Huge $13,000 price-cut for Korean flagship! Hyundai Palisade Elite 2026 closes the gap on Toyota Kluger and Mazda CX-90

Hyundai Australia has launched a brand new eight-seat Palisade Elite entry model priced from $76,500 sooner than on-side road charges.

The Elite model grade drops the entry save to Palisade by $13,400 beneath the $89,900 Calligraphy eight-seat vary-topper.

A captains-chair outfitted seven-seat configuration for Palisade remains a $1000 markup involving to Calligraphy.

Every variants of Hyundai’s hybrid flagship characteristic locally tuned steering and suspension, all-wheel pressure, and a posh 245kW/460Nm 2.5-litre turbo-petrol dual-motor hybrid paired with a six-lumber computerized.

Blended fuel consumption is earmarked at a legit 6.8L/100km.

The introduction of an cheap, entry-stage Palisade will back shut the gap with key section rivals equivalent to the $71,930 Toyota Kluger GXL and $78,300 Mazda CX-90 GT.

Hyundai additionally provides a 230mm-shorter Santa Fe from $54,400 to extra stress neat SUV rivals. That automobile scales to $73,900 in identical vary-topping Calligraphy seven-seater guise.

Cosmetic differences separate the entry-grade Palisade Elite from its more pricey Calligraphy sibling. On the launch air, Elite sports activities smaller 20-run wheels (down from 21 inches), new-witness entrance grille, murky and silver side-skirts and entrance valence, and gloss murky wheel arches.

Inside of, the Elite capabilities leather-essentially essentially based-appointed seats, foregoing a sunroof, suede roof and pillar tidy, heads-up point to, and digital steering-wheel adjuster.

Inside of capabilities shared with the Calligraphy encompass tri-zone local weather controls, a 14-speaker Bose sound machine, and dual 12.3-run displays.

The Palisade Elite positive aspects a entire list of driver security capabilities, along with blind-dwelling tune, forward collision avoidance, lane-conserving back, and more. On the opposite hand, far-off orderly parking back and sensor-activated rear occupant alert remain restricted to Calligraphy.

Hyundai Palisade 2026: Costs in Australia

All costs listed are sooner than on-side road charges.

• Elite eight-seat: $76,500
• Calligraphy eight-seat: $89,900
• Calligraphy seven-seat: $90,900