Hyundai's Santa Fe scope of hybrids has experienced a couple of various name cycles, however the organization is getting rid of all that perplexity by propelling an all-new three-push SUV with a totally unique nameplate: the 2020 Hyundai Palisade. Basically supplanting the active three-push form of the Santa Fe, which is presently named the Santa Fe XL, the new Palisade will be the greatest of all Hyundai hybrids and will go up against the Ford Explorer, the Honda Pilot, the Toyota Highlander, and their kind.
To more readily rival those SUVs, the Palisade is significantly greater than the Santa Fe XL, which lived on the littler end of this class. It's three inches longer, has a four-inch-longer wheelbase, and guarantees impressively more inside space-particularly in the three-put third column that replaces the Santa Fe XL's two-put setup back there. That implies that the Palisade situates a sum of eight travelers with its standard second-push seat, while discretionary chief's seats in the second line diminish that ability to seven. There's a one-contact framework to move the second-push situates forward for access to the third column, and power-collapsing third-push seats are discretionary for less demanding access to the bigger load territory.
Like its corporate cousin the Kia Telluride, the Palisade will accompany a 3.8-liter V-6 motor mated to an eight-speed programmed transmission and a decision of front-or all-wheel drive. This motor makes 291 pull and 262 lb-ft of torque-an unobtrusive increment of 1 hp and 10 lb-ft contrasted with the Santa Fe XL's 3.3-liter V-6-and is fit for running on the Atkinson cycle for better efficiency. It additionally empowers a 5000-lb towing limit in specific models furnished with a towing bundle.
Alongside its greater size and greater motor, the Palisade likewise has a greater nearness out and about than the Santa Fe XL. Its unmistakable structure joins an expansive hexagonal front grille with a fascinating split-fog light setup fairly reminiscent of the littler Hyundai Kona hybrid. The backside is unmistakable, as well, because of its expansive taillights. The inside highlights a major advance up in material quality and structure, at any rate in the best trim model we saw, which had alluring brushed-metal trim, delicate calfskin, and a satisfying dashboard design.
Costs should begin in the mid-$30,000s and run up to $50,000 when completely stacked. A full cluster of dynamic security highlights come standard on each trim dimension; key additional items on higher trim dimensions will incorporate a head-up presentation, 20-inch wheels, and extra USB ports for the back seats. We'll take in more data about the 2020 Palisade, including cost and EPA mileage appraisals, before it goes at a bargain in summer 2019.
