Comments by "Stephen Hendricks" (@stephenhendricks103) on "" video.

  1. Obviously, the boys ain't skiers.
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  2. The more direct reference is to the Telluride ski resort located near the town. It's one of the best and most upscale ski spots in North America.
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  3. The Genesis SUV will be built on a different platform than the Telluride and Palisade.
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  4. I doubt you'll see the Telluride in the Philippines. It's a vehicle designed for and produced in North America (West Point, GA) and currently available only in North America. The Palisade, on the other hand, is built in Korea and aimed at the Asian market.
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  5. The CX-9 is 199" in length. The Telluride is 197" long. The CX-9 has a total of 71 cubic ft of cargo space, a bit less than a Honda CR-V or a Subaru Forester. The Telluride has 87 cubic feet of cargo space. The CX-9 has 134 cubic ft of passenger space. The Telluride has 178 cubic feet. The CX-9 has a 2.5L turbo 4 that requires premium fuel to provide 252 HP. The Telluride has a naturally aspirated V6 that's rated at 291 HP. Physics is physics and a turbocharged smaller four banger is simply less durable than a much larger NA V6. The CX-9 is a very attractive vehicle, especially in its signature trim. It's also the most space inefficient midsize crossover. Period. There's a reason that despite strong reviews when the current generation was introduced, its sales have decline year on year since October 2018.
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  6. <sigh> The typical comment claiming that vehicle X is copying vehicle Y. All cars have 4 wheels. All SUV's in a given size category share a number features in their looks. Just because vehicles with similar missions share looks doesn't mean one is "copying" another.
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  7. The Palisade (built in Korea) is aimed at the Asian market. The Telluride is built in the US and aimed directly at the North American market. It's not even available in Korea.
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  8. You could be correct but I suspect that the Palisade's name is derived from the Pacific Palisades in California.
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  9.  @langlebl  DItto on the Nappa leather in my Sorento.
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  10.  @lungulet  Unclear where you live but "importing" a vehicle that isn't sold in the US is a tremendously complicated and expensive proposition. Perhaps not in your country.
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  11.  @lungulet  Same process in the US but it's very, very expensive. I'm not sure whether the Palisade will be available in Sweden but I suspect it will. It's the model designed for the international markets.
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  12. If you were to put in an order for the top trim Telluride today, you might well be waiting "till next year" to have it delivered. The wait list at my local KIA dealer whose policy is NOT to add a second sticker to the price stretches to December.
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  13.  @willjacobs4101  The CX-9 does handle well but it's no "faster." 0-60 times are virtually identical at a bit over 7 seconds. And for long distance cruising at high speed, a naturally aspirated V6 offers smoother power delivery and great long-term durability.
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  14.  @crk58241  You're correct that the CX-9 is suitable for small families who don't need to carry much. It should fulfill at least that requirement considering that at 199" long the only larger midsize three row suvs are the Dodge Durango and the Chevy Traverse. And that's with less cargo space than a Honda CR-V or a Surbaru Forester. In short, the CX-9 design is the most space inefficient in the entire automotive industry. It does drive relatively well on secondary roads but the primary mission of 3 row crossovers is coping with suburban traffic and public parking lots, neither mission being helped by a grossly oversized vehicle. For canyon carving there are a myriad of better handling vehicles with about the same amount of cargo space and a foot or so less length to drag around. Then there's the fact that practically every other 3 row midsize crossover offers a standard or optional V6. (Only the Subaru Ascent limits the choice to a turbo 4.) The engine in the CX-9 in works well in the Mazda6 and even in the CX-5 but the CX-9 is at least 800 lbs heavier than a Mazda6 and about 500 lbs heavier than a CX-5. Add passengers, fuel, and gear/luggage to the vehicles and that difference can grow by at least another 200 lbs. A fully loaded CX-9 can weigh close to two and half tons! There's a reason that almost every other manufacturer offers a V6 in vehicles the size of the CX-9. A relatively small displacement turbo engine propelling that much weight raises a serious question on long term durability.. When the latest version of the CX-9 was introduced last year it generated a lot positive comments from reviewers largely focused on its undeniably upscale "Signature" trim. But there's a reason that beginning in June of 2018 sales of the CX-9 began to drop below monthly sales from the same month the year before. And that trend has continued throughout 2018 and this year.
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  15.  @crk58241  You're correct that a number of manufacturers are offering turbo4's for some of their SUV's. But in almost every case those brands also offer larger displacement V6's in their large midsize crossovers. Some don't even offer turbo 4's in their larger vehicles. Comparing the CX-9 to the Audi Q5 is something of an apples to oranges comparison. The Q5 is about the same length as a Subaru Forester and only a couple of inches longer than a CR-V or a Mazda CX-5. Its curb weight is about 300 lbs (!) less than a CX-9 and more like 500 to 600 lbs less when filled with its maximum capacity of 5 passengers. And speaking of weight, if Mazda decided to go with the turbo4 to save weight, it's worth noting that at 4383 lbs curb weight, the CX-9 is heavier than a Honda Pilot (4319 lbs) or a Kia Telluride (4354 lbs) each of which has a V6 engine. In fact the reason Mazda uses a 4 cylinder turbo engine in the CX-9 is the same reason Subaru uses one in the Ascent. As the smallest independent mainstream automotive manufacturers in the world, they don't have the resources to design and produce the same variety of engines as their rivals. I don't doubt that the CX-9's performance when new is adequate. It's the durability of a more highly stressed small displacement turbo engine in a very large, heavy vehicle that's an issue. Physics is physics. The nationality of engineers and the location of production facilities doesn't trump that.
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  16. Yeah, but did you like the Telluride? :) A few points.... () The Telluride and the Hyundai Palisade are more than corporate cousins. More like fraternal twins. The list of what they share is long; how they differ is a very short list. But there are some differences in DNA. The Telluride is designed for and built in North America. It's not even offered in Korea or other Asian markets. The Palisade is built in Korea and aimed at an international market, especially in Asia. The top trims of each verges on "luxury" but the Telluride has a definite "rugged" vibe. Yuri is right on in his comment that the Telluride's looks are "Land Rover-ish." If you're an Asian consumer where extreme poverty was near universal only one or two generations ago, "rugged" looks are less appealing.For countries with an emerging middle class consumers are drawn to European luxury vehicles and the Palisade is a way to demonstrate one's economic success at a bargain price. As a result the Palisade more closely resembles BMW's, MB's, and Audis than Land (and Range) Rovers. () There will be the usual internet comments bemoaning the absence of a "performance" version of the Telluride with a turbo engine, possibly the twin scroll 3.3L mill in the Stinger and the Genesis G70. But that's likely to be a forlorn hope. In the first place, the demand for high performance mainstream 3 row SUV's is minuscule. A few manufacturers offer such vehicles, most notably the Ford Explorer ST and the Durango SRT. But with MSRP's approaching or over $60,000 they're a low volume "halo" model meant to draw customers into dealer showrooms, not to sell in volume. For the vast majority of customers scalding 0-60 and quarter mile performance ranks about 25th among the top 10 features of a mainstream 3 row crossover. Secondly, KIA is already challenged to meet the demand for the Telluride, especially its top trim (SX-L in Canada SX with the "Prestige" package in the US.) Does it make sense to divert even a small fraction of production to a vehicle with limited appeal when other customers are already on a waiting list or paying prices above MSRP for the current models? Finally, the Hyundai/KIA conglomerate is committed to a true luxury SUV from the Genesis brand. Arguably it may make or break the brand. That vehicle is rumored to have a turbo V6, possibly another version of the 3.8L Lambda engine. Would it make sense to offer the same engine in the Telluride and Palisade? I suspect any executive who suggests it would be putting the contents of their desk in a cardboard box soon after.
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  17. Don't hold your breath. Ain't happenin'
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  18. The Borrego was a body-on-frame SUV. The Telluride, like other KIA's and most other SUV"s these days, is a unibody architecture.
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  19.  @murraysampson2501  That's why the Palisade is headed to Australia.
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  20. Chances of that happening is zero.
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  21.  @earlharden175  You could be correct, too, Earl. My guess is based on the fact that the Palisade's original design was drawn up by Hyundai's California design studio. But since the Telluride was designed by KIA's California based designers, it kinda undermines my guess. :)
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  22. If you're into a VERY expensive hobby this would be a good time to trade it.
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  23. Depending on one's needs the Santa Fe or its close cousin the KIA Sorento is an excellent alternative.
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