2023 Palisade Calligraphy
I don't believe that there is a "perfect" vehicle that's a one size fits all. This Hyundai Palisade was my first non-domestic vehicle outside of a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle in 1980.
For the most part, I would say I am 90% content with this vehicle, it does have some idiosyncrasies that kind of bug me, but I can live with. Number one is the push button shift selector which I don't care for. The piping on the leather seats after 5000 miles started to wear off, now at 33,000 miles. There's areas on the driver seat piping that are completely bare of any material. The one thing I do love about the car is the brake stop that allows you to pull your foot off the break at a light or a stop sign, this then alleviate the annoying start stop function that without the brake stop on would be totally annoying unless you push the button off every single time you start the car.
You would also be nice if the entertainment and HVAC system would just continue where it left off from the day before or the last time you drove the car rather than having to reset everything every time you start the car. The 8 speed transmission can be a bit laggy at times, but that's where the paddle shifters come in and that helps to get into a lower gear to merge in the traffic which helps. Those are my main complaints and I'm not going to make a big deal out of it because I am living with it.
On the other, hand I could've bought a car that was 20,000 or $30,000 more expensive and gotten about the same comfort. The 100,000 mile warranty was also a plus when I was purchasing the car. Style wise, it's a pretty good looking car, and the ride is very good because of its heft.
I'll be curious to find out in the future when it comes time to either sell it or trade it in, what it's going to be worth in that scenario, time will tell.
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