After a yr with the 2021 Hyundai Palisade in Autoblog’s long-term storage, it proved to be the right automobile for our household, as my spouse’s day by day driver, particularly. When Hyundai up to date the Palisade for 2023, although, I started to marvel what we have been lacking. I’d get the prospect to search out out when one landed in my driveway for per week.
Listed below are essentially the most fascinating variations I observed within the new Palisade, so as of once I observed them:
Appears
Look, I’m not shopping for a Palisade for appearances, however I can’t assist however discover the variations. The grille is essentially the most evident change, and greater might not be higher. The lights and rear bumper are revised and there are new wheels. I believe I’m extra keen on the previous design general, but it surely’s not totally different sufficient to essentially make me care. Little nips and tucks are principally an obligation as a part of any refresh, and it’s the sensible updates that matter right here.
Higher door entry
Our previous Palisade has a button on the entrance doorways. You must press it each to lock or unlock the door. With this new one, you’ll be able to seize the deal with, and it’ll unlock. As a substitute of an precise button to depress to lock it, it’s a touch-sensitive, button-shaped sq. you faucet to lock the door.
Now if solely they’d add the identical operate to the rear door handles.
Digital HVAC display screen
We nonetheless have bodily controls, however there’s additionally a digital display screen between the HVAC dials. It appeared type of pointless at first look, as I’d simply favor to make use of these dials to regulate. The important thing right here, although, is that this function means you don’t have to make use of the infotainment display screen to regulate the rear local weather controls from up entrance. OK, I’m offered. I’m nonetheless going to make use of the precise dials to regulate the entrance temperature, although.
Rearview mirror digital camera
I love this addition. I discussed in my first Palisade street journey overview what a boon it might be for instances when the automobile is full to the brim with cargo. I used to be instructed on one other Hyundai press journey that the parents there had learn that overview, and that I’d like among the modifications that have been coming. Apparently this was considered one of them, they usually’re proper; I tremendously respect the choice of a rearview mirror digital camera
This can be a nice model, too. You possibly can regulate the brightness, and even the latitudinal purpose of the digital camera feed. Received a trailer that you must see over? You possibly can purpose the digital camera up. Need to have the ability to admire the grille of the automobile behind you at a stoplight? Goal it down. This can be a uncommon if probably distinctive function.
Lane-centering steering help with out cruise management engaged
In our 2021 Palisade, you’ll get just a little little bit of lane-keeping help with adaptive cruise management off, however you need to have that engaged to make use of the precise lane-centering function that helps steer you thru curves. Within the ’23, if the cameras can discover the lanes, you’ll be able to faucet that little steering wheel button to get steering help. Huge whoop, proper? Lane-centering tech often sucks. Truly, that’s not the case with the Hyundai, Kia and Genesis automobiles I’ve pushed, and particularly in one thing as large because the Palisade, a lane-centering system that works fairly nicely may help make driving rather less worrying.
Semi-automated lane altering
The ’23 Palisade can now be upgraded with the Freeway Driving Help II system. This sequel to the unique HDA I system discovered on the outgoing Palisade provides to the adaptive cruise management and lane-centering system automated lane modifications. When the system is lively, faucet a flip sign and if the coast is evident, the automobile will enable you to steer into the subsequent lane. It simply does it lots slower than I would like, so I nonetheless do it the old school means, and at my very own speedier tempo.
HUD exhibits positions of automobiles round you
As a substitute of simply letting you recognize once you’re behind one other automobile and your blind spots are occupied, the HUD exhibits extra exact positions of the totally different automobiles it could actually see round you. So if there’s one in your blind spot, and one other on the opposite facet simply previous your entrance fender, you’ll see them represented as blocks round your digital automobile within the show.
Ergo Movement seat
Now the motive force can get a therapeutic massage within the Palisade. It’s not the most effective therapeutic massage, and I often don’t use that operate when higher variations can be found, but it surely would possibly assist hold you feeling contemporary over longer drives. The facet bolsters are adjustable, too. Like Mercedes-Benz’s Multi-Contour seats, the brand new Palisade’s facet bolsters can tighten as much as maintain you in place higher as you turn drive modes or drive extra aggressively. It’s a neat trick, however I’m undecided how helpful it’s in a lumbering SUV versus a small sports activities sedan.
Cargo pouch on the facet of the captain’s chairs
My son noticed the little cargo nets on the perimeters of the captain’s chairs. They’re simply an additional spot for passengers to stash gadgets, which is all the time useful, particularly when attempting to maintain youngsters occupied throughout longer street journeys.
A brand new parking digital camera view
Does this (see pic beneath) do something for you? I don’t discover it significantly game-changing, however possibly there’s some parking state of affairs that deserves it. A easy, top-down encompass view is sweet sufficient for me, offering all the data I require when parking.
USB-C ports
There are nonetheless the old-school USB-A ports current, however a few of them get changed with the newer USB-C format. As extra of the gadgets in my life change to this format, I wish to see that the automobile is future-proofed for them.
Heated third row
The way in which-back seats are actually accessible with a heating operate. I don’t put folks again there usually sufficient to care.
Telephone-as-key
I had forgotten this was now an accessible future, and didn’t get the prospect to check it out, but it surely’s one thing I’ve usually wished was included in our personal Palisade. Typically, I don’t need to run again in the home (and take off my snowy boots, hunt for the fob and get my boots again on) once I’m already late getting the youngsters, or if I simply need to seize one thing out of the automobile.
Closing verdict
The 2023 Hyundai Palisade feels acquainted, clearly, in comparison with earlier mannequin years. We’re undecided in regards to the styling updates, however there are many different modifications that truly make a distinction. They’re not large enough that we’re racing out to interchange my spouse’s 2021 mannequin with the 2023 refresh, and among the updates don’t make a lot of a distinction in any respect. However, those that do make a distinction achieve this as a result of Hyundai put some official thought into how they might assist the motive force. We look ahead to utilizing them, and no matter new improvements are built-in by then, after we go to purchase our subsequent automobile from the Hyundai household.
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