Hyundai Palisade Hybrid Calligraphy Black Ink: Hyundai’s Family Flagship Goes All-Black
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The 2027 Palisade Hybrid Calligraphy Black Ink swaps chrome for gloss black, keeps the 329-hp turbo-hybrid setup, and starts at $59,280 with sales beginning in July.
Hyundai is expanding the Palisade lineup not with new hardware but with a pricier visual status. In the US, the brand has revealed the Palisade Hybrid Calligraphy Black Ink for 2027 — a new range-topping version of the three-row family SUV with darkened trim, black emblems and a starting price of $59,280 including destination. The all-wheel-drive version costs $61,280.
Black Ink is based on the Palisade Hybrid Calligraphy and comes exclusively with the 2.5 Turbo hybrid powertrain. That makes sense for Hyundai: the hybrid Palisade looks like a more modern flagship than the gasoline version, and the black finish helps push an ordinary family crossover closer to premium territory. US sales begin in July 2026.
The whole point of the trim is a complete break from bright chrome. The Palisade gets black Hyundai logos, darkened badges, black grille accents, a gloss-black upper window surround, black roof rails, gloss-black wheels and dark trim on the bumpers and lower protective elements. There are three body colors — Abyss Black Pearl, Ecotronic Gray Pearl and Creamy White Pearl — all paired with a single black finish scheme.
The move fits neatly into Hyundai’s new strategy. The Palisade has long served as a flagship for buyers who want a big family SUV with an upscale feel but without stepping up to Genesis. Olabisi Boyle, senior vice president of product planning and mobility strategy at Hyundai Motor North America, framed the Black Ink idea as sharpening the model’s “edge, presence and distinction”: the owner should feel every month that the car is worth the money.
Technically, the Palisade Hybrid remains one of the model’s strongest arguments. According to Car and Driver, the hybrid system — a 2.5-liter turbo engine, two electric motors and a six-speed automatic — makes 329 hp and 339 lb-ft, or about 460 Nm. In testing, this Palisade hit 60 mph in 6.6 seconds, while the front-wheel-drive Blue SEL Premium promises up to 6.9 L/100 km combined and a range of up to 996 km.
One more thing worth noting is safety and recalls. The Palisade already has a painful history with its power rear seats: in March 2026 Hyundai halted sales of the Limited and Calligraphy trims in the US and Canada and issued a recall because the second and third rows could fail to detect an obstacle while folding. The campaign was assigned NHTSA number 26V160 (Hyundai’s internal number is 296) and covered more than 61,000 vehicles; the fix is a software update, including an over-the-air one via Bluelink. For a car brought into a market unofficially, checking the VIN on the NHTSA site, along with completed recalls and software updates, becomes a mandatory part of the deal.
The Palisade Black Ink shows that Hyundai is no longer shy about playing the “affordable premium” game. There’s no radically new engineering here, but the image has been sharpened: less chrome, more black gloss, top-tier hybrid hardware and a price that now demands not just calculation from the buyer but a bit of emotion.
