GC L vs Telluride/Palisade

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I am looking at buying one of these and keep it for the next 5-7 years. This will replace a 2014 QX60.
Mainly looking for an

  • AWD road tripping car
  • 2 car seats and lots of storage
  • Good highway driving aids
  • Reliability
  • Good tech (car play, premium sound, 360 camera) and safety features.
  • Hybrid - good to have. Have a EV so a 4xe GCL would be awesome.

Other options I considered -

  • Sienna AWD - ground clearance-not sure if it can handle roads to Tahoe and Yosemite
  • Kia carnival - No AWD
  • Highlander - don’t really like the interiors.

Back in 2014, I rented a GC for a 3000 mile road trip and loved it. So I am leaning towards it.

Any opinions on which one is better?

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Sorento PHEV.

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I’d pick the GC for 3 years, not to buy, especially with the first year of a new gen. Taken a look at the Pilot yet?

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Longevity? I’d almost always go Toyota. In this case, a KIA could be OK. Their warranty is quite good these days.

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There’s significantly more room in a paluride than the gc-l, especially in the 3rd row and cargo area.

Sorento phev is quite nice, but much smaller.

I bought a carnival instead of getting a gc-l

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Yeah CJDR doesn’t spell longevity or reliability.

BTW the outgoing JGC failed its IIHS safety test pretty badly. CJDR never rectified it AFAIK because they never submitted it for a retest in the subsequent years. So wait til the new model is tested before considering it for a purchase.

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Thanks! That’s good to know.

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How do you like the Carnival? Wish it had AWD.

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Thanks for the suggestion. Will take a look at the Pilot.

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It’s fantastic. Had a Palisade for a while and it was fantastic as well. This is everything I liked about the palisade with more usable space.

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Pilot is overdue for a redesign. In normal times it would need a big discount and trunk money to compete against newer, better-equipped vehicles.

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the pilot is outdated at this point and is nowhere near as nice or comfortable as either the Palisade or the Telluride.

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Really sounds like you should be checking out a minivan - the Toyota Sienna Hybrid is available in AWD and looks pretty cool for a minivan IMO.

Edit - there is a Woodlands edition with better clearance and bunch of other extra features like tow hitch and 1500watt outlet. Could be the ticket for you.