The 2026 Hyundai Palisade: Everything You Need to Know

A coming revamp could finally give the Palisade the big change we’ve been waiting for.

Published December 8, 2023

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Updated December 8, 2023

The Palisade is Hyundai’s flagship three-row midsize SUV. It aims to be luxurious where its cousin, the Kia Telluride, is adventurous, and it has been a strong seller for Hyundai since debuting for the 2020 model year.

Now, the Palisade just received a swanky new mid-cycle refresh — but the new second-generation model should be just around the corner, and it should bring some significant changes. Here’s what we know so far about the second-generation Hyundai Palisade.

The Palisade should get a bold visual redesign

Hyundai radically redesigned the Santa Fe exterior, giving it a boxier quasi-Range Rover-like look. Hyundai vice president of product planning Olabisi Boyle told CarBuzz to expect a similar metamorphosis with the new Palisade, promising it would take what buyers like to “the next level.”

The Palisade will still be a three-row SUV, perhaps with a longer wheelbase than the current model. It will still be larger than the Santa Fe. But we can expect its new look to be bold, even if it doesn’t exactly ape the Santa Fe’s new design.

And the Hyundai Palisade should finally offer a hybrid

The Palisade isn’t going electric; Hyundai has an Ioniq 7 EV coming to serve that role. But it should finally be getting a hybrid powertrain. Korean outlet ET News reported that the Palisade will launch with two engines, a 2.5-liter inline-our hybrid and a turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 gas engine, replacing the current 3.8-liter V6.

A hybrid powertrain should be a competitive necessity for the Palisade, which is now competing directly with the Toyota Grand Highlander — an SUV thatv has both power- and efficiency-focused hybrids.

When will the next-generation Hyundai Palisade arrive?

Hyundai has not confirmed a launch date for the new Palisade yet. But according to ET News, current plans call for the new Palisade to arrive in America in June 2025. That timing would line up with a standard six-year product cycle.

How much will the 2026 Hyundai Palisade cost?

Hyundai has not revealed pricing for the next-generation Palisade yet. We can expect it to be in the neighborhood of the current model, which starts at $36,400. Though the hybrid engine — a pricey option on the Santa Fe — would likely add significant cost.

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