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The updated Hyundai Palisade is due in August with a new look, more tech, and upgraded safety with a five-star ANCAP rating in its sights – but prices are likely to rise.
0- 2023 Hyundai Palisade pricing and specifications
- Facelifted front end with Tucson-inspired look
- Upgraded tech and safety, including digital dash and centre airbag
- Petrol and diesel power, in two model grades
- Prices yet to be confirmed
The facelifted 2023 Hyundai Palisade large family SUV will offer more technology, improved safety and a new look – plus a likely price rise to match – when it arrives in Australian showrooms in August 2022.
Revealed in April, the updated Palisade is due in August with more technology (including a fully-digital instrument cluster for the first time), revised styling and, crucially, new safety features which should help to counter the big Hyundai’s recently-awarded four-star ANCAP safety rating.
Two model grades will be available – Elite and Highlander, with the unnamed base model launched nine months ago already killed off – with a choice of petrol V6 front-wheel drive or turbo-diesel four-cylinder all-wheel drive power.
Pricing is yet to be confirmed, however with the additional features on offer, expect prices to rise over the $62,200 plus on-road costs of the current Palisade Elite petrol, which peaks at $75,700 plus on-road costs for the flagship Highlander diesel.
A pre-facelift Palisade can currently be had for as little as $55,700 plus on-road costs, however this entry-level variant will be dropped from the 2023 range.
External changes to the Palisade include a new front end with restyled lighting units – and a unique grille for each variant – plus new 20-inch wheel designs, and revised tail-lights.
Inside, Australian buyers are now allowed access to the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster restricted to overseas markets since 2019 – now placed alongside a new 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen, replacing the 10.25-inch display previously standard on the Elite and Highlander.
Between the front seats is now a centre airbag, which prevents front passengers from colliding in a side-impact collision – along with intersection support for the autonomous emergency braking system, multi-collision braking, and traffic sign recognition.
The lack of these items on the pre-facelift Palisade was flagged by independent safety body ANCAP last week, when the model was hit with a four-star safety rating – the only current ANCAP-rated vehicle in the non-luxury large SUV segment without five stars.
However, ANCAP has indicated plans for the “safety-related changes introduced to the updated [Palisade] model [to] be assessed” – though timing for this is yet to be confirmed.
Australia will also miss out on the second-row side airbags (for rear passengers’ bodies) available in the US, which would take the total airbag count to nine, rather than the confirmed seven. Head-protecting ‘curtain’ airbags remain for all three rows, unlike some large SUV rivals.
To view all of the 2023 Hyundai Palisade’s standard features – and what the Highlander adds over the Elite – scroll down to the equipment lists at the bottom of this story.
Powering the Palisade is a carry-over choice of 217kW/355Nm 3.8-litre non-turbo petrol V6 with front-wheel drive, or a 147kW/440Nm 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engines with all-wheel drive. Both use eight-speed automatic transmissions.
The 2023 Hyundai Palisade is due in Australian showrooms in August 2022. Pricing will be announced closer to launch.
2023 Hyundai Palisade Australian range
- Palisade Elite petrol V6 FWD
- Palisade Elite diesel AWD
- Palisade Highlander petrol V6 FWD
- Palisade Highlander diesel AWD
2023 Hyundai Palisade Elite standard features:
- Restyled front end with new black grille, new skid plates and revised light designs (new)
- New 20-inch alloy wheels (with full-size alloy spare)
- LED headlights, tail-lights, daytime-running lights, rear fog lights and third brake light
- 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen (new, up from 10.25-inch)
- 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster (new, up from 7.0-inch)
- Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, satellite navigation and reversing camera
- Voice recognition (new)
- Bluelink connected car functionality with navigation telematics (new)
- 12-speaker Infinity sound system
- Single-panel sunroof
- Tri-zone climate control with second/third-row roof and second-row floor vents
- Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
- Power-adjustable driver’s seat
- Leather-appointed seats
- Four-spoke, single-tone leather-wrapped steering wheel (new design)
- Hands-free power tailgate
- 15-watt wireless phone charger (upgraded from five-watt)
- 16 cup holders
- Electric parking brake with auto hold
- Keyless entry and start
- Drive mode selector
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Front centre airbag (between the driver and front passenger, new)
- Seven other airbags (including third-row curtain airbags)
- Autonomous emergency braking (with intersection support, new for 2023)
- Multi-collision braking (new)
- Traffic sign recognition (new)
- Safe exit assist (new)
- Adaptive cruise control with stop and go
- Lane-keep assist
- Lane following assist
- Blind-spot monitoring with detection and braking
- Rear cross-traffic alert with detection and braking
- Rear occupant alert
- Driver attention warning
- Auto high beam
- Tyre pressure monitoring
- Trailer Stability Assist
2023 Hyundai Palisade Highlander adds (over Elite):
- Highlander-exclusive skid plates, chrome grille (with hidden daytime-running light) and 20-inch wheels (new)
- Revised tail-light signature with back-up light guide (new)
- Body-coloured cladding and bumpers
- Nappa leather upholstery
- Dual sunroof with tilt function
- 360-degree camera
- Blind-Spot View Monitor (projects side mirror cameras into the instruments)
- Low-speed rear autonomous emergency braking (new, badged Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist)
- Remote Smart Parking Assist (new, remote control of vehicle into spaces from the key)
- Digital rear-view mirror (new)
- Two-way power front passenger lumbar (new)
- Two-tone, four-spoke steering wheel (new)
- Heated and ventilated front and second-row seats (second-row ventilation new)
- Memory for driver’s seat
- Heated steering wheel
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Suede roof lining
- Head-up display
- Rear door blinds
- Automatic defogger (new)
- Second-row ‘wing-out’ headrests (new)
Available exterior colours include:
- Creamy White
- Shimmering Silver
- Graphite Grey
- Abyss Black
- Gaia Brown
- Sierra Burgundy
- Moonlight Blue
- Olivine Grey
- Robust Emerald
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