2026 Hyundai Palisade Review, Price, & MPG

In an trade ever-eager to embrace gimmicks, the 2026 Hyundai Palisade seems like a breath of recent air. Quite than subtraction by addition, the brand new Palisade goes heavy on minor enhancements meant to boost the general driving expertise and assist maintain the Palisade as among the best three-row choices for years to come back.

Hyundai’s updates for 2026, a lot of which you’ll’t see, push the SUV nearer to luxury-car territory with out the posh price ticket. Most notably, the top-trim Calligraphy has all of the goodies you’d anticipate from a luxurious SUV, and it solely prices a little bit over $57,000 as examined.

Driving it round Napa Valley and the Pacific Coast, the Palisade proves why it is nonetheless among the best three-row choices on the market.

As talked about, a number of the Palisade’s greatest upgrades are those you do not discover. Customary acoustic glass for the windshield, thicker glass for the home windows, and a full-absorbing layer of carpet all assist make the inside whisper quiet. The Calligraphy mannequin additionally advantages from acoustic aspect glass for the entrance home windows for much more serenity. 

On the Calligraphy mannequin, particularly, little or no noise reaches the cabin. Even at freeway speeds, you may haven’t any bother talking to passengers within the second and third rows.

As different automakers take away each final little bit of tactility from their vehicles, Hyundai retains bodily controls for a very powerful features. The varied knobs and dials make it simple to regulate the cabin temperature or change the drive modes with out taking your eyes off the street, one thing Hyundai has confused the significance of lately.

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Execs: Constructed-In Sprint Cam, Tons Of Chargers, Energy-Folding Second & Third Row Seats

Nevertheless, that does not imply the Palisade is devoid of know-how; a 12.3-inch infotainment display comes commonplace with Hyundai’s acquainted person interface. One factor that’s new on the Calligraphy mannequin is the built-in sprint cam, which information the automotive whereas parked and options each impression and movement sensors. The footage is accessible by means of the principle show, and it saves information regionally, so that you personal it. Sadly, although, you may’t view the information by means of an app.

Alongside that sprint cam, the top-trim Palisade additionally will get unique 21-inch wheels, premium Nappa leather-based seats, leg cushion extensions, and “Rest” seats with a collection of settings designed to rejuvenate you or your entrance and second-row passengers mid-drive with a therapeutic massage.

Photograph by: Anthony Alaniz / Motor1

Photograph by: Anthony Alaniz / Motor1

Photograph by: Anthony Alaniz / Motor1

The Palisade packs a brand new 3.5-liter V-6 engine, an evolution of Hyundai’s Lambda collection, and it is the usual powertrain throughout the vary. It is paired to a conventional eight-speed computerized transmission, and my tester has all-wheel drive, a $2,000 improve. Entrance-wheel drive is the usual configuration.

With 287 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque, the Palisade Calligraphy has loads of energy from the soar, with the elective Sport mode livening up the throttle response and steering. Nevertheless, I’m curious as to how the Hyundai will carry out full of a household and every week’s price of bags whereas towing a trailer by means of the mountains.

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Cons: Simply-Enough-Sufficient Powertrain, Controversial Design, Sprint Cam Restricted To Prime Trim

A brand new Palisade hybrid will go on sale this fall, but it surely wasn’t obtainable to check right here. That model encompasses a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with two electrical motors and makes a mixed 329 hp and as much as 339 lb-ft. If you need a three-row, totally electrical automobile from Hyundai, you would get the Ioniq 9.

And if you would like one thing extra rugged, Hyundai has that, too, with the launch of the Palisade XRT Professional, which Hyundai was longing for us to expertise. The automaker arrange an off-road impediment course for the XTR Professional that required partaking the SUV’s Sand and Mud modes to navigate.

The downhill brake management works flawlessly, with the seatbelts suspending me in place as I stare on the filth on descent. The ahead floor view choice, obtainable by means of the Encompass View Monitor, reveals the wheels in relation to the pavement (or, filth).

The Palisade XRT Professional comes commonplace with actual off-road {hardware}: purposeful tow hooks entrance and rear, an digital limited-slip differential, and a 1.0-inch suspension raise over the non-XRT Professional trims. The model I drove options prototype aluminum skid plates to guard the oily bits, which Hyundai says it would provide as an aftermarket accent. 

Photograph by: Anthony Alaniz / Motor1

Photograph by: Anthony Alaniz / Motor1

Hyundai thoughtfully up to date the 2026 Palisade with a daring new design that would deter some more-traditional consumers, though it appears nice in particular person. Little issues, such because the second-row seize deal with that makes it simpler to get out and in of the third row, the 100-watt USB-C chargers, or the power-folding second- and third-row seats, which you’ll function from the cargo space, all make for a greater expertise.

The brand new Palisade is an SUV that customers will proceed to flock to due to its intuitive, human-first design. With consumers begging for extra buttons, switches, and bodily controls, Hyundai is clearly listening with the brand new Palisade.