Hyundai

Product Description

The Hyundai Palisade is a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Hyundai Motor Company since late 2018, replacing the Maxcruz (also known as Santa Fe XL outside of South Korea) as the flagship SUV under the Hyundai brand.

The term palisade means a fence of defensive stakes or a series of coastal cliffs — the latter recalling the neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles or the nearly forty mile Hudson River palisade, running north from opposite Manhattan.

The second generation Palisade was unveiled on 6 December 2024. Pre-orders began on 20 December 2024, and deliveries in South Korea commenced in January 2025

The Palisade has a boxy shape for the exterior design. The exterior design elements includes vertical rectangular LED headlights with LED DRLs, and a thin LED light strip across the upper section of grille, silver-finished D-pillar trim piece on the side, the rear fascia features a minimalistic design, the vertical taillights resembles the headlights, the rear wiper is hidden underneath the roof spoiler, and a faux skidplate on the lower part of the rear bumper with the exhaust pipes tucked away. The Palisade has a longer wheelbase compared to its predecessor, with a shorter front overhang and stretched rear overhang.

Inside, the 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment and instrument cluster screens are housed within the wraparound design of the upper dashboard. The lower part of the dashboard features the air-con vents and the physical switches. The centre console is disconnected from the dashboard, providing additional storage space below and features a wireless charger, 100W USB charging outlet and storage cubby. The gear selector used for the automatic transmission is relocated from the centre console to the steering wheel column.

The Palisade is available as a 9-seater configuration for the first time in addition to the 7-seater configuration, with the front centre console doubles as an additional seat, therefore making it eligible to drive through bus lanes in South Korea. The second row comes as either with captain seat or a bench seat, while the third row gets a 60:40 split bench seat as standard.

In the pre-orders month, approximately 45,000 orders were made, with 70% accounted for the hybrid model and 40% accounted for the 9-seater configuration model.

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