane control, seats for eight, cloth upholstery, and an 8.0-inch touchscreen for infotainment with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. It can also add blind-spot monitors (and cameras, too), GPS-based automatic speed limiters, a surround-view camera system, a head-up display, and front parking sensors for more money. Standard automatic emergency braking, active lane control, and parking sensors are the norm for family cars these days and Hyundai fits them to every Palisade. Up to 86.4 cubic feet are available behind the first row. Drop row three and that increases to 47 cubes. With all three rows of seats in place, the Palisade holds up to 18 cubic feet of cargo. Thin materials are well-hidden and most surfaces are soft to the touch. The Palisade punches up in material quality on all versions, but top trims do reasonable luxury impressions. Base models carry up to eight, although SEL versions can sub in captain’s chairs for free-Limited versions only roll with seven. All three rows can accommodate full-size adults, although the first two are better suited for the task. ![]() The Palisade is big outside and big inside, too. Compared to the Kia, it’s softer and smoother-tires and unique dampers smother road imperfections. The Hyundai is cushy and quiet, calm and collected on nearly every road. The powertrain returns combined fuel economy in the low 20s, but a better ride. Under the hood of the Palisade is a 291-horsepower, 3.8-liter V-6 and 8-speed automatic that prefers a relaxed pace-although it’s powerful enough to pass at highway speeds and tow up to 5,000 pounds. The rear vertical taillights finish what the tall headlights started the Palisade is wide and looks wider. The Hyundai is softer, with more elegant touches, evidenced by its satin finished grille and chrome kickup on the body sides. Compared to the Kia Telluride, with which the Palisade shares much of its running gear, the Palisade comes down off the mountain and into real life. It’s one of the most expressive designs from Hyundai to date, and that says a lot. ( Read more about how we rate cars.)Īvailable in SE, SEL, and Limited grades, the Palisade costs at least $35,500 and tops out around $50,000 all-in. With the Palisade, Hyundai has its biggest vehicle to date and perhaps its most comfortable. Forget the cramped wagons and box vans with church-pew seats plowing from one family vacation to the next.įamily vehicles today like the 2020 Hyundai Palisade crossovers are plush rides with space for up to eight and nearly as many USB ports to charge phones for nonstop distraction.
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