No turbochargers under the hood of the Palisade, with the only engine on offer being the 3.8-liter V-6 direct injection engine that runs on the Atkinson cycle.

Peak power is rated at 291 horsepower and is achieved at 6,000 rpm, while its peak torque of 262 pound-feet comes in quite high, at 5,000 rpm.
This puts the Palisade at a disadvantage compared to rivals that do offer forced induction power plants, and since its torque peaks so high, the unit may have to rev higher to keep up with turbo competitors. The eight-speed automatic gearbox it comes with could be kept busy if you constantly ask it for power, but I don’t want to detract from the quality of the box itself - it’s made in-house (not sourced from ZF) and it works just as well as the one made by the German gear factory.

The fact that the engine runs on the Atkinson cycle should, in theory, result in improved emissions and lower fuel consumption at the expense of a slight drop in performance