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Palisade makes all the right sounds<br />

EVEN THOUGH my wife<br />

entertains me with a piano<br />

recital nearly every evening, I’m<br />

not really into classical music,<br />

nor am I a big fan of television<br />

advertisements.<br />

With a combination of those<br />

two factors it’s a wonder then that<br />

I spotted the clever advertisement<br />

for Hyundai’s new sport utility<br />

vehicle – the Palisade.<br />

The advertisement goes<br />

something like this – a group of<br />

musicians playing instruments<br />

slowly climb into the Palisade<br />

demonstrating how spacious<br />

it is on the inside. It’s a simple<br />

message that illustrates perfectly<br />

the capability of the Palisade, it is<br />

a big vehicle – seven or eight seats<br />

– all with armchair-like comfort.<br />

Hyundai has made no secret<br />

of its target market for Palisade,<br />

it’s largely destined for theUnited<br />

States where I would expect it<br />

to sell very well. Downunder,<br />

well that’s a different story, the<br />

Palisade will only appeal to a<br />

small number of buyers, those<br />

who like big and are comfortable<br />

driving something that stretches<br />

to almost 5m and weighs over<br />

two-tonne.<br />

In New Zealand the Palisade<br />

comes in five variants. If you<br />

want eight seats then you have no<br />

choice but to purchase the Elite,<br />

it comes with either a 3.6-litre<br />

petrol-powered V6 driving<br />

through the front wheels, or an<br />

all-wheel-drive model powered<br />

by a 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel<br />

engine. The Elite lists at $99,990<br />

and $106,990respectively.<br />

If you are satisfied with seven<br />

seats, then Limited specification<br />

is the model for you, the same<br />

engine options are available and<br />

you have got an extra choice of<br />

nappa leather. The Limited V6<br />

sits at $107,990, while the diesel<br />

is priced at $114,990 (nappa adds<br />

$5k). The evaluation car was the<br />

latter, sans nappa.<br />

It must be remembered both<br />

engines are similar to those that<br />

power one of Hyundai’s bestselling<br />

models, the Santa Fe, and<br />

whereas I expected the weight of<br />

the Palisade to burden the diesel,<br />

I’m happy to report that that is far<br />

from the case. That is one of the<br />

reasons why I’ve been so smitten<br />

with the big four-potter over the<br />

years, it’s largely a continuation<br />

of the R-Series diesel that I have<br />

a lot of affection for. It is strong,<br />

smooth and silent and powers the<br />

big Palisade with gusto.<br />

Saying that, the Palisade is not<br />

a vehicle that you should expect<br />

to do things quickly, while it does<br />

cover distance capably, it does so<br />

with relaxed motion, it performs<br />

in a subdued manner, and that<br />

is the measure of a good vehicle,<br />

something that carries out its<br />

purpose without strain or fuss.<br />

Hyundai rate the turbocharged<br />

oil burner with 147kW and<br />

HIGH COMFORT: The Palisade comes with the choice of<br />

seven or eight seats.<br />

HYUNDAI PALISADE LIMITED: Sport utility vehicle with large car luxury.<br />

440Nm, both outputs realised<br />

very low in the rev band (3800<br />

and 1750rpm). It feels strong<br />

beneath the accelerator, powerful<br />

enough to surge to 100km/h in<br />

9.5sec and will lunge through a<br />

highway overtake in 6sec (80-<br />

120km/h).<br />

The engine is also rated with<br />

a 7.3-litre per 100km combined<br />

cycle fuel usage average. That’s<br />

a bold claim and one that I<br />

couldn’t replicate, however, my<br />

evaluation average of 8.8l/100km<br />

wasn’t that far distant and was<br />

helped by an amazing 6.3l/100km<br />

figure showing instantaneously at<br />

100km/h, the engine very relaxed<br />

turning over at just 1600rpm.<br />

Both engines drive through a<br />

fabulous eight-speed automatic<br />

transmission. There’s a paddle<br />

shift mechanism should the<br />

driver so desire, but I far<br />

preferred just selecting the drive<br />

button and letting the engine<br />

and gearbox do its own thing,<br />

something that delivers smooth<br />

shifts through a seemingly<br />

endless supply of ratios.<br />

The push-button gear selection<br />

process is part of an intuitive yet<br />

comprehensive array of controls<br />

the driver has command over,<br />

the all-wheel-drive Palisade has<br />

genuine off-the-seal capability, it<br />

has 203mm of ground clearance<br />

and the drive to all corners will<br />

get you in an out of very sticky<br />

situations. My first thought was<br />

how capable it would be on the<br />

skifield access road, although<br />

• Price – Hyundai Palisade<br />

Limited, $114,990<br />

• Dimensions – Length,<br />

4980mm; width, 1975mm;<br />

height, 1750mm<br />

• Configuration – Fourcylinder,<br />

four-wheel-drive,<br />

2199cc, 147kW, 440Nm,<br />

eight-speed automatic<br />

• Performance – 0-100km/h,<br />

9.5sec<br />

• Fuel usage – 7.3l/100km<br />

finding a spot in a crowded car<br />

park may be a bit more of a<br />

challenge.<br />

Mid-winter meant it was<br />

another wet weekend highway<br />

evaluation, however, the Palisade<br />

imparts a well-connected feeling<br />

on drenched roads.<br />

That has a lot to do with the<br />

way the four-wheel-drive system<br />

works. While there are a host<br />

of driver-selectable individual<br />

terrain control modes, in<br />

standard drive mode power will<br />

be distributed proportionally<br />

between front and rear, and<br />

individual wheels depending on<br />

how grip is best determined.<br />

On that subject, huge<br />

Bridgestone Dueler sport<br />

specification tyres (245/50 x 20in)<br />

offer prodigious grip in the first<br />

instance, they are both quiet and<br />

informative, just what you want<br />

in a large luxury car.<br />

The driveline systems work<br />

seamlessly and are part of an<br />

extensive safety network both<br />

passive and active. It’s not only<br />

the safety features that make<br />

the Palisade attractive, it’s got<br />

everything on-board that will<br />

satisfy all occupants. A multitude<br />

of clever devices provide<br />

individual settings between front<br />

and rear, all designed so that each<br />

occupant can have his/her own<br />

freedom.<br />

If you don’t need the rear row<br />

of seats upright, they fold down<br />

to provide a cavernous load area.<br />

There’s no shortage of choice in<br />

New Zealand’s seven-seat SUV<br />

market. Where the Palisade has<br />

a point of difference is that it is<br />

not utility-based, it doesn’t have a<br />

body over ladder chassis design,<br />

instead the fully monocoque<br />

structure has a platform<br />

engineered for one purpose<br />

from the ground up and that is<br />

occupant comfort. Stability and<br />

capability are additional benefits<br />

that are a by-product of that type<br />

of design.<br />

That being the case, the<br />

Palisade will conquer sales<br />

with its all-round functionality<br />

and, dare I say it, its luxury<br />

features blending with all-road<br />

capability sets it apart from the<br />

competition.<br />

Not forgetting that if you don’t<br />

need four-wheel-drive and want<br />

the benefit of that extra seat,<br />

the Palisade is a people-mover<br />

that will transport those from<br />

all walks of life, including the<br />

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