Hyundai Palisade

New 245 kW Hyundai Palisade coming to SA in 2026

The new Hyundai Palisade is set to launch in South Africa in 2026, boasting 245 kW courtesy of a 2.5 T-GDi Hybrid powertrain. And it’ll likely be the priciest Hyundai yet…

- New Palisade confirmed for Mzansi in 2026
- 2.5 T-GDi Hybrid powertrain to offer 245 kW
- New Venue and facelifted Creta also coming

The head of the Hyundai brand in South Africa has confirmed the new Hyundai Palisade is scheduled to arrive in 2026 – and that this flagship 3-row SUV will boast the South Korean firm’s latest 2.5 T-GDi Hybrid powertrain.

Stanley Anderson, CEO of Hyundai Automotive South Africa, confirmed the news during an interview conducted in Cars.co.za’s custom-built podcast booth at Naamsa’s South African Auto Week 2025 in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape at the start of October.

“The all-new Palisade is a very impressive vehicle. Also hybrid only, but with a 2.5-litre turbopetrol and EV combination – so bigger than the Santa Fe in terms of drivetrain,” Anderson told us, referring to the 1.6T-GDi Hybrid set-up used in the Santa Fe.

As a reminder, the 5th-generation Santa Fe hit the market in Mzansi in June 2025, arriving as Hyundai Automotive SA’s very first hybrid vehicle (the 2.2-litre turbodiesel familiar from the preceding model was off the table). Total system outputs for that model stand at 172 kW and 367 Nm.

 
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