![]() ![]() There are also blind-spot monitors with collision avoidance, forward collision avoidance, and rear cross-traffic alert for an all-encompassing protective shield. It can also activate the child locks and will not allow the rear doors to be opened until the path is clear. Included safety tech is also impressive, with items like Safe Exit Assist that uses sensors to detect an approaching vehicle, sounding audible and visual warnings to prevent the driver from opening the doors. Seating for eight and all-wheel drive is standard, and all but the entry-level EX trim gets Kia’s nifty blind-spot view monitor that displays a camera image of whatever is in your blind spot right on the instrument cluster screen. ![]() It will even tow up to 2268 kg if you need it too. It’s smooth, quiet, unobtrusive, and only makes itself known under heavy acceleration where it sounds pleasant and provides adequate thrust and passing power. This is a three-row family SUV that will have you glancing back at it after you park it, and that’s not something that happens very often.Ī 3.8-L 291 horse naturally aspirated V6 mated to an 8-speed automatic is the sole powertrain option. Couple it with one of the sweet available colours like Sangria, or Dark Moss like on my tester and the Telluride makes a visual statement that will impress the adults and won’t embarrass the kids. With clean and simple lines, a contemporary grille, and more traditional headlamps with cool orange DRLs, it conveys a sense of elevated style and refined luxury, where the Palisade felt like it was trying a bit too hard.Ī Nightsky special edition package available on the SX Limited trim for an additional $1000 adds a unique black grille and black roof rails, black badging, black skid plates, and black 20-inch wheels. Its corporate sibling, the Kia Telluride and the focus of this review doesn’t have that problem. I drove the Hyundai Palisade a couple of years ago and had mostly good things to say even though I wasn’t enamoured with its styling, particularly the front of it. ![]()
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