Starts at $36,800
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What's New for 2025?
There are only minor equipment adjustments for the Palisade this year. Most notably, a surround-view camera and front parking sensors are now standard for the XRT model, while the SE and SEL models have been deprived of their formerly standard auto-dimming side mirrors.
FAST FACTS
"Often overlooked because of its wildly successful Kia Telluride corporate cousin, the Palisade is a fine midsize 3-row hauler in its own right and well worth a comparison drive if you're thinking the Kia is right for you. There's not much daylight between the two models. In our experience, the Telluride has a slightly sportier demeanor on the road, while the Palisade feels a bit bigger (it's not) and softer. We give the Telluride the edge in driving, then, and its debonair looks should be worth something, too. But our best advice would be, don't test-drive one without driving the other too."—Ranked #3 out of 15 Midsize 3-Row SUVs
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Josh has been reviewing cars professionally since joining Edmunds.com fresh out of grad school in 2008, personally driving most new cars on the market every year since. He also served as the project manager for Edmunds' expert vehicle rankings from their inception in 2018, building the product out from the back end to the front end. Josh is a card-carrying member of the Motor Press Guild and a lifelong car nut who has tested, compared and critiqued a ridiculous number of cars in his career.
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