2023 Hyundai Palisade

SUV · 3.8L NA V6 · AWD

84/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a suv is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	3.8L NA V6
Horsepower	291 hp
Torque	262 lb-ft
0–60 mph	6.5 sec
Top speed	122 mph
Drivetrain	AWD
Seats	7
Combined MPG	22 mpg (19 city / 27 hwy)
Range	385 miles
MSRP	$35,545
Body style	SUV

The verdict

What's good

Feels near-luxury for the money
Genuinely usable third row
Plush, quiet highway ride
Loaded with comfort features

What's not

Thirsty V6 at the gas pump
Big and bulky in parking lots
No hybrid option for years
Touchy lane-keeping assist

The engine

Lambda

3.8L NA V6

A smooth, free-revving all-aluminum six that pulls cleanly to high rpm with a refined, unstressed character rather than drama, making it the quiet workhorse of Hyundai's big crossovers.

Part of Hyundai's Lambda V6 family launched in 2005 as the group's flagship six; the 3.8L is the largest of the family and in GDi form powers the Palisade and its Kia Telluride twin.

The 2019-era 3.8 GDi runs an unusually high 13.0:1 compression ratio and an Atkinson-cycle capability for efficiency.
Lambda V6 production has spanned both Hyundai's Asan, South Korea plant and, for a time, the Montgomery, Alabama factory in the US.
With the Palisade's move to a 3.5L for 2026, the Lambda 3.8 became one of the last naturally aspirated V6s in Hyundai's lineup.

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Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 5 trims with pricing
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