Compare the2027 Kia TellurideVS 2026 Hyundai Palisade

Both the Telluride and the Palisade have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front and rear side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, front seat center airbag, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors, available all wheel drive and around view monitors.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2025 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Kia vehicles are more reliable than Hyundai vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Kia above average in long-term dependability. With 6 more problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, Hyundai is rated below average.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ March 2026 Auto Issue reports that Kia vehicles are more reliable than Hyundai vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Kia 2 places higher in reliability than Hyundai.

The Telluride’s standard 2.5 turbo 4-cylinder produces 51 lbs.-ft. more torque (311 vs. 260) than the Palisade’s standard 3.5 DOHC V6.

As tested in Motor Trend the Kia Telluride 4 cyl. hybrid gas is faster than the Hyundai Palisade V6:

Motor Trend magazine performs a classic 0 to 100 MPH and back to 0 MPH performance test. The Kia Telluride SX Prestige completed this feat in only 16.2 seconds. It took the Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy HTRAC 20.9 seconds.

On the EPA test cycle the Telluride gets better mileage than the Palisade:

The Telluride stops shorter than the Palisade:

The Telluride SX Prestige handles at .77 G’s, while the Palisade XRT PRO pulls only .74 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Telluride SX Prestige executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 1.3 seconds quicker than the Palisade XRT PRO (27.7 seconds @ .64 average G’s vs. 29 seconds @ .57 average G’s).

For greater off-road capability the Telluride X-Pro has a greater minimum ground clearance than the Palisade XRT PRO (9.1 vs. 8.4 inches), allowing the Telluride to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The Telluride has .2 inches more front shoulder room and .2 inches more rear shoulder room than the Palisade.

The Telluride’s cargo area provides more volume than the Palisade.

A standard locking glovebox keeps your small valuables safer in the Telluride. The Palisade doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

The Telluride’s front and rear power windows all open or close fully with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside the car. The Palisade’s standard rear power window switches have to be held the entire time to open or close them fully.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Kia Telluride has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console for two separate devices. Only the Palisade SEL/XRT/Limited/Calligraphy/Hybrid offers wireless charging, and only charges one device.

Motor Trend selected the Telluride as their 2020 Sport Utility of the Year. The Palisade has never been chosen.