Hyundai Palisade 8-Seater SUV India Launch Under Consideration
The Hyundai Palisade will serve as the flagship model for the Korean automaker in RHD markets including Australia and India
We reported earlier that Hyundai is seriously considering the globally popular Palisade SUV for the Indian market. Now, AutoCarIndia report further claims that Hyundai is doing feasibility study of launching the Palisade in India. This has been confirmed by Tarun Garg, Director – Sales, Service and Marketing at Hyundai India during Instagram live session with AutoCarIndia.
First launched in 2018, the Hyundai Palisade is currently available as a left-hand-drive SUV. It is currently the biggest and most luxurious Hyundai SUV till date. Our previous reports stated that Hyundai is working on the right-hand-drive version of the SUV as well.
The Korean automaker is currently evaluating the Palisade for India. The company will have to make decision on what route this SUV could be introduced in our market. The CBU unit will be expensive for the Indian market, while local development will require massive investment.
The Hyundai Palisade SUV for the right-hand-drive markets is likely to be introduced by the end of this year. The SUV will be launched in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The Korean automaker could also utilise the Government’s relaxation on importing 2,500 cars without going through local homologation. Hyundai could introduce the Palisade SUV as a CBU model using the relaxed homologation norms.
The Hyundai Palisade is a full-size SUV measuring close to 5 meters in length. In terms of proportions, the flagship Hyundai SUV is 4,980mm in length, 1,975mm in width and 1,750mm in height, and has a wheelbase of 2,900mm. The Palisade is available as 7- and 8-seater SUV, which will rival the MG Gloster. For people not in the know, Kia’s flagship SUV – the Telluride is also based on the Palisade platform.
In the international markets, the Hyundai Palisade is available with a 3.8-litre V6 direct injection petrol engine producing 291bhp of power and 355Nm of torque. The India-spec model will be powered by a 2.2-litre turbocharged diesel engine that produces 200bhp of power and 441Nm of torque. Delivering power to the wheels is an 8-speed automatic gearbox with a multi-plate torque converter. The SUV comes with both two-wheel-drive (2WD) and HTRAC four-wheel-drive (4WD) options.
Source – AutoCarIndia
