Hyundai Palisade

Rear view

Based on the Grandmaster concept, Hyundai made many of the latest safety features standard equipment on the Palisade, including Safe Exit Assist (prevents children and pets from accidentally being locked inside of the vehicle by using audio and visual alerts), class-exclusive ultrasonic rear occupant alert (senses whether a child or pet is seated in either one of the rear seats, and can also send an alert using the Bluelink in-vehicle telematics system to send an alert to the driver's smartphone to alert the driver to check the rear seats), rear cross-traffic alert with collision-avoidance assist, forward collision-avoidance assist, adaptive cruise control, and blind spot collision-avoidance assist.

Powering all Palisade models in the United States and Canada is a 3.8-liter Atkinson cycle V6 engine with Idle Stop & Go (ISG). The Palisade is available in base SE, mid level SEL, upscale SEL Plus, luxury Limited, and top-of-the-line Ultimate trim levels.

Every Palisade trim level offers standard features such as one-touch second-row seat access, an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment display, and second-row USB charging ports. Additional features available on select Palisade trim levels include roof side rails, proximity key with push-button start, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, heated front seats, a third-row USB charging port, a power sunroof, a "Hands-Free" Smart Liftgate with proximity sensor and auto open, a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system, Sirius XM Satellite Radio and HD Radio, the Bluelink in-vehicle telematics system, twenty-inch (20") aluminum-alloy wheels, leather-trimmed seating surfaces, manual rear window sunshades, multiple device connection, active noise cancellation, a dual moonroof with shade, auto-dimming and auto-folding side and auto-dimming rearview mirrors, a full-display rearview mirror, Nappa leather-trimmed seating surfaces, and a full-color heads-up display.

In South Korea, the Palisade was launched on December 11th, 2018. The South Korean pop-group BTS was chosen as the brand ambassador for the new model of Hyundai, and have since been involved in numerous commercials and ad campaigns in South Korea and America.

In the Philippines, the Palisade was launched in April 2019. It is only offered with 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine and 7 seat configuration.[8]

The Palisade was released in Australia and New Zealand in December 2020 for the 2021 model year.[9] It is available in either 7 or 8 seater configuration on the Highlander trim and 8 seater on the standard trim. The Palisade is available with a choice of 3.8-litre V6 petrol front-drive or 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel all-wheel-drive. Both engines are matched to 8-speed conventional torque converter automatics.[10]

The Indonesian-market Palisade will be on sale in January 2021. It is offered in Prime and Signature trim levels with all-wheel-drive available in the latter trim. It is only available with a 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel engine mated to an 8-speed torque converter automatic transmission.[11]