Prices of Hyundai's biggest petrol-powered family SUV will start about $25,000 higher than its predecessor when it arrives next month in a single, fully-loaded hybrid model grade.
The new 2026 Hyundai Palisade will cost close to $100,000 drive-away – about $25,000 more than the cheapest version of the old model – when it arrives in showrooms in the coming weeks.
Hyundai's largest petrol-powered family SUV will launch in a single, top-of-the-range Calligraphy variant, with a choice of seven or eight seats, and standard all-wheel-drive hybrid power.
The cost of its larger body, new technology, and model-first hybrid tech will push the new Palisade's RRP to $89,900 before on-road costs, according to pricing published on the Hyundai Australia website this afternoon.
It is about $10,000 dearer than the outgoing all-wheel-drive Calligraphy diesel ($79,219 plus on-roads), and $23,100 more than the cheapest version of the 2025 Palisade, the Elite V6 petrol ($66,800 plus on-roads, or $72,619 drive-away in NSW).
The old model's Calligraphy Black Ink variant – which added blacked-out styling touches – cost even more, at $81,719 plus on-roads with a diesel engine.
Once on-road costs – including Luxury Car Tax – are included, the drive-away price comes to an estimated $97,502 in metro Sydney, before premium paint ($750), or optional interior colours (up to $295).
It pushes Hyundai's largest SUV near luxury territory on price, dearer than the flagship Mazda CX-90 six-cylinder diesel ($88,670 plus on-roads) and close to an entry-level Volvo XC90 ($97,990 plus on-roads).
Plans for cheaper model grades, including a return of the lesser-equipped Elite specification, are yet to be outlined, though Hyundai says most buyers of the old model opted for the Calligraphy.
Gone are the petrol V6 and turbo-diesel four-cylinder engines, replaced by a new 2.5-litre turbocharged petrol four-cylinder assisted by two electric motors and a 1.65kWh battery pack.
It is rated to produce 245kW and 460Nm – more power than the V6, and more torque than the diesel – sent to all four wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission.
Hyundai claims fuel consumption of 6.8 litres per 100 kilometres, down from 7.3L/100km for the diesel and 10.7L/100km for the petrol V6.
Larger than its predecessor, with all-new styling and a redesigned interior, the new Palisade is also better equipped, and offers a choice of seven or eight seats at no additional cost.
It gains 21-inch wheels (up from 20s), power 16-way driver and 12-way front passenger seat adjustment (up from 12 and eight ways), heated third-row seats, a Bose stereo, a fingerprint reader to start the engine, and updated highway driving assists.
That's in addition to dual 12.3-inch screens running Hyundai's latest software, nappa leather trim, heated and ventilated first- and second-row seats, a head-up display, wireless phone charging, LED headlights, a dual-pane sunroof, and a digital rear-view mirror.
More details of the 2026 Hyundai Palisade are expected to be announced in the coming days, as cars are due in showrooms in October 2025.
2026 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy standard features include:
2026 Hyundai Palisade colours
Source: Hyundai Australia website.
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