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Even though they appeal to different customers, the Hyundai Palisade and Ram 1500 are the newest receivers of the TSP+ award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Both models were rated “good” for headlight performance only when optioned with the LED projectors.
This test left many brands and models without the + in Top Safety Pick+ for good reason. Visibility is of utmost importance in low-light conditions but especially at night, more so if we’re talking about excessive glare or lack thereof. The Palisade comes standard with automatic emergency braking while Ram offers this active safety feature as an optional extra, and both systems successfully avoided collisions in both the 12 and 25 mph track tests.
In case you didn’t know already, the Ram 1500 for the 2019 model year didn’t qualify for the + because all of the available headlights were either “poor” or “marginal” according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Palisade is brand new for 2020, and it’s reassuring that Hyundai’s engineers in South Korea got the headlights right from the get-go.
The ratings for the 2020 Kia Telluride, which is joined at the hip with the Palisade, aren’t as rosy. Top Safety Pick without the plus “applies only to vehicles with specific headlights,” but even the best-performing option couldn’t do better than “acceptable.” It’s also worth mentioning the Telluride is manufactured in the U.S by KMMG in West Point, Georgia.
Turning our attention to pricing and general specifications, the Palisade can be had for $31,550 excluding destination while the Ram starts at $31,895. The pricing of the 1500 in the U.S. is rather curious given that the 2019 model is still listed in the configurator at $33,440 without freight.
Hyundai offers eight-passenger seating and 291 horsepower from a 3.8-liter GDI V6 as standard while Ram sweetens the deal with the Pentastar V6 eTorque. Even the Tradesman Quad Cab with the 6'4" box and rear-wheel drive benefits from mild-hybrid assistance, which helps with both fuel economy and off-the-line acceleration thanks to a belt-driven starter/generator with an integrated inverter.
In case you didn’t know already, the Ram 1500 for the 2019 model year didn’t qualify for the + because all of the available headlights were either “poor” or “marginal” according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Palisade is brand new for 2020, and it’s reassuring that Hyundai’s engineers in South Korea got the headlights right from the get-go.
The ratings for the 2020 Kia Telluride, which is joined at the hip with the Palisade, aren’t as rosy. Top Safety Pick without the plus “applies only to vehicles with specific headlights,” but even the best-performing option couldn’t do better than “acceptable.” It’s also worth mentioning the Telluride is manufactured in the U.S by KMMG in West Point, Georgia.
Turning our attention to pricing and general specifications, the Palisade can be had for $31,550 excluding destination while the Ram starts at $31,895. The pricing of the 1500 in the U.S. is rather curious given that the 2019 model is still listed in the configurator at $33,440 without freight.
Hyundai offers eight-passenger seating and 291 horsepower from a 3.8-liter GDI V6 as standard while Ram sweetens the deal with the Pentastar V6 eTorque. Even the Tradesman Quad Cab with the 6'4" box and rear-wheel drive benefits from mild-hybrid assistance, which helps with both fuel economy and off-the-line acceleration thanks to a belt-driven starter/generator with an integrated inverter.
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