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The 2023 Hyundai Palisade has been refreshed and unveiled at the New York auto show.Along with crisp styling, the interior has been reconfigured and now comes standard with a 12.0-inch infotainment screen.The powertrain is unchanged, with Palisade continuing to use a 3.8-liter V-6, good for 291 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque.The Hyundai Palisade has been a hit for the South Korean brand since it went on sale for the 2020 model year, racking up more than 80,000 sales in 2020 and repeating that feat in 2021. Now Hyundai is giving the mid-size SUV its first refresh, with the 2023 Palisade getting even bolder styling, a reconfigured interior, and the latest technological gizmos.
The Palisade’s grille is now more rectangular and features a similar armor-like graphic treatment to the Tucson and Santa Cruz. The thick, boomerang-shaped, vertical LED lighting signature has been pushed to the outer edge of the fascia, visually widening the SUV, and overall the Palisade’s lines are more squared off than before. The rear bumper is redesigned, and the Palisade shown here rides on new 20-inch, 15-spoke wheels. These photos represent the top-of-the-line Calligraphy model, with photos of lower trims to come closer to the on-sale date. The interior has also been reworked, with a new steering wheel design and thin horizontal air vents stretching across the dashboard. A 12.0-inch infotainment screen now comes standard, and USB-C ports have been sprinkled throughout the interior. The Palisade also offers a driver’s seat that includes a massage function, while the third row gains heated seats and the second row acquires wing-out headrests and seat ventilation.
The Palisade sports plenty of modern technology. For instance, a digital rearview mirror is now an option, while the wireless charging capability is faster than before. The latest version of Hyundai Digital Key—which allows owners to use an iPhone, Apple Watch, or Samsung Galaxy to lock, unlock, and start their car in lieu of a key—is also available, or drivers can remotely start the car via the key fob or Blue Link app. The Palisade also becomes the first Hyundai to offer Wi-Fi hotspot capability.

The 3.8-liter V-6 engine is unchanged in the 2023 Palisade, still producing 291 horsepower and 262 pound-feet of torque. The eight-speed automatic transmission also remains, and the Palisade can still be had with either front- or all-wheel drive. Palisades equipped with all-wheel drive gain a Tow mode that reprograms the gearbox to hold lower gears for longer and lessens the frequency of gear changes. The Palisade should also be safer than before, with rear side-impact airbags now standard. A host of driver-assistance systems are on offer, including forward collision avoidance assist, navigation-based smart cruise control, highway driving assist, and remote smart parking assist. Hyundai also says that the Palisade will add an XRT trim in the same vein as the Santa Fe and Tucson XRT models revealed last year. The Palisade XRT will effectively be an off-road appearance package, with dark 20-inch wheels, skid plates, roof rails, and dark trim. More information and images of the XRT are expected in the coming months. The 2023 Palisade will go on sale in early summer, with pricing announced closer to the on-sale date. We expect the price to increase slightly, with the current 2022 Palisade starting at $34,845 and the Calligraphy model going for $48,535.
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The 2023 Subaru Outback has a slightly different front end and some technology upgrades.The Onyx Edition is now available with the naturally aspirated base engine, not just the turbo.Updated Outback models will be on sale later in the year.Subaru is making some small changes to the Outback for the 2023 model year, but it’s still very much recognizable as the lifted all-wheel-drive wagon with outdoorsy vibes that we’ve come to know over the years. The front end looks slightly different and the driver-assistance features are more advanced than before, but the naturally aspirated and turbocharged versions of Subaru’s 2.5-liter boxer-four are unchanged and the interior is mostly the same as well.

The new front end looks a bit more modern and looks somewhat like the electric 2023 Subaru Solterra to our eyes. The bigger grille, reworked headlights, and different bumper will apply to all 2023 Outback models except the off-road-oriented Wilderness trim, which has a different front-end look anyway. Subaru also says it has redesigned the wheel-arch body cladding to be more “functional” but we don’t really know what that means.
The standard EyeSight driver-assistance features are upgraded thanks to new software, and a wider field of view for the cameras—this is all meant to make the systems smoother to operate under a wider range of conditions.Subaru will still offer the 2023 Outback in base, Premium, Limited, and Touring trims. The blacked-out Onyx Edition is now available with the standard naturally aspirated 182-hp 2.5-liter boxer-four engine; it was previously only available with the 260-hp turbocharged version of this engine. Pricing hasn’t been announced yet but it will likely rise a few hundred dollars compared with the current Outback’s $28,320 starting price.
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The 2023 Jeep Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L are new long-wheelbase variants of the regular models.The “L” versions of Jeep’s three-row SUV add 7 inches between their axles and 12 inches overall, greatly improving cargo space.Stellantis’ new twin-turbo inline-six “Hurricane” engine debuts with up to 510 horsepower and is standard on the stretched Wagoneers.In typical American fashion, the already enormous Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are getting super-sized with the introduction of new long-wheelbase variants for the 2023 model year. Stretched “L” versions of Jeep’s three-row SUVs felt like an inevitability after the regular models were revealed last year, mainly because domestic rivals such as the Chevy Suburban and Cadillac Escalade ESV as well as the Ford Expedition Max and Lincoln Navigator L are extended versions of their respective nameplates.

Both the 2023 Jeep Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L see their wheelbase grow by an identical 7 inches to 130 inches. Likewise, their overall length is extended by an entire foot to 226.7 inches overall. While this growth spurt doesn’t really affect their interior passenger volume, it does contribute to considerably more cargo space. The Wagoneer L offers between 42 and 131 cubes of cargo volume, depending on which rows of seats are stowed, compared with the regular Wagoneer’s range of 27 to 117 cubes. The Grand Wagoneer L actually has slightly less passenger space–173 cubic feet versus 176–but it has considerably more cargo space than the non-L Grand, providing an extra 19 cubes (113 total) behind the first row and an extra 17 cubes (44 total) behind the third.
Not only do the elongated Wagoneers have more space in the back for storing stuff, but they also come standard with Stellantis’ new twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six. Dubbed the Hurricane, the 2023 Jeep Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L mark the debut of this engine, and it’s included as part of the standard powertrain. The Hurricane engine pairs exclusively with an eight-speed automatic transmission and rear-, all-, or four-wheel drive, but output varies between the Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer L. The former model has the standard-output (S.O.) version that makes 420 horsepower and 468 pound-feet of torque, while the latter has the high-output (H.O.) version with 510 horses and 500 pound-feet of torque. As with the standard wheelbase, the stretched model can tow up to 10,000 pounds.
Compared with the 392-hp 5.7-liter V-8 and the 471-hp 6.4-liter V-8 that power the standard-wheelbase Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, respectively, the L variants and their turbo-six are less thirsty at the fuel pump. The S.O. Hurricane engine is rated at 19 mpg combined–1 mpg higher than the thriftiest 5.7-liter model. The H.O. Hurricane engine is rated at 16 mpg combined–1 mpg more than the 6.4-liter. Jeep says long-wheelbase Wagoneers come with fuel tanks that are four gallons bigger, and the company says the stretched models weigh about 200 pounds more than their shorter counterparts.A distinct blacked-out appearance will be available only on Wagoneer models as part of the new Carbide package. The kit coats the wheels, grille elements, mirrors, and more in gloss black, and the interior features black seats and special trim on the dashboard. It’ll be available on the regular 2022 Wagoneer this spring and join the 2023 Wagoneer L lineup when it goes on sale in the second half of this year. The 2023 Grand Wagoneer will also hit showrooms at that time, but Jeep hasn’t yet announced pricing for either of the new long-wheelbase models.
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Honda has sometimes been characterized as a company that builds internal-combustion engines, and sells them in a variety of packages. That makes the transition to battery-electric vehicles a particular challenge for Honda.Few other global automakers, if any, sell ICE-powered products ranging from SUVs to marine engines to stationary generators. Until 20 years ago, it even sold chainsaws.On Monday, three Honda executives revealed plans for an array of future vehicles that plug in rather than refuel.[image id=’22b8f130-e6a9-4174-9faf-d0f729665168′ mediaId=’535256e2-025e-461d-8991-623e9a515e47′ align=’center’ size=’medium’ share=’false’ caption=” expand=” crop=’original’][/image] The headline is that Honda—which sells precisely one EV today, the Honda e, a subcompact not offered in North America—will launch 30 electric vehicles globally by 2030. Their collective volume will be more than 2 million units, out of a typical annual Honda production of 5 million. This comes, mind you, from a company that limited production of its compliance-car Fit EV to 1400 units and whose subsequent Clarity Electric mid-size sedan was pulled from the market after its EPA-rated range of 89 miles proved uncompetitive. [image id=’4708cbd1-eac7-4768-9994-32c42e95e18e’ mediaId=’9b657277-d4a1-4b36-910c-22ad734ca957′ align=’center’ size=’medium’ share=’true’ caption=’Honda e at the Tokyo auto show, 2019.’ expand=” crop=’18×11′][/image]Among those 30 future electric vehicles will be two “sporty” EVs, one of them a successor to the Acura NSX that has just departed the market. Expect the bulk of the new EVs to be crossover utilities, however, in line with the global market trend.[editoriallinks id=’4414cbbc-9fea-470c-b03a-0c44c065ce2e’ align=’left’][/editoriallinks]In North America, Honda plans to work with General Motors on two generations of EVs. First come two battery-electric SUVs: the Honda Prologue and a so-far-unnamed Acura, both to be launched in 2024. Those will be built by GM on the Ultium architecture that underpins the GMC Hummer EV, the Cadillac Lyriq, the Chevrolet Silverado EV, and many more vehicles. But those plans have been known for a while now.Then, last week, Honda and GM announced they would partner on a new generation of lower-cost, higher-volume EVs to launch starting in 2027. Those will use the next generation of Ultium battery cells in smaller and more affordable models than even compact vehicles like the Chevrolet Equinox EV crossover due next year. GM will provide its Ultium cells for Honda’s North American EVs, but the Japanese company says it’s also “exploring” a joint-venture cell production venture that doesn’t include GM. Honda also said it will set up a low-volume pilot line for solid-state battery cells, undoubtedly in Japan, with demonstration production targeted for spring 2024. The executives did not address the recently announced joint venture with Sony that is expected to lead to a new EV of some kind by 2025, or how that vehicle fits into these plans.[image id=’255d3872-38f0-4b6c-80c8-559aa63bddc3′ mediaId=’c69f99f2-7650-4fec-8433-74ee32b73805′ align=’center’ size=’medium’ share=’false’ caption=” expand=” crop=’original’][/image]At Home, Tiny EVs FirstIn its home market of Japan, Honda will launch EVs at the other end of the scale: the kei class, or minicars, hugely popular there but rarely sold in volume elsewhere. The first is to be a mini-EV for commercial use, likely a kei van, targeting a price of 1 million yen ($8000). It will be followed by a variety of other models for personal use, including mini-SUVs.In China, by far the world’s leading EV market today, Honda will introduce 10 new EV models by 2027, to be built at dedicated plants in Guangzhou and Wuhan. Oddly, European markets weren’t mentioned at all in Honda’s press materials. The underlying technologies for these various vehicles aren’t specified, but the company notes it will expand use of the “Honda e: Architecture” now used for the Honda e to other vehicles. That EV platform combines hardware and software—which ties into another part of an ambitious restructuring of the company. Honda said it will “strive to transform” its business from selling “non-recurring hardware” (meaning vehicles) to “recurring” businesses in which it offers “various services and value” to customers after sale. This seems to mean, in essence, that Honda hopes to make as much money from charging for services and features as it does from selling the vehicles in which they’re offered. One hypothetical example: Want particular safety or navigation features? Previously, you bought them as part of the car; now, you’ll pay for them monthly or annually. Honda’s not alone here. Most other makers are hungrily eyeing the monthly fees earned by content providers, device makers, and others. Honda’s just being a bit more explicit about it.Honda and Toyota: EV Laggards, Hydrogen ProponentsHonda’s announcement on EVs follows a similar presentation by Toyota only four months ago. Both companies have historically been among the auto industry’s staunchest proponents of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles as the zero-emission technology of choice—by 2035 or so—and among its most vocal foot-draggers on vehicles that plug in.But today, the world has perhaps 30,000 or 35,000 HFCVs on its roads, against more than 10 million EVs, with 2 million more EVs to be added this year alone. Meanwhile, hydrogen faces enormous hurdles as a fuel for personal use vehicles. So for Honda to stay true to its 10-year slogan of “Blue Skies for Our Children” as the deadline for meaningful climate action barrels ever closer, the company had no option other than electric vehicles. They’re the only way it can offer products that comply with various countries’ goals of selling only zero-emission vehicles by 2030 or 2035. The company is clearly devoting significant capital to these transitions. It pledged that 5 trillion yen ($40 billion) will go toward electrification and software technologies over the next 10 years, out of a total R&D budget of 8 trillion yen ($64 billion) for the period.Note, however, that “electrification” doesn’t mean electric cars. It means any vehicle that has an electric motor anywhere in the drivetrain. For Honda, that likely means much higher volumes of conventional hybrid vehicles in the near and medium terms—and probably more plug-in hybrid models as well. In that respect, it very much echoes the plans from the acknowledged world leader in hybrids, Toyota.Honda’s commitment over 10 years compares to pledges of $35 billion by 2030 from both Toyota and General Motors. It builds only half the number of cars globally that Toyota does, so its more cautious partnerships with GM for North America make sense. But Honda had to come out with its own plans in the face of similar pledges from other global makers. At the top is Volkswagen at $59 billion, followed by the $35 billion gang—Toyota, GM, and Stellantis—and Ford just behind, at $30 billion. Nissan, a notable EV pioneer with its 2011 Leaf (which has just been tweaked for its 13th model year!), lags at $19 billion, but it has bigger problems to solve as a company right now than EVs.We note, however, that while Honda nodded to electrification for its motorcycles through standardized battery swapping, it nothing about plans for generators, ATVs, or aircraft. No doubt that’ll be another presentation.

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