THE Hyundai Palisade giant SUV has arrived in Australia in time for Christmas household road-trips, priced from $60,000 plus on-road prices, undercutting the Nissan Patrol by virtually $16,000 to make it Australia’s most inexpensive new eight-seat SUV.
For these not requiring severe off-road or towing functionality, the Palisade’s Prado-like pricing is prone to tempt folks out of Toyota’s junior LandCruiser, withHyundai saying it additionally gives an alternative choice to a folks mover – resembling a Kia Carnival or Honda Odyssey – for individuals who “want the fashion, flexibility and driving qualities of an SUV”.
As well as, the Palisade provides an eight-seat SUV package deal that has till now been unique to larger, thirstier, higher-priced automobiles such because the Nissan Patrol and LandCruiser 200 Collection that occupy the upper-large SUV section.
To realize this, the Palisade matches the Kia Carnival in peak (175cm) and width (197cm) – virtually as vast as a Patrol – whereas its 498cm size makes it a centimetre shorter than the Prado.
It’s considerably longer and wider than the Santa Fe seven-seat SUV with which it shares a showroom and section, however can tow 200kg greater than its smaller sibling, at 2200kg braked.
Like a Honda Odyssey, the top-spec Palisade variant will be specified with a bench-style second row for the total eight-seat capability or a pair of captain’s chairs offering a gangway for entry to the third-row bench.
The Palisade’s two specification ranges – Palisade and Highlander – are supplied with a selection of front-drive V6 petrol and all-wheel-drive four-cylinder turbo-diesel drivetrain choices, each distributing drive by way of an eight-speed automated transmission.
The three.8-litre V6 petrol engine sends 217kW of energy and 355Nm of torque to the entrance wheels, with official combined-cycle gas consumption rated at 10.7 litres per 100 km.
Carrying a $4000 premium over the petrol, a 147kW/440Nm 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel powers all 4 wheels, with gas consumption pegged at 7.3L/100km on the mixed cycle.
Black leather-based upholstery, electrical driver’s seat adjustment, tri-zone automated local weather management with ceiling vents and a 12-speaker Infinity premium audio system are all normal, as is a ten.25-inch touchscreen media system with native satellite tv for pc navigation in addition to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration plus the power to concurrently pair a number of Bluetooth gadgets.
There’s additionally a 7.0-inch digital instrument panel, keyless entry and begin, third-row intercom, ‘quiet mode’ audio isolation, an electrical park brake with auto-hold, entrance and rear parking sensors, dusk-sensing headlights, self-dimming rearview mirror, reversing digital camera and tyre stress monitoring for the 18-inch alloys with full-size alloy spare.
Security is catered for by six airbags together with aspect curtains for all three rows plus a collection of energetic security and driver help applied sciences that embody ahead collision warning and autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and bicycle owner detection that has a number of phases of operation between 10km/h and 160km/h.
Different standard-fit methods embody adaptive cruise management with stop-and-go performance, lane-keep help with lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic collision avoidance, driver alertness monitor, excessive beam help and an ultrasonic rear occupant alert that detects passengers and pets to forestall them being by chance left within the automobile.
For an additional $11,000 the Highlander will get burgundy or beige Nappa premium leather-based with suede headlining, 12-way electrical driver’s seat adjustment with reminiscence, eight-way electrical entrance passenger seat adjustment, heated and ventilated entrance and middle-row seats (heated solely in eight-seat type), a heated steering wheel, wi-fi telephone charger, hands-free powered tailgate, dual-panel tilt/slide sunroof, second-row window blinds and 20-inch alloys.
Further security tech on the Highlander includes ‘protected exit help’ which helps forestall opening doorways onto oncoming cyclists, pedestrians and site visitors, 360-degree cameras with blind spot view, rain-sensing wipers and a head-up show.
Eight-seat Palisade variants have 5 little one seat anchorages with ISOFIX connection factors in two second-row seats and one third-row seat, whereas seven-seaters have 4 little one seat anchorages and three ISOFIX factors.
There are additionally 16 cupholders and 7 USB ports plus a plethora of in-cabin storage areas, a reclining third-row backrest, one-touch seat tilt/slide for simpler third-row entry.
Premium paint is $695, with 12-month/15,000km service intervals mounted at $399 for every of the primary 5 upkeep visits on the petrol and $469 for the diesel.
Though the Palisade was revealed as a left-hook-only proposition two years in the past, Hyundai has since developed the right-hand-drive mannequin primarily for the Australian market as one of many model’s first fashions to undergo an evolution of its native dynamic tuning program.
Hyundai Motor Firm Australia now will get concerned early within the growth of latest fashions at its guardian firm’s Namyang analysis and growth centre in South Korea, earlier than the dynamics and experience consolation are assessed on native roads again in Australia.
As with different Hyundai fashions the Palisade comes with a five-year limitless kilometre guarantee, 12 months’ roadside help and as much as 10 years of sat-nav map updates if servicing is carried out at Hyundai dealerships.
2021 Hyundai Palisade pricing*
| Palisade (a) | $60,000 |
| Palisade CRDi (a) | $64,000 |
| Highlander (a) | $71,000 |
| Highlander CRDi (a) | $75,000 |
*Excludes on-road prices
