![]() The 2020 Palisade’s secret sauce is its cushy ride. The AWD system splits torque front to back, up to 50 percent toward the rear, and helps the Palisade scramble up dusty roads or snowy driveways. An AWD Lock mode can force torque to the rear wheels, up to 40 mph. When equipped with all-wheel drive, which is a $1,700 option, the Palisade is surefooted, although its long and wide dimensions aren’t necessarily off-road friendly. ![]() In the Palisade’s multiple drive modes (Comfort, Eco, Sport, Snow, and Smart) the transmission behaves appropriately and steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters riffle through gears for climbs or descents. That transmission is an 8-speed automatic that’s more than up to the challenge. The trusty 291-hp V-6 shuttles the Palisade around town and at highway speeds confidently and has surprising mid-range punch for passes between 60 and 80 mph once the transmission kicks down a gear or two. The Palisade is exclusively powered by a 3.8-liter V-6 and 8-speed automatic that drives the front or all four wheels, depending on your needs and depth of pockets. Not every family vehicle needs to be a sports car and vice versa. Soft enough to be a bona fide sleep machine, the 2020 Palisade is just right for a family vehicle. The Hyundai is softer, with more elegant touches, evidenced by its satin finished grille and chrome kickup on the body sides. It’s one of the most expressive designs from Hyundai to date, and that says a lot. A large, block “Palisade” badge spans the wide liftgate above a short rear bumper and exposed exhaust. Around back, the same vertical elements from the front frame the rear taillights. Hyundai’s designers: The Palisade is tough. Along with black near the edges of the rear passenger doors, the chrome’s contribution is a visual trick meant to make the roof pillar look bigger and stronger. In the dark, it reads even wider than the crossover’s 77.8-inch width would indicate.Īlong the body sides, chrome trim skips the norm instead of outlining the windows, the chrome trim dips sharply toward the rear wheel. Split headlights, top to bottom, push the Palisade’s signature toward the corners. The Palisade’s grille is imposing and upright, a honeycomb pattern framed by a silver-painted material that’s more durable than it sounds, engineers even developed a “liquid silver” paint process that imparts the finish with a matte, durable look that’s supposedly resistant to chipping. The vertical, bracketed LED daytime headlights that push away from the grille are distinctive (perhaps divisive, too), and Hyundai designers call them the car’s “crocodile eyes.” Up front, the Palisade’s unique face has a reptilian quality-and we don’t mean our deep-seated collective unconscious. With the Palisade, Hyundai begins a new design era, migrating away from the blandness of their previous crossovers. The 2020 Palisade is the top of the food chain for Hyundai’s set of crossovers and SUVs.
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