![]() To improve fuel economy, in this application the engine runs on an Atkinson Cycle under light loads, and Hyundai is estimating its output at 291 hp at 6,000 rpm and 262 pound-feet of torque at 5,000 rpm. will be powered by a new version of Hyundai's Lambda 3.8-liter V6. At launch, all Palisades sold in the U.S. Hyundai told us there are no differences in the SUV's ride and handling tuning from those that will be sold in America, but the 197 horsepower, 2.2-liter four-cylinder diesel in our test vehicle won't make it to the States. By the way, before joining Hyundai, Lee was the lead designer at Bentley, where he created that company's first SUV, the Bentayga. ![]() Its pale striped wood trim, although fake, pulls off the yacht feel SangYup Lee, Hyundai's Head of Global Design, says he was going for. Fit and finish are impressive, coming close to Genesis levels with our test car's quilted Nappa leather, suede headliner and knurled knobs. Hyundai has gotten the details right, even carving the SUV's A-pillars extra thin to better your forward view. Inside, the Palisade's front seats are firm with significant bolstering, and the seating position is perfect. After two cold snowy days driving Korean-market spec Palisades around northern South Korea, both on and off road, we flew home to California impressed by the SUV's dynamics, packaging and comfort. However, the Chevy Traverse and Buick Enclave share a 120.9-inch wheelbase, and at 204.3 inches long they've got 8 inches of length on the Palisade.ĭespite all that size, the Palisade doesn't feel like a container ship from behind its leather-wrapped steering wheel. That matches the Nissan Pathfinder at 114.2 inches, and outstretches the Explorer, Pilot and Toyota Highlander. The SUV is 3 inches longer, about 3.5 inches wider and over 2 inches taller than the Santa Fe XL, and its wheelbase has grown 4 inches. Unlike the Ford Explorer, which will soon return to a traditional rear-wheel drive architecture, the 2020 Hyundai Palisade uses a new front-wheel drive chassis it will share with the coming Kia Telluride. It's part of an SUV onslaught by the automaker, which has just introduced the smaller Kona and Santa Fe models. But the replacement for the Santa Fe XL won't hit Hyundai's American dealerships until summer 2019. ![]() By comparison, the new 2020 Hyundai Palisade isn't all that large - but it will soon become the brand's biggest and most powerful SUV ever.Ībout the size of the Ford Explorer and the popular Honda Pilot, the Palisade is already on sale in South Korea, where it is assembled at Hyundai's massive plant in Ulsan alongside the Tucson, Ioniq and Veloster. With a 77,200-hp two-stroke engine and a deck the size of four soccer fields, it can deliver 19,000 shipping containers anywhere in the world. In 2014 it created the CSCL Globe, the world's largest container ship at the time. ![]() SEOUL - Hyundai can build big, spectacular things. ![]()
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