In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Palisade are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The XC90 doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.
Both the Palisade and the XC90 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, height adjustable front shoulder belts, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors, available all wheel drive and around view monitors.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Hyundai Palisade is safer than the Volvo XC90:
|
Palisade |
XC90 |
|
Driver |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Neck Injury Risk |
19% |
27% |
Neck Stress |
161 lbs. |
252 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
94/151 lbs. |
567/631 lbs. |
|
Passenger |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Neck Stress |
132 lbs. |
177 lbs. |
Leg Forces (l/r) |
351/306 lbs. |
383/334 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH, results indicate that the Hyundai Palisade is safer than the Volvo XC90:
|
Palisade |
XC90 |
|
Front Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
HIC |
25 |
51 |
Chest Movement |
.7 inches |
.7 inches |
Abdominal Force |
113 G’s |
153 G’s |
|
Rear Seat |
|
STARS |
5 Stars |
5 Stars |
Spine Acceleration |
36 G’s |
40 G’s |
Hip Force |
189 lbs. |
608 lbs. |
New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.
For its top level performance in IIHS driver and passenger-side small overlap frontal, moderate overlap frontal, side impact, roof strength and head restraint tests, its standard front crash prevention system, and its headlight’s “Good” rating, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the Palisade its highest rating: “Top Pick Plus” for 2019, a rating granted to only 103 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The XC90 is only a standard “Top Pick” for 2019.