Hyundai’s full-size family car will get more power for the 2026 model year. Details are still unknown, but the official images reveal a clear theme.
These days, most Range Rover buyers wouldn’t even dare consider taking their beloved Luxo-ut off the beaten track. Their contemporary value lies in their timeless style, comfortable and elegant interiors, plenty of space and effortless energy. Hyundai aims to capture the same sense of magic with its next Palisade.
The design of the all-new Palisade is the first indication of the model’s aesthetic attitude.
Somehow, the 2026 Hyundai Palisade manages to look more solid and determined than the previous generation, while at the same time maintaining its signature friendliness
It’s a design that sportingly acknowledges that it wants to look like a Range Rover, but still retains the angular charm that characterizes the current Hyundai design language. It certainly makes a concerted effort to be presentable and modern, but it doesn’t try too hard to be ‘futuristic’.
If the Range Rover is a hedge fund manager in a Savile Row suit, the Palisade of 2026 is a software engineer in Uniqlo. It’s sophisticated, but subtle. It’s far more casual than the more expensive Range Rover, but it’s an SUV that feels as at home in an office parking lot as it does at football practice on the weekend.
The 2026 Hyundai Palisade has some old-school trickery up its sleeve
These days you rarely see cars that still have front bench seats. A staple of classic American station wagons and full-size sedans, the front bench seats mean you can fit three people in the front row, albeit quite well.
While not yet officially confirmed, this means that the all-new Hyundai Palisade can accommodate a total of nine passengers. Just don’t tell the other parents on your child’s soccer team, or you’ll find yourself with a fast weekly takeover group.
The all-new Palisade also boasts aesthetic upgrades over the previous generation, including a redesigned steering wheel similar to that found in the new Santa Fe, and a wider infotainment screen includes digital gauges front row -A center console down instead of bench seat Foldable includes cups and optional wireless cell phone charging pad.
A powertrain that can be upgraded should add power and increase performance
Currently Hyundai uses a naturally-aspirated, 291-horsepower, 3.8L V6 to power the full-size crossover, but the next generation will likely use a revised powertrain Hybrid and likely plug-in hybrid options, will add significantly increased power and enhanced fuel efficiency, but we look Looking forward to the no-nonsense, The naturally-aspirated V6 could stand as the model’s most original offering.
Since the Ioniq 9 replaced the full-size crossover in Hyundai’s electric lineup, it’s unlikely that we’ll see a full EV version of the 2026 Palisade and where the Ioniq 9 leans toward weak, untapped appeal does nothing, 2026 Palisade styling In terms of amenities and its old-school size, Leans towards a complex nature.
Final Thoughts
Hyundai’s simple recipe – a really, really big crossover that’s not an SUV – proved successful with the previous-generation Palisade, especially in the North American market where it became popular enough to inspire other manufacturers to develop new models just to compete.
Since then, Toyota has unveiled its Grand Highlander, Kia’s popular Telluride has shared the Palisade’s stage, and Chevrolet has extensively revamped the Traverse, which previously used a similar recipe although it wasn’t executed well de
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