Personally I like the exterior of the Telluride way, way more then the Palisade. I saw the Palisade today in person and was disappointed, it looks (at least to me) smaller then the Telluride, or not as "beefy" if you will, (I know, I know, everyone says they are the "same", but they are actually not, the Telluride is a bit taller, wider and longer on official specs then the Palisade, and seeing the vehicle today, it actually looked smaller).
The design of the Palisade is just off to me. I hate, hate, hate the front end and side of the Palisade.
There are a couple of things I do like on the Palisade that I would of loved to see on my Telluride:
-the 12" digital cluster
-the diamond stitched leather
-3 spoke steering wheel with paddle shifter
That's all I like on the Palisade. Would I trade my Ebony Black Telluride SX for a Palisade? Never, I just love the way the Telluride looks, and stands, even if it "lacks" a couple of things I would of enjoyed.
There some things that I don't like on the Telluride as well:
-I do not like to remote start via APP, sometimes it takes forever for the APP to sync with the car in order for me to start it
-I would of loved, loved, a V8 or V6 turbo option
-I would of loved a quad exhaust (I'm checking with local custom exhaust shop to see if they can install a quad exhaust on mine)
-I would of loved larger wheel options (21"/22") - working and seeing what goes best, hopefully will have 21/22 installed soon
-I would of loved 4 way lumbar support
-7" center screen to display GPS map (not just turn arrows)
-Higher audio options (the Harmon/Kardon sounds "ok" but nothing special)
-Front + rear adjustable air suspension. Mine having the towing package has the rear air suspension. Would of liked front+rear
Overall I am extremely happy with the decision to purchase the Telluride SX, this is my first Kia , I have always owned German / British / US cars, around 40 cars in the last 10 years, so I am kind of picky when it comes to cars.
Kia has blown me away with the Telluride. The Palisade (other then the 3 mentioned "likes" above) did not "move" me in saying, I like this car, let me give it a try, like I did with the Telluride. I wasn't even looking in purchasing the Telluride, I went to Kia to check out the new Sportage for my wife 2 weeks ago. Long story short, 3 hours after arriving at the dealership to checkout the Sportage, we drove off the lot with a 2020 Telluride SX and a 2020 Sportage SX Turbo
The design of the Palisade is just off to me. I hate, hate, hate the front end and side of the Palisade.
There are a couple of things I do like on the Palisade that I would of loved to see on my Telluride:
-the 12" digital cluster
-the diamond stitched leather
-3 spoke steering wheel with paddle shifter
That's all I like on the Palisade. Would I trade my Ebony Black Telluride SX for a Palisade? Never, I just love the way the Telluride looks, and stands, even if it "lacks" a couple of things I would of enjoyed.
There some things that I don't like on the Telluride as well:
-I do not like to remote start via APP, sometimes it takes forever for the APP to sync with the car in order for me to start it
-I would of loved, loved, a V8 or V6 turbo option
-I would of loved a quad exhaust (I'm checking with local custom exhaust shop to see if they can install a quad exhaust on mine)
-I would of loved larger wheel options (21"/22") - working and seeing what goes best, hopefully will have 21/22 installed soon
-I would of loved 4 way lumbar support
-7" center screen to display GPS map (not just turn arrows)
-Higher audio options (the Harmon/Kardon sounds "ok" but nothing special)
-Front + rear adjustable air suspension. Mine having the towing package has the rear air suspension. Would of liked front+rear
Overall I am extremely happy with the decision to purchase the Telluride SX, this is my first Kia , I have always owned German / British / US cars, around 40 cars in the last 10 years, so I am kind of picky when it comes to cars.
Kia has blown me away with the Telluride. The Palisade (other then the 3 mentioned "likes" above) did not "move" me in saying, I like this car, let me give it a try, like I did with the Telluride. I wasn't even looking in purchasing the Telluride, I went to Kia to check out the new Sportage for my wife 2 weeks ago. Long story short, 3 hours after arriving at the dealership to checkout the Sportage, we drove off the lot with a 2020 Telluride SX and a 2020 Sportage SX Turbo
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