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The 2020 Kia Telluride & Hyundai Palisade Twins are the Perfect SUV's for Families

Feb 18, 2020
For years, if you were looking to buy a conventional three-row crossover from Hyundai Kia, they were simply at the bottom of your list because they simply weren't very competitive. I mean, Hyundai has always had the Santa Fe and the Santa Fe sport, which was later renamed the Santa Fe Xcel, while Kia has always offered a three-row version of the Sorento that was simply too small for American

families

. Now, fortunately, both manufacturers have learned from their past mistakes with the all-new

2020

Hyundai Palisade and the

2020

Kia Telluride. In fact, I had the opportunity to drive both of these three-row SUVs at their media presentations earlier in this year and I was very impressed because they are some of the best performing SUVs in the segment, so if you are looking for a 3 The two-row crossover in these two are at the top of your lists, how is it possible to decide between the 2020 Palisade and the Telluride?
the 2020 kia telluride hyundai palisade twins are the perfect suv s for families
That's what we're here to find out, so look at the front fascia of both vehicles trying to decide between which. It's better than trying to decide between Coca-Cola and Pepsi because both cars have their own distinctive appearance and it will really all depend on your specific taste. I personally prefer the look of the Telluride to the Palisade. I think the

palisade

is a bit of a stretch stylistically, but again some of you will disagree with me and that's

perfect

ly acceptable. You can see that the Kia has a much smaller grille than the Hyundai. This is the company's corporate Tiger nose grille.
the 2020 kia telluride hyundai palisade twins are the perfect suv s for families

More Interesting Facts About,

the 2020 kia telluride hyundai palisade twins are the perfect suv s for families...

They spell out Telluride on the Front these headlights which are nice and rectangular these are the full LED headlights that you get on the SX version with an amber illuminated daytime running light and you also get LED fog lights. Note that the SX version, the fully loaded version is the only one that gives you full LED headlights, all other models of the Telluride will only have a halogen projector with a normal colored LED light instead of the amber one, which again this car it looks like an Escalade, it looks like a Range Rover, so some Some of you may prefer the look that I'm telling you right now, in contrast, let's take a look at the

palisade

because on the palisade is the corporate front face that Hyundai introduced in all its SUVs in the Kona and also in the Santa Fe, you can see the headlights. and the daytime running lights and turn signals are separate from the actual elements, the headlights are at the bottom, but

hyundai

gives you full LED on the premium SEL trim and this top of the line is limited so offering powered LED headlights.
the 2020 kia telluride hyundai palisade twins are the perfect suv s for families
In other models, compared to the Kia, the LED running lights here at the top with the turn signals have two elements that connect to each other at the headlight and at the top, which looks very distinctive, so so again let me know in the comments below. one that you like now the grill this is Hyundai's corporate waterfall grille with this silver finish it's much brighter on the Hyundai there's a lot more chrome there's a lot more shiny parts so I personally prefer the look of the Telluride and also to the Hyundai is missing fog lights, you can't put fog lights on the stockade, so looking at these two SUVs from another angle, this is what I would like to call flagship engineering done right because even though these cars ride on the same platform, they don't No No They share a single body panel, even when you look at them from the side profile, the windows, doors, mirrors, even the windshield, are different parts that will not interchange with each other and this is where many other manufacturers could learn a couple of things. from Hyundai and Kia about badge engineering.
the 2020 kia telluride hyundai palisade twins are the perfect suv s for families
Now both cars are pretty similar lengths, but you should know that the

telluride

is a little longer. Both ride on the same two-inch-long, 114-point wheelbase, which is pretty much the norm for this segment. but with an overall length of 196.9 inches long, the Telluride is about eight inches longer than the Palisade, which again at 196.1 inches long is definitely no slouch. Both Coveys are a little longer than most other competitors, but a little longer than something like a new Explorer or a Mazda cx-9 Now when you look at the wheel sizes between these two vehicles, these are the top trims , the Palisade Limited has a 20-inch wheel with multiple spokes and the shiny silver metallic finish, while the Telluride does it with a wheel with a black finish, both ride on 245 with tires, the Kia has Michelin tires while the Hyundai It has Bridgestone wheels, which again come from the factory now that A couple more things I'm noticing: the wheel arches on the Telluride, the wheel arches, our paint, our black trim, so if you don't like the black cladding, You probably won't like Telluride's verses in the stockade.
Hyundai actually paints the trim for a cleaner, more luxurious look, so if that's something you prefer, you'll like the look of the stockade verses that tell you a little more, so from this angle you'll also notice one more thing. which is the palisade. About 0.5 inch lower and about 0.6 inch narrower compared to the Talley, from the rear angle you can really tell the Kia is taller, it's a bit wider, it actually looks like it has rims too wider because Kia is creating a wider look. wider stance, so some of you may prefer the fact that the stockade is a little smaller, but some of you may like the rugged look of the Telluride now, in terms of its rear designs, you can see that none of these SUVs also share a single body. panel let me start first with the palisade.
Now, this limited version of the Palisade has a full LED taillight design where it will have LED brake lights and LED turn signals. The reverse light is down here, but it's just an incandescent bulb. It's the same with the Telluride where they just put it in a different place, even the exhaust tips. This is the single dual outlet exhaust which actually looks like what's on the tire but is a little fuller here on the At the top of the palisade there is also more chrome compared to the Kia which offers more silver metallic details. Now in Telluride you can see that both manufacturers are spelling out the names of the vehicles because they want to be very proud of the fact. these have very strong names and the Kia has this very interesting looking tail light design, the incandescent reverse light is there and this is the LED turn signal down here, you can see just a silver trim.
Both crossovers have very well integrated parking sensors, but I do a lot. You prefer the painted rear bumper you see on the stockade instead of the one I'm telling you about now opening the cargo areas. You'd also assume that both cars are similar, but because the Kia is a little longer, it gives you a little more space. In the trunk area, Kia says you get about 21 cubic feet of space with the seats up if you fold this second row down here, which you'll notice the second row is manual. Kia says you get about forty-six cubic feet of space and then if you put in the seats you get about 87 cubic feet of space which actually matches what you get in the Palisade, but in contrast, the Palisade has a slightly less space, 18 cubic feet of space, that's because it's a little shorter and because this model here has a power-folding third row that comes standard on the premium SEL and upgraded, this isn't even available on the Telluride , so if you're looking for a power folding third row, the Palisade offers it, really only the Explorer Explorer offers that feature. and then if you look under here, both SUVs offer some storage under the floor there and if you fold the second rail back down, the palisade again offers about 87 cubic feet of space, going into the interior of these two SUVs.
Start with the palisade first because this is probably the interior for me that is a little more luxurious, but that will really depend on your specific taste as well. Now, when you close the door, it has a very solid funk, in fact it almost sounds like a European. car now I want to show you the Hyundai keychain first. This is Hyundai's corporate key fob with its push-button start compared to the Telluride, which has a completely different key. It actually comes with a remote start on the key fob than the Kia. I didn't have it now, I suspect with the Kia you can add it as a dealer accessory or use the UVO Connect app to do remote start, but on the Hyundai Daley, give it that, you know, to start it, just put your phone on the brake and press. the button here to start the engine now another thing you will also notice what the interior of the Hyundai is like.
This looks a lot like a luxury car. The fact that they emulate Mercedes-Benz with these two LCD screens. Now keep in mind that you can't with the Kia. get this full 12-inch screen like you can with the Hyundai, which I'll come back to in a moment. In terms of materials, everything here is a very nice material. It has a soft-touch injection molded plastic on the upper. Very strange looking glossy piano black plastic trim on the dash and door panels, not sure how I feel about that here. It looks different and I applaud them for not using them as a wood edge like they use on the tire.
The door panels are also soft to the touch here and there is beautiful diamond quilted leather on the door panels and the speaker covers are a metal cover here on the 12 speaker Harman Kardon sound system seen fantastic and it sounds fantastic too. I will say that both sound systems in these cars sound good, but I guess, to show off, the Hyundai has 12 speakers compared to the Kia's 10 speakers. The steering wheel that can be seen is also tilt and telescoping, but it is not a power adjustment. I wasn't expecting that feature and the seats I'm sitting in here have 12V power adjustment with 2 person memory and have heating and cooling in the first row and second row for both cars.
I also like the direction. wall on the Hyundai plus it has a three spoke design it has a nice thick bolster extension it actually has paddles on the steering wheel and you can't put the paddle shifters on the

telluride

so there are very interesting differences to see here versus the Kia now you can look here going to the head unit here this is the Hyundai blue link telematics it's a ten point to five inch screen. I wish they would get rid of this black plastic area. I'm just combining the two screens, but that's what Mercedes does, I guess it would be a complete copy of Mercedes, but as you can see, there is the home screen, you can customize the widgets and layout there if you want.
Now I have it on GPS audio and then your information. Over there, over here, it comes with Apple Carplay and Android Auto, which are standard equipment, even if you go for the base model which would have an eight-inch touchscreen compared to this 10-inch screen. I also really like how agile it is when you lift up the ways you can see that it takes up the entire screen here, which is nice, especially on some brands where they only take up a small portion of the screen. There is also a small dedicated button here to return to the Hyundai, a system which is nice and if you want to see the actual map display, there is the Hyundai GPS, the factory integrated one, it has definitely been beefed up in terms of speed, it looks good , it's nothing very sophisticated, this is where we will remind you that this is not a luxury car now when you put the vehicle in reverse you can see that it has a 360 degree camera with trajectory and shows a top down view you can also change different views it has parking sensors it has a side view camera and it also has that blind spot monitoring camera so my sign on the right you can see it shows a camera on the right side.
If I point to the left, it shows a camera on the left side. Now compared to baqia because the Hyundai has the digital screen, it shows it on each one. fills the tachometer or fills the speedometer. I'll show you the difference in the Kia when we get into that vehicle. now looking at the center console over here. I like the metal buttons here. There are hard metal buttons. There is a volume. knob there is an adjustment knob there is three zone automatic climate control on this vehicle where you can basically choose your different climate settings depending on what loan you are on.
I also like the drive mode selector here, it's very easy to see that there is a button lock here for the four wheel drive system and what I like about this car is that when you change the drive modes, I feel comfortable now, you can see it does this cool little effect on the instrument panel, it actually changes the gauges to all red. even displays a small graphical representation on the screen, this islooks great and in fact looks a lot better than that new Ford Explorer I sat in and drove over the weekend and I also think it's a lot quicker, the response is a lot quicker, it doesn't lag as much , which is basically how a modern infotainment system should work.
Now, the other difference you'll notice is that Hyundai has a push-button transmission selector for the 8-speed automatic transmission. I'm not sure how I feel. over the push button transmission selector, but it takes up a little bit less space in this center console that they were able to give you with this nice open area here where you can see that if you put this button in, it gives you two cup holders, there's a wireless phone charger in there and if you want you can just close it, it has this very interesting silver material and there's also a nice storage cubby here in the bottom area which you can't get in the Kia, so again in the Hyundai. frees up a little more space in the center console so you have morestore the center console here, you can see it's about the same size as the Kia, there's a 12 volt in there and there's a USB port, a little more storage and things like that , the seats are also very comfortable in this car.
The premium nappa leather with more diamond quilting has some contrast piping, these seats look the same as the Telluride, but the leather also feels just as nice, so they are pretty much the same. I think it's the only internal component they share. you can see the glove box, it's a pretty good size, it's cushioned but not lined with felt, so above me you can see that this palisade has a sliding roof. This is just a standard size sign roof, but because it's limited, it actually has the largest sunroof in the past, it's like a two-piece vehicle, which is nice, the Kia actually has same thing, some competitors offer a full sunroof, where I didn't have this part here in the center, but overall, this interior is still very nice, let's jump.
Step inside the Telluride and let's compare the interior to the palisade, so jumping into the interior of the Telluride now, as you can see the design is completely different and the door sounds exactly the same as the palisade, it's a nice solid European feel to boot. the vehicle up here is the key to the vehicle. You can see this is the detonator style key they inserted into the stinger but without remote start. I think Kia should have added remote start to this key to match what you get now in the stockade. When you turn it on you can hear that it actually has a very similar sounding doorbell, but other than that the rest of this interior is completely different and really GM and Ford could learn a thing or two about hunting here by sharing platforms because there is a Completely different team. and it shows the whole vibe, the atmosphere in this interior is completely different now i will say i'm not a fan of the wood grain that ki is using in this car, it actually looks good but when you touch it it's very obvious. that this is a fake wood grain, it just feels like plastic, which has like a sticker that has been stuck on to make it look like wood.
Now some of you will refer to this interior and in fact I prefer the design and appearance of this interior. Look, it's got a screen that sticks out, it's the same ten point two five inch screen, the materials here, the Kia uses a faux stitching on the dash, here where it's a soft touch injection molded plastic, there's some trim molding. genuine looking aluminum, although I hear this is not real aluminum trim, it's hard touch plastic down here and overall not as luxurious feeling as you get from the Hyundai, which has a unique look, the panels of the doors are soft to the touch in this part.
They have one-touch up and down windows on all four, there's none of that diamond-quilted leather on the door panels here, and the speaker covers for the Harman Kardon sound system here are just plastic, no They are metal like the ones you have. the Hyundai I also prefer the Hyundai's steering a little more than the Kia's. This is a four-spoke design, but I will say that if you like to rest your hand here while driving, the Kia is more comfortable. It also has a tilt telescoping function but no paddles on the steering wheel, so if you're looking for pedals, not sure why you would want that in this segment, the Hyundai is the one that gives you that now relative to the Hyundai and the instruments panel.
As you can see, it is a mix of analog and LCD. It has the seven-inch monitoring instrument or infotainment instrument cluster, which is optional. It only comes in the SX version. Basically you can change the appearance by pressing this button on the steering wheel. You can do the same with the Hyundai but the Hyundai offers a little more customization and if you see if I point to the right it shows you a screen in the center what's there? I point to the left the same screen shows you what's there I think I prefer. What's in the Hyundai, but again that's because it has a full 12 inch digital screen?
Now, coming here to the center console, you'll notice that the events are even different. You have three vents in the Kia, but you also have knobs here. a volume knob, a tuning knob, you've got it, try the zone automatic climate control, then you've also got the cooled seats, the keys for which are here, there are two big handles here on either side of the center console that I like and then the key also gives They have good storage here, the wireless phone chargers here along with their USB, their cup holders are much more traditional compared to the Hyundai and some of you may prefer this look and you will also prefer the traditional gear shift that It has the 8-speed automatic transmission. that's in the same car as the road or the same stockade, it has a traditional shift knob when you put Traverse in, the same 360 ​​camera with parking sensors and all that, so I actually prefer the traditional shift knob with manual mode here, which is probably why.
Hyundai gives you the paddles because it doesn't have a manual mode, obviously, on the actual shifter, the center console here, the center console, you can see there's also the drive mode selector here, it's a nice little wheel that it's right next to the shifter, kia basically shows you that we know what driving mode you're in and shows you a little shift, but it doesn't show you the same kind of look that you get in the palisades, so it's a little simpler, some of you may prefer the simpler look. There are a couple more buttons here to start/stop the 360 ​​camera.
Now I will briefly talk about this, as you can see, it has Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. It is the same size as the one you have. Hyundai, and if you want, you can also access Kia's integrated navigation system, which actually looks exactly the same as what you'll get in the Hyundai. It's been improved, it's much quicker to use these days and I really like the infotainment systems too. Both cars are pretty much on par with the rest of the competition. Now on all the seats you can see that they don't have the same diamond quilted pattern as the Hyundai, but they are also heated and cooled.
The nappa leather you get with the SX trim also has the same type of arrangement for the sunroof above me. It has an opening here. Well, this is a standard size sunroof. It will open and then you have the sunroof in the back. where you can open the blind but it doesn't actually physically open the center console here on the driver's side or between the seats you can see it's about the same size it's what you'll get in the palisade it's just a completely different layout there's more piano black plastic trim so if you're not a fan of piano black plastic you'll prefer the Hyundai and then of course the glovebox is the same it actually looks a little smaller but it's felt lined versus the Hyundai which It wasn't felt lined, so overall the interior of this vehicle is hugely different but also very comfortable.
A couple of features you know here and there that differentiate it from the Hyundai, but some of you may prefer more of the traditional elements that give you the telluride, so jumping to the second row, let's start with the Kia first. Both vehicles now have incredibly spacious second-row seats. In fact, when I first sat in these earlier this year, I thought they were the roomiest. in the segment and were the first vehicles to introduce cooled second-row seats. Both cars offer cooled seats. It's an option on this SX model, part of the standard prestige package on the palette.
Limited status, although the palisade is a bit more expensive to start with. and as you can see these seats move fore and aft, the captain's chairs come on the top trim of both vehicles, so if you are looking for an 8 passenger configuration with the bench, you should go down to the trim levels lower and in terms of features you can see very nice you have cup holders here you have air vents in the rear seats you can control the dome lights here the automatic climate control is actually on the roof here for the Telluride it's actually in one location different for the palisade and you get two USB charging ports here which is very nice and there's a little area here where you can reach the third row and then there's these armrests here that also adjust a little bit in height so in terms comfort, this is very good.
I also have this little manual sunshade here, which is great, and honestly, if you're looking for one of the more spacious second rows and feature packages, both vehicles offer a lot, but let me get into palace eight real quick and we'll compare. As expected, the second row now jumps to the second row of the stockade and you'll basically get the same thing as the Telluride: it's a very open environment, very airy and packed with features including those lovely cooled seats here in the second row. which is standard on the palettes, is limited, now I'm noticing a couple of things in terms of the differences.
Now the climate control settings that you can see are down here on the center console, they have a power outlet down here with a standard one two. 12 volts, its two USB ports are mounted in the same position on the palace 8 as the Telluride, so there's kind of a similarity there and then you can see there's also these manual sun visors, there's vents, there's that sweet Alcantara material and yes I wish you could close this sunshade over here, but one thing I also like about the palisade is that you also have that diamond quilted leather on the rear doors, it really adds to the luxurious feel.
Now these seats pretty much do the same thing. you can adjust the recline of them, the armrest here doesn't actually adjust in terms of the height of the frame, so in the Kia you heard those extra clicks or you can adjust it to several different heights, the Hyundai only has one up position and down. You can move these seats back and forth and they also offer a good step to get to the third row. Now getting into the third row of these vehicles is also very easy and they now have one of the most spacious third rows in the segment. the palisade first, there's a button here that you can touch there, it will actually move the captain's chairs forward and you can see it reveals a lot of space to get into the third row and the third row seats three just for some competitors . see two across, which is good if you really need to fit eight people in this vehicle.
Now coming in, I'm 5'7 so I'm not very tall, but I will say if you're under 6' this is the seat. in fact I would be comfortable in this third row with this seat, all the way, you could move the seat forward at the knee, my knees wouldn't touch this, but in terms of legroom, Hyundai says you get about 31 inches of legroom. I imagine that's when you have 42 inches of legroom in the second row, which you could slide forward to give a little more room. Now, in terms of comfort, the seats are actually not bad. covered in this nice leather which is the same material as the rest of the seats and in terms of features you can see there's a power recline function back here which is really nice, you get that as a bonus with the folding third row electrically and Hyundai even includes a rear USB pocket here or a USB port for charging, so not even the third row passengers are affected, but let's jump to the third row of the Telluride and see if they have similar features here, so Let's get into the third row of the Telluride.
It's also the same kind of proposition: you have a captain's chair here, there's a button here at the top, press that button and the seat goes up.it'll slide forward automatically to reveal pretty much the same amount of space back here and again it's three people on the other side because these two are some of the biggest in the segment now in terms of space to get back here, you know what this seat is, but my knee doesn't touch the backrest here as if it were on the palisade. I really didn't expect So maybe there's a little more room in the third row here in Telluride compared to the stockade, regardless of the five foot seven.
I could sit here on a longer ride, it's incredibly comfortable and if I wanted more space I could ask the passenger here. to slide forward a little bit to give myself a little more room now in terms of features, there's no power recline feature here in the third row because the deck hood has that feature where the third row folds down, but you have a USB port on both sides of the vehicle, two cup holders over here, then it has its own set of climate controls for the rear seats, so again the third row is very useful for average sized adults and that's what makes it The Palisade on the Telluride is so desirable in this segment, so even though both SUVs were co-developed from the same architecture, you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at them because Hyundai and Kia gave these SUVs their own distinctive identity to go with. the real brands and really the only one.
What they share is that when you look under the hood, the only thing I like about these two SUVs is the fact that their hoods are supported by hydraulic struts instead of a support rod that some competitors end up doing now when you look. Under the hood of both vehicles you'll find the exact same engine: a 3.8-liter gasoline V6 with direct injection, a naturally aspirated V6, and in both vehicles they both make 291 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. A Hyundai and Kia-designed 8-speed automatic transmission with front-wheel drive is standard, and you'll pay about $2,000 extra for all-wheel drive.
Now both vehicles can also weigh around five thousand pounds and the Hyundai is surprisingly the lightest, this way it weighs around 4,600 pounds, while this one weighs around 4,700 pounds, so there's a hundred pound difference and the Hyundai has a city rating of nineteen 24 on the highway. The Kia also has a rating of 19 in the city and 24 on the highway. Both vehicles will use regular grade gasoline, so to start. In the driving scene part, I will do both cars at night or just before sunset because many of you have said that you really like these night drives. Now I'll start with the 2020 Telluride first because this is the one that came out first.
I loved this car when it first came out and in terms of the interior, the lighting and all that, it's very comprehensive and here, in fact, Kia offers 64 different ambient lighting color options that you can choose the same from. The Palas to that is what they essentially share to alter the LED lighting, you go here to set up, you go here to the vehicle and you go here to the lights and you can see here, you can adjust the brightness. I'm going to leave it. on maximum brightness and then of course there are several different colors to choose from here which are preset colors if you want you can also go here to set a custom color and you can see you can choose exactly what color you would like Kia to put.
Ambient lighting at the bottom here of the dash on the driver's side door panels of course and on the rear doors, there's no LED lighting down here on the center console that's going to go to the Hyundai after this and we'll show you guys , what the interior looks like at dusk too, but let's go ahead and start here in the 2020 Telluride. Now, this car to me feels like home. This is the bigger car, like I said, and when you first get into the Telluride you feel like it's a little bit bigger you notice that you set it up a little bit higher you notice that it's a little bit wider the hood of this car bulges out a little bit more for which feels more like I guess more like a rugged machine, it definitely feels a lot wider compared to the palisade.
Now, just like the stockade, Kia also gives you that blind rearview mirror, but instead it only shows you what's on the screen in the center of the screen instead of on the right side or the left side because The palace has a palisade with a 12-inch LCD screen, while the Kia has two analog dials and then a 7-inch screen in the middle that actually comes standard on the palisade if they don't. Getting the limited truck now, driving the palisade really feels like you're driving a luxury car every once in a while, it's so smooth compared to what you remember from Hyundais and Kias from five ten years ago, for example, this engine It's surprisingly refined, I mean.
The level of refinement we get is typically that associated with a six-cylinder Honda or Toyota, but Kia has done a very good job with this 3.8-liter v6 engine and the nice thing about the two cars is that they share exactly the same powertrain. and the same transmission, so you know, when reaching highway speeds, this is where these two cars will really shine. You'll notice right away that there's plenty of power for passing, it has good torque, it's very smooth, the 8-speed automatic transmission is incredibly smooth, responsive and correct. Now that I have the transmission and its sport setting here, I'm going to change it to the smart setting, which varies between comfort and sport depending on how hard you're going to accelerate or how aggressively you're driving, but really this thing. just settle in, settle into a really comfortable Cruze, which is

perfect

, this is exactly what you want in a family car like this, it's a smooth and comfortable ride but it doesn't float, this vehicle is definitely not the sportiest option, it's not that it's really heavy and feels like you're driving an old Buick, you just don't know sporty, as the Mazda cx-9 and the new Ford Explorer ST come to mind, which may not have the dial turned too much on the sporty extremes, but In terms of visibility, it's still a very good view from this car, I mean, you can see everything from the front, with the big side mirrors.
Kia's Drive Wise package is standard equipment on this car, so you get automatic emergency braking, intelligent cruise control, blind-view cameras are optional, blind-spot monitoring, front and rear cross-traffic alert, for example. Of course, it's optional, you have to get it on the higher models, but you only navigate down the road here if I put my foot in Sparta smart. In sport mode, it takes a second to respond. You see it actually turn red and the transmission goes into sport mode at that point and it's really responsive. I mean, the zero to sixty time for this car was probably around seven point four seconds, which is competitive.
A little slower than some of the competition, but it's not slow by any means, you feel like the torque is a little light. I mean, Kia's 3.3-liter twin-turbo v6 would do wonders on this, they're probably saving it for the Genesis SUV whenever This is because it's technically a rear-wheel drive platform and in terms of driver assistance, it works well . This stroller has active lane keeping assist. It's caught forward that adaptive cruise control with top-speed stop-start. This is basically one of the best. cars for long road trips that you can buy, in fact, I took this from DC to Boston earlier this summer in June and I had seven people in the car, it was so good, I mean, yeah, when I had seven people you could feel more heavy. load it was carrying, but it still rode very well, there was still plenty of room for some people to feel comfortable and this was seven adults and there are really very few faults that I am finding with this car in terms of the interior and how it looks at night.
I really like the 10-inch screen here, the tablet-style screen, although I wish Kia would get rid of this black border and make it a full screen; They could easily make a 12 inch screen if they got rid of it. some of this black trim, the gauges, I actually like the traditional look of them with the 7-inch screen, we'll jump into the Hyundai and compare that the steering wheel is also nice and light, you know, responsive enough, not great. fast, it's not dirty which is basically good, you feel the ride quality is comfortable, even on those cars with 20 inch wheels it doesn't ride harshly which is really important, let me mark it here for the sport setting and let's take this exit ramp.
Here, now, taking a freeway exit ramp on something this big, you feel the volume of this car and the smoothness of the suspension, but you don't hear much in terms of tire squeal, I hope there is some tire squeal, But it's not bad, honestly, I mean. Yes, I'd have more fun being an explorer, but who's going to drive their family SUV that aggressively? But really what you feel is a really robust car, really heavy, that feels safe, it actually looks a lot like a European car, that's the only thing. About this vehicle, it feels like a German car.
I still say it today, which is what I said at the beginning of my review or at the beginning, when I drove this for the first time a couple of months ago, it basically feels like I'm driving a German car. you can see the engine has plenty of power and it doesn't really get too harsh when you push it past 6000rpm, it's actually very smooth, so again those of you who remember the older Hyundais and Kias. engines for being, you know, loud for being rough, that's no longer the case with this vehicle. Now the last thing I want to talk about the headlights on this car, these are full LED, they also have LED fog lights, you can't get LED fog. lights on the Hyundai now unfortunately it's not dark enough the sun is just starting to set but you can really see the glow of these headlights as it reflects onto the road at night it really throws a very bright stream of light at me the LED fog lights They also cast a tremendous tone of light at the lower end that the palisade lacks and that will enter the palisade.
We'll see that the difference is there, but really in terms of silence, very little road noise, very little engine noise, everything here is just really nice, I have very few complaints, so let's jump into the stockade and see how it compares. with the Telluride, so jumping inside the Palisades is obviously darker because it's a little after 7:40, so the sun has already set compared to the Telluride. The sun was about to start setting. The first thing I want to show you is very quick. If you want to adjust the interior lighting, basically do the same with this car.
Switch here to set it and then go to Vehicle and then continue. to lights and then go to ambient lights now this car I have the brightness on 10 it's also on maximum brightness the color is the same purple color that I'm noticing let me turn off the light here so you can see Hyundai only puts the decorative lighting under the panels of the doors is on the door panels and then there's also accent lighting here on the center console, which is nice, but they don't have accent lighting underneath so I don't know if that's a cost-cutting thing or Hyundai I just wanted it to be a little different, you can see they are the same color and similar light options, but Hyundai calls them different names and you can also go here and set the custom color.
If you want it again, this all shares the same thing as the Telluride with the infotainment system. Hyundai just calls it blue link instead of khiva Kia with its UVO, but let's take this one for a spin, let me turn off the light here. so I apologize if it's a little dark, but you can see here that the Hyundai obviously has an extra screen, it's got a full 12 inch LCD screen here in front of me, which looks good. I will criticize them though because they didn't just blend together. They both like what Mercedes is doing by giving us a big screen.
Remember this is a 10 inch screen and then a 12 inch screen over here, but driving through the palisade I immediately feel like it doesn't feel as tall as the Telluride and also. It doesn't feel as wide, it actually feels a little smaller, which is good if you want the vehicle to feel a little smaller. I wasn't expecting that, but the fact is that this is about half an inch narrower compared to the Telluride and is almost an inch shorter, so yes, the palisade feels a little smaller. I also like the steering wheel on this car, it has a 3 or 3 spoke design, as opposed to the 4 spoke design you get in the Telluride. switch the handling here to sport and i also like the way the gauges look when you switch to sport let me remove those red gauges they look really coolGoing to comfort there you can see there's this cool little graphical representation, it's better than what I experienced in the new Explorer that's for sure, the gauges look better and they're much quicker when you switch between drive modes, engine, this car is also very smooth, as is the Telluride, exactly the same engine, 291 horsepower and the PAL side is about a hundred pounds lighter than this car or the Telluride, so put your foot down here.
I don't know if it feels faster, they feel exactly the same. I mean, 100 pounds is very insignificant. The blind vision monitoring camera for this vehicle is what I like. about that, how is it different because you have two 12 inch screens, when I signal to the right, it shows exactly what is in your blind spot on the right side, so basically on the speedometer, if I signal to the right right, shows it on the right side. Sorry if I point left and can't get the directions right tonight, but I think it's a really interesting detail. I wouldn't be surprised to see Kia finally add that 12-inch screen on the Telluride, maybe by next model year there will be a special edition version. or whatever, it wouldn't take them much to add that simple little screen and you know, it basically matches what Hyundai offers in the stockade.
Now, following the road here, you'll notice a couple of things: It drives as comfortably as they do. Telluride have very similar ride qualities they have very similar steering feel and responses this is a very smooth and comfortable car it is not a sports car which is fine it is also very quiet here in terms of silence I would say no I know they are the same , are very similar in terms of silence. I think I'm telling you that the Wright engine is a little louder than this car. When you press the Kia's engine feel, I notice that it is louder and I also like how the Palisade has paddle shifters.
Telluride does not offer paddle shifters. What puzzles me is that it confuses me, but they actually respond reasonably well when you start pulling the paddles, but it's very quiet in this car, it doesn't feel much or is not as loud as what I heard. on the Telluride, so maybe Hyundai did that on purpose, they wanted this to feel a little more refined, a little quieter, the headlights on this car, I will say, are not at all, as they don't extend as far as those of the Kia. No, it's not that they aren't as bright, they are also full LED, but this car doesn't have LED fog lights, which I notice the lower end is not illuminated as well as I would like. be and because the headlights are mounted lower, you're noticing that the light doesn't extend as far as they tell you they do, so the Kia has slightly better headlights, but mostly that's because the V8 fog lights and the fact that they are mounted a little higher, other driver assistance in this car is Like the Telluride, it meets Hyundai's full suite of driver assistance, it has adaptive cruise control, standard automatic emergency braking, a monitor standard line view is optional, blind spot monitoring with rear cross traffic and front cross traffic is also optional in terms of the interior design I really don't know which one I like more.
I mean, sure I like the extra screen Hyundai gives you, but I don't love the push-button transmission selector. This console here has a completely different design, it's incredible. To me, I feel like I'm driving a different car even though they are the same car, that's again, going back to my statement that this is platform sharing done right because the two cars are identical but they also have very different features and different. You know, it feels like behind the wheel, I mean, they obviously drive very similar, which is fine, but when I'm in this car I get a slightly different vibe, this gives me more of a Mercedes vibe versus the Kia gave me a vibe. outermost.
Ivonne taking this Off ramp here, you can see the palisade has the same feeling I had in the Telluride, it feels big and heavy, but it doesn't feel unsafe, it just feels like you shouldn't be pushing this big, heavy family car. . into corners too fast and you can see this one also has automatic high beams, just like the Telluride, they don't turn nor do the car headlights turn, but when the high beams come on automatically they are extremely bright and that's what turns me on. He loves modern cars. bright headlights, it's a shame you have to go over the fence with the Premium package at least or this limited to get the full LED headlights the Telluride you have to buy the SX trim put my foot here a little soft but the transmission will shift up to about 6200 rpm and it's very smooth, relatively responsive and this thing gets up to speed in probably about seven and a half seconds, so the performance is pretty good for what it is, this will be enough for a lot of people and if the guys prefer a six cylinders, you are going to really like these two vehicles, regardless of whether you know which one you prefer in terms of design, they drive practically the same, but know that the palisade feels a little smaller and that is mainly because it is narrower in comparison with the Telluride.
If you like a smooth six-cylinder engine, you'll basically like both vehicles because they have extremely smooth engines, smooth transmissions, and just know that they drive basically the same, but the palisade feels a little smaller because the body is a little smaller. narrower and for some of you that might be a deal breaker but for me I don't really notice it too much so I'll have to come to the conclusion to find out which one I really prefer although both Kia and Hyundai were late to the party. Three-row SUV, it's pretty easy to see that this time both manufacturers spent more time trying to figure out exactly what American

families

are looking for.
If you spend some time in both vehicles, you'll realize that they offer a lot. of what the competition offers, but unlike their predecessors, they are no longer lacking in features that they lack in terms of space and really trying to choose between the two is like trying to choose between Coca-Cola and Pepsi, it just depends on what that your specific taste is which flavor you prefer in terms of the exterior design because while they do have a couple of small differences here and there that you saw in the video, they both drive pretty similarly, they both have the same amount of features, although the Hyundai It has quite a few features.
A couple of additional features over the Kia that I suspect Kia may add when they decide to add a new trim level or do a small mid-cycle refresh. They told you good, but in reality the features Hyundai offers may not be? It will be enough to convince some of you to choose the Hyundai and now it will all come down to design, unlike most of the competition, both cars offer many of the features we are looking for, but are priced significantly less. than many of their rivals, especially when you look at the high end of these vehicles now, because I was able to spend a week with both vehicles, it's time to give the Telluride and the Palisade an RPM rating now starting with the real world. use I'm going to give both of these SUVs a 10 out of 10 points, which is the first time I've given a 10 out of 10 points simply because they really are amazing to use in the real world, they have a ton of space They're really nice to live with in the front middle and third rows and in the trunk area.
You know, you can take them on a longer road trip and you can also take them on a date night or take them to and from work, so I'll easily give these vehicles 10 and 10 points for real-world use, moving on to the e for efficiency. Both vehicles are rated at 19 in the city and 24 on the highway and in my weeks testing I averaged about 18 on both cars, in the city and on the highway, I was able to get over 25 miles per gallon on pure highway circuit, so again, very good efficiency for what they are and they both use regular gas.
I'll give them a seven out of 10 points for efficiency, now moving on to the desirability of the d4, this is where I was going to give one of these cars a higher rating simply because I like the look of one of them better, but since the look is subjective, I decided to give them the same attractiveness rating. Both will get 8 out of 10 points because they really are a popular product. If you're trying to buy one of these today, good luck trying to find one at your local dealer, even if it's in stock. and even trying to get it for MSRP because many dealers are charging above sticker price for one of these cars because everyone wants them right now and is upgrading to the L for longevity.
This is a Hyundai and Kia product that comes with a stellar warranty. a 10-year 100,000-mile powertrain warranty 5-year 60K bumper-to-bumper warranty that's better than most of the competition, while Hyundai and Kia may have had some issues in the past with build quality which really doesn't exist anymore. In this case, both companies have made great strides in improving their build quality, so I'll give them both a 7 out of 10 points for longevity, which is pretty much on par with most. Japanese competitors moving to the i-4 innovation Both SUVs have a ton of features and introduce some new features that you couldn't get in the competition, more specifically those cooled seats in the second row, all USB charging ports in all three rows and I can really give them easily.
Both cars get 7 out of 10 points for innovation, simply because there are many desirable features in these cars and they are priced much more affordably. I am moving to the need for n4 speed. Both cars are equipped with a 3.8-liter V6 engine with 291 horsepower, 0-60 in about seven and a half seconds may not seem exciting on paper, but in the real world they have plenty of smooth power and good transmission, so I give them I will give a 6 out of 10 points for Need for Speed ​​which again could be improved but remember there will be a genesis version which should have a twin turbo v6 running on a different platform so I will save that for a different review and finally the last one.
Before expenses, both cars are packed with value, that's something Hyundai and Kia are known for and both started around $32,500. The Hyundai is technically $100 cheaper. That's thirty-two six. That's thirty-two five on the high end. that Telluride SX with the prestige package costs about forty-seven thousand two hundred dollars including the Palisades destination, a little more, this is forty-seven thousand six hundred dollars, but this was a remote start, that's probably what many of you They will spend on remote control. start anyway so again it's packed with value considering some of the competition is in the mid 50k range and even sixty grand depending on what you know option packages I guess in terms of the e4 spend , I'm going to give both.
Of these cars it scored 8 out of 10 points for an overall total of 54 out of 70 points, which is actually the highest rpm rating I have right now on the scale simply because we don't have too many vehicles yet, but 54 out of 70 points, It's pretty easy to see that both cars are the best in three row crossover duty so now for the million dollar question, if it were my money which of these two SUVs would I buy and this is a question that I really struggled with over the years. last few days driving these two cars in a row and finally I had to choose the one I preferred for its appearance, which is the 20/20 and the Kia telluride, because for me the style of this vehicle simply attracts me more emotionally and it is like the difference between Coca -Cola and Pepsi.
I prefer the taste of Coca-Cola and consider this to be like Coca-Cola, while I consider the Palisade to be more like Pepsi, but really if you are in the market for a 3-row crossover, you should put one in. of these at the top of your list because they literally offer everything you are looking for in a much more affordable Takas and part of the competition. I said: I hope you enjoyed this comparison test between the 2020 Palisade and the 2020 Telluride. If you also seem conceived, the latest cars I'm testing, be sure to follow me on Instagram at Redline under the square reviews, like us on Facebook and always guys, please.
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