9/10/2023 0 Comments Palisade crossover![]() The Palisade also includes features that should help families keep the peace a bit easier. The Harman/Kardon audio system sounds decent, too. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto require a wired connection, but there is a wireless charging pad up front. Those twin screens we mentioned earlier run Hyundai’s stellar infotainment software, which means the 10.3-inch infotainment display responds to touch inputs nearly instantly and is well organized for quick adjustments. The floor and door panels must be stuffed with marshmallows for how well they keep tire roar at bay. With all seats stowed, the Palisade can haul 86.4 cubic feet, compared to the Explorer’s 87.8, the Pilot’s 83.8, and the Highlander’s 84.3. Fold the third row down and there’s 45.8 cubic feet in the Palisade, down slightly on those three. With all the seats in place, there’s 18.0 cubic feet of cargo room, better than the Honda and Toyota (16.0 cubes even), but down a shade on the Ford’s 18.2 cubic feet. Fitting three folks in back is tough due to limited shoulder room, but there’s enough head- and legroom to find a comfortable seating position for two. The Palisade’s third row isn’t phenomenal, but it’s not bad either. There’s abundant stretch-out space for even taller passengers. It also claws back some legroom from its rivals, beating them anywhere from 1.1 to 3.2 inches up front and from 1.4 to 4.0 inches in the rear. However, the Palisade beats out the Toyota Highlander’s numbers by more than an inch in both rows. The Hyundai offers 39.3 inches of front and 38.8 inches of rear headroom, which is down on the Honda Pilot’s 39.5 and 40.9 inches and the Ford Explorer’s 40.7 and 40.5 inches. Like the Limited trim, the Palisade Calligraphy comes with front- and second-row bucket seats, both of which offer excellent support and comfort on long distances. The cabin’s color scheme, however, looks appropriately luxurious, with a bluish black dashboard top and door panel uppers combining with light tan seats. ![]() The Calligraphy also gets whitewashed wood-tone trim, but it looks unconvincingly plasticky and fake. Inside, the Palisade Calligraphy builds on its one-rung-down sibling’s standard Nappa leather by adding quilting to the door panel inserts – curiously, a feature included on the 2020 Limited but not on the 2021. There are also 20-inch alloy wheels with a different, more garish design than the Limited’s identically sized rollers. The grille gets a unique finish, and the Calligraphy wears bright silver plastic on its faux front and rear skid plates. However, the Palisade doesn’t take much opportunity to set its top trim apart from other members of the family. Manufacturers seem to place lots of prestige in writing, which we automotive scribes will take as a compliment. The word “Calligraphy” invokes a number of other automakers’ top-spec offerings, like the Range Rover Autobiography, the Infiniti QX50 Autograph, and the Volvo XC90 Inscription. ![]()
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