Hyundai Palisade vs Infiniti QX60
Summary
The Palisade leads every passenger dimension: 44.2 in of front-row legroom against 42.1, 43 in in the second row against 37.7 — a 5.3 in gap — and a 32.1 in third row against 28, with 37.8 in of headroom back there against 35.7. It seats eight to the QX60's seven.
Cargo reads the same direction: 19.1 vs 14.5 cu ft behind the third row, 46.3 vs 41.6 behind the second, 86.7 vs 75.4 at maximum — an 11.3 cu ft gap.
The QX60's numbers: a 6,000 lb tow rating against 5,000 on every Palisade trim, and a third-row safety record verified entirely from prose where Hyundai's stays marked partial.
The numbers, side by side
| Spec | Hyundai Palisade | Infiniti QX60 |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| MSRP range | $39,735 – $57,680 | $57,290 – $67,585 |
| Space | ||
| Row 1 legroom | 44.2" | 42.1" |
| Row 2 legroom | 43" | 37.7" |
| Row 3 legroom | 32.1" | 28" |
| Row 3 headroom | 37.8" | 35.7" |
| Cargo behind row 3 | 19.1 cu ft | 14.5 cu ft |
| Cargo behind row 2 | 46.3 cu ft | 41.6 cu ft |
| Max cargo | 86.7 cu ft | 75.4 cu ft |
| Exterior | ||
| Length | 199.2" | 198" |
| Width (excl. mirrors) | 78" | 78" |
| Height | 69.5" | 69.7" |
| Capability | ||
| Max towing | 5,000 lbs | 6,000 lbs |
| Seating | ||
| Max seats | 8 | 7 |
| Second row | Captain’s chairs or bench | Captain’s chairs or bench |
The tape measure votes Palisade, in every row
Front row: 44.2 in against 42.1. Second row: 43 in against 37.7 — a 5.3 in difference, the largest row gap on this page. Third row: 32.1 in of legroom against 28, and 37.8 in of headroom against 35.7. The QX60's 28 in third row is the smallest legroom figure in this site's luxury coverage, and it shows against a mainstream car with one of the segment's bigger cabins.
Seating: eight in the Palisade, seven in the QX60.
Cargo follows the cabin
Behind the third row the Palisade holds 19.1 cu ft against 14.5; behind the second, 46.3 against 41.6; at maximum, 86.7 against 75.4. There is no cargo mode in which the step-up carries more.
What the QX60 verifiably buys
Towing: 6,000 lb on every QX60 trim against the Palisade's 5,000 — a 1,000 lb margin that matters exactly when your trailer weighs between those numbers.
And the paper trail: the QX60's third-row record is fully verified, curtain-airbag coverage stated in words. The Palisade's stays marked partial — Hyundai names no rows in its airbag prose, so our coverage value is read from Hyundai's own cabin illustration and labelled as such. On hardware, though, the Palisade documents two LATCH lower-anchor sets and three tethers in row 3 against the QX60's one set and two tethers.
Price
The Palisade runs $39,735 to $57,680; the QX60 $57,290 to $67,585. The ladders touch for exactly $390 — a top-trim Palisade against a base QX60 — which is the honest framing: the step-up question here is a loaded mainstream hybrid against an entry luxury gas trim. The Palisade's ceiling is a hybrid; the QX60 lineup is gas only.
When each one fits
Hyundai Palisade: Every row, every cargo figure, the eighth seat, more third-row child-seat hardware, a hybrid ladder, and $17,555 back at the floors. The numbers page is unambiguous.
Infiniti QX60: The 6,000 lb tow rating, the fully verified record, and the Infiniti nameplate. The pick when the trailer outweighs the tape measure — or when the badge is the point, which no spec table can argue with.
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