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

For years, if you were looking to buy a Hyundai Kia three-row headliner crossover, they were simply at the bottom of your list because they just 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, thankfully. Both automakers have learned from their past mistakes with the all-new

2020

Hyundai Palisade and now the

2020

Kia Telluride. In fact, I got the chance to drive both of these three-row SUVs in their media campaigns earlier this year and was blown away. impressed.

These are some of the best-performing SUVs in the segment, so if you're looking for a 3-row crossover these two are at the top of your lists, how do you decide between the 2020 Palisade and the Telluride? That's what we're here to find out, so looking at the front fascia on these two vehicles trying to decide which one. looks better is like trying to decide between coke and pepsi because both cars have their own distinctive look and it will really come down to your own specific taste now i personally prefer the look of the

telluride

over the

palisade

i think the stockade is a bit over the top styling wise for me but again some of you would disagree with me and that's

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ly acceptable you can see the Kia has a much smaller grille than the Hyundai this is the corporate tiger nose grille from the company they explain Telluride on the front of these headlights that are nice and rectangular these are the full LED headlights you get on the SX model with an amber illuminated daytime running light and you also have LED fog lights note that the SX model is fully loaded it's the only one to give you full LED headlights all the other

telluride

trim will just have a halogen projector with a normal colored LED light instead of the amber one which again this car looks like an Escalade, looks like a Range Rover so some some of you may prefer the display look right now in contrast let's take a look at the stockade because the stockade where is the corporate front face that

hyundai

introduced in all its SUV in the kona and also in the santa fe, can you see the headlights?

And the daytime running lights and turn signals are separate from the actual items. The headlamps are on the lower end, but Hyundai gives you a full LED on the SEL premium trim and this top of the line is limited, so they offer the LED-on headlamps. other trims compared to the kia the led running lights here on top with the turn signals have two elements that connect together on the headlight and on top which looks very distinctive so again do me let me know in the comments below which one you like now the grill this is the Hyundai corporate Cascade style grill with this silver finish it's a lot swankier on the Hyundai there's a lot more chrome there's a lot more shinier parts so me personally i prefer the look of the telluride and the

hyundai

is also missing fog lights you cant put fog lights on the stockade so looking at these two suvs from another angle this is what i would call badge engineering done right because although these cars ride on the same platform, they don't. they don't share a single body panel even when looking at them from the side profile the windows, doors, mirrors even the windshield are different parts that won't interchange each other and this is where many other manufacturers could learn one or two hyundai and kia things about badge engineering now both cars are pretty similar lengths but you should know the telluride is a bit longer they both ride on the same 114 point two inch wheelbase which is more or Less than the norm for this segment but with an overall length of 196 point one inches long, the Telluride is about point eight inches longer than the Stockade, which again at 196 point one inches long is definitely not far behind.

Both Coveys are a bit longer than most of the other competition but a bit 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 models higher ups the

palisade

limited has a 20 inch multi spoke wheel and the shiny silver metallic finish while the telluride they do a van with a black finished wheel they both drive on 245 tires the kia has michelin tyres, while the hyundai has bridgestone tires which again come from the factory now a a couple other things i'm noticing the wheel arches on the telluride the wheel arches our paint our black trim so if you don't like your siding black probably won't like the telluride verses on the stockade hyundai actually paints the siding for a cleaner, more luxurious look so if that's something you prefer you'll like the look of the stockade verses a little better they tell you okay so from this angle you'll also notice one more thing which is the stockade about 0.5 inches lower and about 0.6 inches narrower compared to the Talley it comes from the rear angle you can really tell the Kia is taller it's a little bit wider it actually looks like it also has wider rims because kia is creating you know it looks wider the wider stance so some of you may prefer the fact that the stockade is a little bit smaller but some of you might like the rugged look of the Telluride now in terms of their rear designs you can see none of these SUVs also share a single body panel let me start with the palisade now this limited version of the palisade has a full LED taillight design where you'll have LED brake light LED brake lights and 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 spot, even the exhaust tips this is the unique dual outlet exhaust that actually looks like what you find on the tire ride but it's a little bit more rounded here on the one on top of the stockade again there's more too chrome compared to the Kia which offers more of a silver metallic trim now on the 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 chrome design very cool taillight 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 parking sensors nicely integrated but i do much prefer the painted rear bumper you get on the stockade instead of what they tell you now opening up the cargo areas you would also assume both cars are similar but because the Kia is a little longer this gives you a little more room in the cargo area trunk Kia says you get about 21 cubic feet of space with the seats up if you fold down this second row 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 accept in chairs you'll get about 87 cubic feet of space which actually matches what you get in the stockade but in contrast the stockade has a little less space 18 cubic feet of space because it's a little shorter and because this model here It has a power folding third row that comes standard on the premium SEL and trim this isn't even available on the Telluride so if you're looking for a power folding third row the Palisade really only the Explorer Explorer offers that feature and then if you look under From here, both SUVs offer under-floor storage from there and if you fold back the second rail, the stockade again offers about 87 cubic feet of space to climb into for these two SUVs.

I'm going to first start with the stockade because this is probably the interior for me which is a bit more luxurious but that will really depend on your specific taste as well now slamming the door has a very solid funk it actually almost sounds like a European car, Now I want to show you first the key fob for the Hyundai. This is Hyundai's corporate key fob with its push button start compared to the Telluride which has a completely different key. This actually comes with a remote start on the key fob than the Kia. I suspect now you didn't have with the Kia that you can add as a dealer accessory or use the UVO Connect app whatever to do a remote start but on the Hyundai Daley it gives you that so you start it just put your phone in the brake and press the button here to start the engine now another thing you will also notice the interior of the hyundai this looks a lot like a luxury car the fact that they emulate mercedes-benz with these two lcds now keep in mind that with the kia you can't get this full 12 inch screen like you can with the Hyundai which I'll come back to in a bit now in terms of materials everything here is a very nice material it has a soft touch injection molded plastic on top there's a very strange looking glossy black plastic trim on dash and door panels here which I'm not sure how I feel about looks different and I applaud them for not using as wood trim like they use on the tire The door panels are also soft to the touch here and there's a 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 which looks fantastic and also sounds fantastic I will say both sound systems in these cars sound good but I guess to brag the Hyundai has 12 speakers compared to the Kia's 10 speakers the steering wheel you can see is also tilt and telescoping , but it is not a power setting.

I wasn't expecting that feature and the seats I'm sitting in here have a 12v power adjust with a 2 person memory and have 1st row and 2nd row heating and cooling for both cars. I also like the direction. wall on the hyundai plus it's a three spoke design it's got a nice thick bolster extension it actually has paddles on the steering wheel plus you can't get the paddle shifters on the telluride so it's very interesting to see the differences here compared to the Kia now you can look here going to the head unit here this is the blue hyundai telematics link it's a ten point five inch screen I wish they would get rid of this black plastic area I'm just combining the two screens together but that's something Mercedes does.

It would be a complete Mercedes rip off I guess but as you can see there is the home screen you can customize the widgets and layout there if you want right now I have it on the GPS audio and then your info. there going here it comes with apple carplay and android auto which is standard equipment even if you guys go for the base trim which would have an eight inch touch screen versus this 10 inch screen. I also really like how fast when you pull up the shapes you can see it takes up the whole screen here which is nice especially on some brands where they only take up a small part of the screen.

There's also a little dedicated button here to go back to Hyundai a system which is nice and if you want to see the actual map screen there's the Hyundai GPS the factory built in it's definitely been beefed up in terms of its speed it looks good , nothing very fancy this is where it will remind you this is not a luxury car now when you put the vehicle in reverse you can see it has a 360 degree camera with trajectory and it shows a view from above going down it 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 signal to 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 display that shows on each full tach or full speedo.

I'll show you the difference on the Kia when we get into that vehicle now looking at the center console here I like the metal buttons here there are hard metal buttons there is a volume knob there is a tuning knob there is tri zone automatic climate control on this vehicle where you can basically choose your different weather settings depending on which loan you're in I also like the drive mode selector here it's very easy to see there's a button lock here for the four wheel drive system and what I What I like about this car is when you change the driving modes.

I'm comfortable now you can see it does this cool little effect on the instrument panel, it actually turns the gauges all red. even shows a small representationGraphics on the screen, it looks great and actually looks a lot better than the new Ford Explorer I sat in and drove over the weekend and I think it's a lot faster too. the response is much 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 Hyundai has a push button transmission selector for the Auto 8 speed I'm not sure how i feel about the push button transmission selector but it takes up a little less space on this center console here which they were able to give you with this nice open area here where you can see if you push this button gives you two cup holders there's a wireless phone charger over there and if you want you can just close it it's got this very cool silver stuff and there's also a nice storage cubby down here in the lower area that you can't get on the Kia so again the Hyundai frees up a little more room in the center console so it gives you more storage the center console itself here you can see it's about the same size as the Kia there's a 12 volt there and there's a USB port a little more storage and stuff the seats are also very comfortable in this car this is premium nappa leather with more of that diamond quilt it has some contrasting piping these seats look the same as the telluride but The leather also feels just as nice, so they're pretty much the same.

I think that's the only interior component they share. the glove box you can see it's a pretty good size it's cushioned but not felt lined so above me you can see this stockade has a sunroof this is just a standard size sign roof but because it's the limited one it actually has the larger sunroof in the where it's kind of a two piece which is nice the Kia actually has the same thing some competitors offer a full sunroof where it didn't have this part here on downtown but overall this interior is still very nice let's jump into the Telluride and compare the interior to the stockade so jumping into the interior of the Telluride now as you can see the layout is completely different and the door sounds exactly the same as the stockade it's a nice solid european feel not to start the vehicle up here is the fob for the vehicle you can see this is the detonator style key they put in the stinger but no remote start I think Kia should have added remote start to this key to match what you get in the stockade now turn it on you can hear it actually has a very similar sounding chime but other than that the rest of this interior is completely different and really GM and Ford could learn a or two things about hunting here with shared platforms because there is a completely different team and it shows the whole atmosphere the atmosphere in this interior is completely different now i will say that i am not a fan of wood grain that is using ki in this car in it actually looks good but when you touch it it's very obvious this is a fake wood grain it feels like plastic what has like a sticker that has been stuck to this to make it look like wood now some of you will refer to this interior and I actually prefer the design and look of this interior that you can look at it has a screen that sticks out it's the same 10 point two five inch screen the materials here the Kia uses a fake stitching on the dash here where it's a soft touch injection molded plastic there is a genuine looking aluminum trim although I hear this isn't real aluminum trim it's hard touch plastic down here and overall not quite as luxurious of a feel as the that you get from the Hyundai, which has a unique look and feel.

The door panels are soft to the touch in this part here. raise and lower the windows with a single touch 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, not metal like what you've got. The Hyundai I also prefer the Hyundai's steering a bit more than the Kia's this is a four spoke design but I will say if you like to rest your hand here while driving the Kia is more comfortable to do which also has a telescoping feature of tilt but no paddles on the steering wheel so if you're looking for pedals you're not sure why you would want in this segment the Hyundai is the one that gives you that now relative to the Hyundai also the instrument panel you can view is a mix of an analog and an LCD screen you have the seven inch overwatch or infotainment instrument panel which is optional it only comes on the SX version you can basically change your appearance by pressing this button on the steering wheel you can do the same for 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 is there I point to the left same screen shows you what is there I think I prefer what is there's on the Hyundai but again that's because it's got a full 12 inch digital display now you're coming here to the center console you'll notice the events are even different it's got three vents on the Kia but it's got knobs too here you have a volume knob a tuning knob you have it a test zone automatic climate control then you also have your seats cooled what key quantities here are these two big handles here on either side of the center console which I like and then the key also gives you have good storage here wireless phone chargers here along with your usb your cup holders are much more traditional compared to the hyundai and some of you may prefer this look and you may also prefer the traditional gear stick which has the 8 speed automatic transmission that's in the same car as the road or the same stockade it's got a traditional shift knob when you put traverse in there same 360 ​​camera with parking sensors and whatnot so I actually prefer the shift stick Traditional shifting with the manual mode here that's probably why Hyundai gives you the paddles because you don't have a manual mode obviously on the actual shifter the center console here the center console you can see there's also your mode selector here it's a nice little wheel that's right next to the shifter basically the kia shows you that we know what drive mode it's in and shows you a little change but it doesn't show you the same kind of look that they have on the stockades so it's a little simpler some of you may prefer the simpler look.

Here are a couple more buttons to start/stop the 360 ​​camera. I'll talk about this briefly now, as you can see it has Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. It's the same size as what you get in the Hyundai and if you want you can also go to Kia's integrated navigation system which actually looks exactly the same as what you'll get in the hyundai it's been beefed up it's a lot more quick to use nowadays and I really like the infotainment systems in both cars too they are pretty much on par with the rest of the competition now on all the seats you can see they don't have the same diamond quilt pattern as the Hyundai , but they also have heating and cooling this is the nappa leather that you get with the SX trim it also has the same sort of arrangement for the moonroof above me it has an opening here okay this is a standard size moonroof it will open and then you have the sunroof in the back where you can open the shade but you don'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 is what you'll get in the stockade is just a completely different design 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 glove box is the same it actually looks a bit smaller but it's felt lined compared to the Hyundai which was not felt lined so overall the interior of this vehicle is very different but also very comfortable.

A couple of features you know here and there set it apart from the Hyundai but some of you may prefer more of the traditional stuff you get so jump into the second row let's start with the Kia first both vehicles now have second row seats incredibly roomy, in fact when i first sat in these earlier this year i actually thought they were the roomiest in the segment and they were the first vehicles to introduce cooled 2nd row seats both cars offer the cooled seats it's an option on this SX model part of the standard prestige package in the limited status pallet although the stockade is a bit more expensive to start with and as you can see these seats move back and forth the captain's chairs come in the upper trim on both vehicles so if you're looking for an 8 passenger setup with the bench you need to drop down to the lower trim levels and in terms of features you can see very well it has cup holders here you have rear seat air vents you can control the roof lights here the auto climate control is actually on the roof here for the telluride it's actually in a different location for the stockade and you get two usb charging ports here which is very nice and there's a little nice area here where you can get to the third row and then there are these armrests here that also adjust a little bit for height so in terms of comfort this is very good for you I also have this little manual sunshade here which is great and Honestly, if you're looking for one of the roomier, feature-packed second rows, both vehicles offer a lot, but let me jump on palace eight real quick and we'll compare the second row now, unsurprisingly, jumping into the second row of the stockade you'll basically get the same thing as the telluride it's a very open very airy environment that's packed with features including those nice refrigerated seats back here in the second row that's standard on the dais a limited now a couple of things that i'm noticing in terms of the differences now the climate control settings that you can see are down here on the center console it has an outlet down here with one standard two 12 volt their two usb ports are mounted in the same position on the palace 8 than the Telluride, so it's kind of a similarity there and then you can see there's also these manual sunshades, there's vents, there's that sweet Alcantara stuff and yeah I wish you could close this sunshade over here, but one Thing I also like about the Stockade is you also get that diamond quilted leather on the rear doors which really adds to the whole 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 armrest so on the Kia you heard those extra clicks or you can adjust it a number of different heights the Hyundai only has one position up and down you can move these seats back and forth and they also offer a nice step to get into the third row now getting into the third row of these vehicles is a breeze too and they have one of the roomiest third rows in the segment now and the stockade first there's a button here you can tap there it will actually move the captain's chairs forward and you can see it reveals a huge amount of room to get into the third row and the third row seats three only on some competitors see two across which is good if you need to fit eight people in this vehicle now coming in I'm 5 foot 7 so I'm not very tall but I will say if you are less than 6 foot tall this is what the seat completely back actually I would be comfortable in this third row with this seat all the way back I could move the seat forward at the knee my knees wouldn't touch this but in terms of leg room Hyundai says it has about out of 31 inches of legroom I would imagine when you have 42 inches of second row legroom here that you could slide forward to give a little bit more room now in terms of comfort the seats actually they're not bad back here they're covered in this nice leather which is the same materials as the rest of the seats and in terms of features you can see there's a power recline feature back here which is really nice you get it like an advantage with the power-folding third row and even Hyundai includes a rear USB pocket here or a USB port for charging, so even third row passengers aren't affected, but let's jump into the Telluride's third row and see if they have similar features here so get in the third row of the Tellurideit's also the same kind of proposition you've got a captain's chair here there's a button here on top press that button and the seat will automatically slide forward to reveal pretty much the same amount of space back here and again it's three people wide 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 all the way down but my knee doesn't touch the backrest here like it's on the stockade I really didn't expect that there's maybe a little more third row room here in Telluride compared to Palisade regardless I'm five foot seven I could sit here on a longer ride it's unbelievably comfortable and if I wanted more room I could ask them to the passenger to move up a bit to give me a little more room now in terms of features there is no power recline feature back here over the third row because the hood of the floorboard has that feature where the third row folds down but it does have a USB port on both sides of the vehicle two cup holders here then you have your own set of rear seat climate controls so again the third row is very useful for average sized adults and that's what makes the stockade in Telluride is so desirable in this segment, so even though these two SUVs were co-developed from the same architecture, looking at them you couldn't tell because Hyundai and Kia gave these SUVs their own distinct identity to go along with the brands real and really the only one.

What they do share is that when you look under the hood now, the only thing I like about these two SUVs is the fact that their hoods are held up with hydraulic struts instead of a prop rod which some competitors end up doing now when you look under the hood. On the hood of both vehicles, you'll find the exact same engine, it's a 3.8-liter gasoline direct injection V6, it's a naturally aspirated V6, and in both vehicles they 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 will pay about $2,000 extra for all wheel drive now both vehicles can also say about five thousand pounds and the hyundai is surprisingly the lightest this way, It's about 4,600 pounds while this one is about 4,700 pounds so that's a hundred pound difference and the hyundai is rated 19 city 24 highway the Kia is also rated 19 city city ​​24 on the highway both vehicles will use regular grade gas to start the driving scene part i'm going to be doing both cars at night or just before sunset because a lot of you have said 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 love this car when it first came out and in terms of the interior, lighting and other things, it's very comprehensive and here in fact Kia offers 64 different ambient lighting color options that you can choose from. The Palas to that's what they essentially share to mess with the LED lighting go here to set go here to the vehicle and go here to the lights and you can see here you can adjust the brightness. I'm going to go. on full brightness and then of course there are several different colors to choose from here that are preset colors if you want you can also go here to set a custom color and you can see that you can choose exactly what color you would like the Kia to put on the lighting ambient on the bottom here of the dash on the driver side door panels of course and on the rear doors there's no LED lighting here on the center console that's going to the Hyundai after this and we'll show you guys how it's see the interior in sunset configuration too but let's go ahead and start here on the 2020 Telluride now this car to me I feel right at home this is the biggest car like I said and when you first get into the Telluride you feel like it's a little bigger you notice you set it up a little higher you notice it's a little wider the hood of this car sticks out a little more to make it feel more like a I guess it looks more like a beefy machine it definitely feels a lot wider compared to the stockade now just like the stockade the Kia also gives you that blind mirror but instead it just shows you what's on the screen in the middle of the screen instead of on the right side or the Left side because Palace a Palisade has a 12-inch LCD whereas Kia has two analog dials and then a 7-inch screen in the middle which actually comes standard on the Palisade if you guys don't. t get the limited truck now driving the palisade really feels like you are driving a luxury car every once in a while its so smooth compared to what you remember from hyundais and kias of five ten years ago for example this engine is surprisingly refined, I mean the level of refinement we get from it is typically what you associate with a Honda or a Toyota six-cylinder, but Kia has done a really good job with this 3.8-liter V6 and the beauty of both cars is that They share the exact same powertrain. and the same transmission so you know hitting highway speeds this is where these two cars will really shine you'll notice right away there's a lot of passing power it has good torque it's very smooth the 8 speed automatic transmission is amazing soft, receptive and correct.

I now have the transmission and it's a sport setting here I'll change it to a smart setting that varies between comfort and sport depending on how hard you're going to be on the throttle or how aggressively you're driving but really this thing just settles in. a really comfortable Cruze that is

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this is exactly what you want in a family car like this its a smooth comfortable ride but its not floaty this vehicle is definitely not the sportiest option its not that its really heavy and heavy it feels like I was driving an old Buick, it's just that you don't know how sporty the Mazda cx-9 and the new Ford Explorer ST come to mind, which maybe doesn't have the dial turned too much on the sporty ends, but in terms of visibility , still a very good view from this car, I mean you can see everything from the front, your big side mirrors Kia's Drive wise package is standard equipment on this car, so you have the automatic emergency braking control smart cruise blind sight cameras are optional blind spot monitoring in front and rear cross traffic alert of course it's optional you have to get that on the higher models but just cruising down the road here if i put my foot in smart sparta The mode takes a second to get it 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 7.4 seconds, which is competitive. A little slower than some of the competition, but it's not slow by any means, you feel the torque is a little light. I mean Kia's 3.3 liter twin turbo v6 would do wonders on this, they probably reserve it for the Genesis SUV every time that comes out because it's technically a rear wheel drive platform and in terms of driver assistance it works well on this cart. it has active lane keep assist it has adaptive cruise control with stop and go this is basically one of the best long drive cars you can buy actually i took this thing 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 heavier load I was carrying but it still ran great there was still plenty of room for a few people to get comfortable and these were Seven adults and there really is very little fault that I'm 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, though 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 these black rims, the gauges, I actually like the traditional look of it with the 7 inch screen, we'll hop on the Hyundai and compare that the steering wheel is nice and light as well. fast it's not dirty which is basically good you feel the ride quality is comfortable even those cars with 20 inch wheels it doesn't ride harsh which is really important let me dial it here in the sport setting and let's take this off ramp here now taking a freeway off ramp in something this big you feel most of this car and the smoothness of the suspension but you don't hear too much in terms of tire squeal I hope there's some tire squealing a bit but not bad honestly i mean yeah i'd be having more fun as an explorer but who's going to drive their family suv that aggressively anyway but really what you feel is just a really tough car , Very heavy, which feels secure, 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 to this day which is what I said at the beginning of my review or at the beginning when I first drove this a couple of months ago it basically feels like you are driving a German car putting your foot in here you can see that The engine has plenty of power and doesn't actually get too harsh when you push it, you know 6,000rpm is actually very smooth, so again those of you who remember the old Hyundai and Kia. engines for being loud for being rough which is no longer the case with this vehicle now the last thing i want to talk about is the headlights on this car these are full led they also have led fog lights you cant get led fog lights on the hyundai now sadly its not dark enough the sun is just starting to set but you can really see the glow of these headlights as it reflects off the road at night it really throws a very bright beam of light at me the led fog lights also throw nice tremendous light tone on the low end that the stockade is missing going into the stockade we'll see the difference is there but really in terms of quiet very little road noise very little engine noise , everything here is just very good I have very few complaints so let's go into the Palisade and see how it compares to Telluride so jumping inside the Palisades it's obviously darker because it's a little after 7:40 so that the sun has already set compared to Telluride before. the sun was just about to start to set the first thing i want to show you real quick if you want to adjust the interior lighting essentially go to the same thing with this car switch here to set then go to vehicle then go to lights then go to the ambient lights now this car i have the brightness on 10 it is also on full brightness the color is the same purple i am noticing let me turn the light off here so you can see hyundai just put the accent lighting under the door panels it's on the door panels on all the doors and then there's also accent lighting here in the center console which is nice but they don't have the accent lighting under here so I don't know if that's a stepping down thing of cost or if Hyundai just wanted it to be a little different you can see they are the same color with similar light options but Hyundai calls them different names and you can also go here and set the custom color if you want again this is all share same as telluride with infotainment system hyundai just call it blue link instead of khiva kia with their uvo but let's take this one for a spin let me turn the light out here so i apologize if it's a little dark but you can see Here that the Hyundai obviously has an additional screen, it's got a full 12-inch LCD here in front of me, which looks good.

I will criticize them, although they were not combined. 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 the palisade i immediately feel like it doesn't feel as tall as the Telluride and it also doesn't feel as wide, it actually feels a little smaller which is nice if you want the vehicle to feel a little smaller. I didn't expect that, but the fact remains that it's about a half-inch narrower compared to the Telluride and it's almost an inch shorter, so yeah, the stockade does feel a bit smaller.

I also like the steering wheel on this car, it's a 3 or 3 spoke design instead of the 4 spoke design the Telluride has. I'm going to change 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 great going to comfort thereyou can see there is a cool little graphical representation its better than what i experienced on the new explorer thats for sure the gauges look better and its much quicker when switching between driving modes. a hundred pounds lighter than this car or the Telluride so you 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 what I like about it how is it different because it has the two 12 inch screens when i point to the right it shows exactly what is in your blind spot on the right side so basically on the speedometer if i point to the right it shows it on the right side right Sorry if I make the sign to the left and can't get the right directions tonight, but I think that's a really cool touch.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Kia finally add that 12-inch screen on the telluride, maybe for the next model year there will be a special edition version. or whatever it wouldn't take them long to add that simple little screen and you know it basically matches what Hyundai is offering on the stockade now going down the road here you'll notice a couple of things that drive just as comfortably as they Telluride have qualities of Very similar driving, very similar steering feel and responses, this is a very smooth and comfortable car, it's not a sports car which is fine, it's also very quiet here in terms of quiet.

I would say not. I know they are the same, they are very similar in terms of silence. I think I'm telling you that the Wright's engine is a bit noisier than this car when you push the Kia's engine. Telluride doesn't offer paddle shifter stumps which means it confuses me but they actually do respond reasonably well when you start to pull the paddles but it's very quiet on this car it doesn't feel very or not as loud as what listen. On the Telluride, so maybe Hyundai did it on purpose, they wanted it to feel a little more refined, a little quieter, I will say the headlights on this car are not as long as the Kia's.

Not that they're not as bright, these are full LEDs as well, but you don't have LED fog lights on this car, what I notice is that the bottom end isn't as bright as I'd like. B and because the headlights are mounted lower you'll notice the light doesn't extend as far as they tell it to go up so the Kia has slightly better headlights but mostly that's because the v8 fog lights and the fact that they're mounted a little higher other driver assists on this car is just like the Telluride, meet Hyundai's full suite of driver assists, it's got adaptive cruise control, standard automatic emergency braking, the view monitor line 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 better I mean I sure like the extra display that Hyundai gives you but i don't love the push button transmission selector this console here is just a completely different design it's amazing to me how i feel like i'm driving a different car even though they are the same car that's that again that It goes back to my statement that this is shared platform done right because the two cars are identical but also have very different and distinct things. you know it feels behind the wheel I mean obviously they 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 compared to the Kia It gave me more of a Yvonne taking this vibe. here on the exit ramp you can see the stockade has the same feel I had in the Telluride it feels big and heavy but it doesn't feel unsafe it just feels like I shouldn't be pushing this big heavy family car on corners too fast and you can see this one also has auto high beams just like the telluride it doesn't turn or car headlights turn but when the high beams come on auto they are extremely bright and that's the only thing I love of modern cars bright headlights too bad you have to go for the stockade with the Premium Package at least or be limited to get the full LED headlights the Telluride have to buy the SX trim put my foot in here a little soft but the transmission will shift all the way up to around 6200 rpm and it's very smooth relatively responsive and this thing gets up to speed in probably around seven and a half seconds so pretty good performance for what it is will be enough for a lot of people and if you guys prefer a six cylinder you are going to really like these two vehicles regardless if you know which one you prefer design wise they drive about the same but know the stockade feels a little smaller and that is It's mostly because it's narrower compared to the Telluride if you like a smooth six you'll basically like both vehicles because they have extremely smooth engines, smooth transmissions and you know they drive basically the same but the stockade feels a little smaller because the body is slightly 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'm going to have to jump to the bottom line to find out which one I prefer although both Kia and Hyundai were arrived.

Late to the three-row SUV party, it's pretty easy to see that this time around both manufacturers spent more time trying to figure out exactly what American

families

are looking for. If you spend any time in these two vehicles, you'll realize they offer a lot. of what the competition offers, but unlike their predecessors, they are no longer short on features that they lack in terms of space and really trying to choose between the two is like trying to choose between Coke and Pepsi, it just depends on what that its the 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 similar they both have the same number of features although the Hyundai has quite a few 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 update.

Told you ok, but in reality the features Hyundai offers may not be? It will be enough to convince some of you to pick up the Hyundai and it really will come down to design now unlike most of the competition both cars offer many of the features we are looking for but come at a significantly lower price. than a lot of their rivals especially when you look at the top end of these vehicles now because I was able to spend a week with these two vehicles it's time to give Telluride and Palisade an RPM rating now starting with real world use I'm going to give these two SUVs a 10 out of 10 which is the first time I've given a 10 out of 10 simply because they really are amazing to use in the real world they have a ton of room in the front center and third rows and in the area of ​​the trunk they are really nice to live with they can drive them on a longer road trip and you can also take them for a date night or take them to and from work so I am going to easily give these vehicles a 10 and a 10 points for real world usage moving to e for efficiency.

Both vehicles have a 19 city/24 highway rating and my weeks where I averaged testing. 18 on both cars around town and on the highway I was able to get over 25 mpg on straight highway so again very good efficiency for what they are and both use regular gas. I'll give them a seven out of 10 for efficiency now moving on to convenience 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 looks are subjective I decided give will give them the same convenience rating they will both get an 8 out of 10 because they really are a good looking product if you are trying to buy one of these today good luck trying to find one at your local dealer even in stock and even trying to get it for MSRP because a lot of dealers are charging sticker price for one of these cars because everyone wants them right now and going to the L for longevity this is a Hyundai and Kia product that comes with a stellar warranty a 10 year warranty Hundred thousand mile years for the powertrain 5 years 60K bumper to bumper which is better than most of the competition while Hyundai and Kia may have had some issues in the past with build quality which really isn't anymore Case in point 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 passing Japanese competitors.

With the i-4 innovation, these two SUVs are packed with features and introduce some new features that you couldn't get in the competition, more specifically, those cooled second row seats, all the USB charging ports in all three rows and really I can easily give both cars have 7 out of 10 points for innovation simply because there are so many desirable features in these cars and they are packaged at a price that is much more affordable. I'm going to move on to the n4 need for speed both cars are equipped with a 3.8 liter v6 engine with 291 horsepower 0-60 in around seven and a half seconds may not sound exciting on paper but in the world real they have a lot of smooth power they have a good transmission so I'll give them a 6 out of 10 for Need for Speed ​​which again could be improved but remember there is going to be a genesis version which should have a twin turbo V6 which works on a different platform so I'll save that for a different review and finally last Before you spend these two cars are packed with value that's something Hyundai and Kia are known for and they 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 than one over there. that Telluride SX with the prestige package is about forty seven thousand two hundred dollars including destination Palisades a little more this is forty seven thousand six hundred dollars but this was a remote start that's probably what a lot of you guys will spend for remote start anyway so again packed with value considering some of the competition is in the mid $50 grand range and even sixty grand depending on what you know. of these cars an 8 out of 10 points for a grand 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 at 54 out of 70 points it's pretty easy to see both cars are top players in three row crossover service so now the million dollar question if it was my money which of these two suv's i would buy and this is a question i've really wrestled with for the last few days driving these two cars one after the other and eventually I had to choose the one that I preferred more in looks which is the 20/20 and Kia Telluride because to me the styling of this vehicle is just more emotionally appealing to me and it's like the difference between Coke and Pepsi.

I prefer the taste of Coke and I consider this to be like Coke while I consider Stockade to be more like Pepsi but really if you are looking for a 3 row crossover in the market then you should put one on of these at the top of your list because they literally offer everything you're looking for in a much more affordable Takas and some of the competition, everything. i said i hope you guys enjoyed this comparison test between the 2020 palisade and the 2020 telluride if it also looks conceived the latest cars i'm testing be sure to follow me on instagram at redline under square reviews like us on facebook and it's always guys Please continue to subscribe to the Redline Reviews YouTube channel for the latest reviews.

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