The 7 Best Tires for the Hyundai Palisade

#1. Michelin CrossClimate 2 – Best Overall

The Michelin CrossClimate 2 is our top tire pick for Hyundai Palisade.

A Thermal Adaptive tread compound helps this tire perform reliably 365 days a year. It does that by helping the rubber adapt to prevailing road and weather conditions. This explains why many drivers are so satisfied with its year-round performance.

To make sure it performs reliably on wet and slippery surfaces, Michelin equipped it with V-Ramp chamfers and aggressive biting edges. While the former ensure water drainage to resist hydroplaning, the sipes help this tire plow through snow and ice.

The M+S (Mud and Snow) and 3PMS (Three Peak Mountain Snowflake) ratings indicate that this model can perform reliably in harsh wintry conditions. Plus, excellent suspension damping will help it improve the Palisade’s already comfortable ride.

There is, however, one area where this model disappoints. Its treadwear warranty (60,000 miles) is smaller than what you get from rivals such as our second pick. That said, the CrossClimate 2 can easily outlast its rated tread life if you drive carefully.

#2. Continental CrossContact LX25 – Best All-Season Touring

The Continental CrossContact LX25 has all the attributes to be one of the best all-season touring tires for the Hyundai Palisade.

This all-season touring tire performs dependably on dry and wet roads, while also offering enough wintry traction to remain useful on light snow. Plus, it offers a lower rolling resistance than your average touring tire, thereby enhancing your SUV’s fuel economy.

Comfort Ride Technology helps this tire do precisely what its name implies. Using an extra layer of rubber, this technology dampens out road vibrations and noise. Additionally, it ensures better road contact for even tread wear, helping this tire last its rated tread life.

Speaking of tread life, Continental backs this model with a 70,000-mile treadwear warranty. This is a 10,000-mile improvement over the guarantee our top pick comes with. More importantly, the warranty promises 4 to 5 years of road life for the average US driver.

Despite having all these qualities, this model isn’t our top pick. Want to know why? Its wet braking distances are somewhat longer than the CrossClimate 2. Also, the lack of the 3PMS symbol shows that our top pick might perform better in light wintry conditions.

#3. Michelin Defender 2 – Best All-Season Touring

Despite being on the market for less than a year, the Michelin Defender 2 has earned a spot among the best all-season touring tires out there. Mainly because of its excellent vibration-dampening characteristics, wet performance, and treadwear warranty.

Start with how it deals with vibrations. The Defender 2 is one of the few touring tires that can absorb minor road imperfections without much fuss. You can fully count on this tire to handle large bumps without losing its composure in the process.

Next comes excellent wet performance. This tire has the unique ability to lock its sipes as you apply brakes, shortening its braking distances for reliable performance in the rain. Plus, due to circumferential and lateral grooves, the risk of hydroplaning s minimal.

Then there is the 80,000-mile treadwear warranty, one of the longest of any tire in this class. Provided you have a conservative driving style (i.e., you refrain from pushing your Palisade to its limits), you can easily get 5 to 6 years out of the investment.

#4. Goodyear Assurance MaxLife – Best Treadlife

The Goodyear Assurance MaxLife ticks several boxes for the average Palisade driver.

This model is rated to last up to 85,000 miles or 6 to 7 years of daily driving. Such an extended treadwear warranty means this model can last as long as Cooper CS5 Ultra Touring and Grand Touring tires, both of which are famous for their exceptional tread lives.

In case you’re wondering, Goodyear’s TredLife Technology is why this tire can keep going for such a long time. This technology works by expanding this model’s contact patch for better road contact. The result is even tread wear for an extended road life.

Tread life isn’t the only area where this model shines. Its wet performance and aquaplaning resistance are equally outstanding, thanks to a quarter of circumferential grooves. With this tire, you won’t experience slipping upon pressing the accelerator in the rain.

To further sweeten the deal, this model offers superb cornering performance. The amount of cornering grip it offers is enough to give you the confidence to attack bends at speed. However, its steering response is just as muted as you expect from a touring tire.

#5. Michelin Defender LTX M/S – Best Highway Tire

The Michelin Defender LTX M/S has everything you expect from premium highway tires.

A cut- and chip-resistant tread compound enables this model to cover long distances without getting punctured in the process. Plus, thanks to small slits on its tread, this tire can absorb road vibrations much better than its modern-day rivals.

Upon closely inspecting this tire, you’ll come across 3D sipes (biting edges). These sipes are there to enhance its traction on slippery surfaces. In addition, the biting edges help this model dig into snow and ice for a reliable light-wintry performance.

After installing this tire on your Palisade, expect an improvement in fuel economy. Many drivers I have spoken to vouch for this model’s ability to deliver excellent gas savings, giving budget-conscious drivers another reason to opt for this all-season model.

Throw its 70,000-mile treadwear warranty into the mix, and you may feel that this tire has no shortcomings whatsoever. Which isn’t true, as evidenced by its budget-breaking asking price.

#6. Continental TerrainContact A/T – Best All-Terrain Tire

Potholes, cracks, and bumps in the road can take wreak havoc on your Palisade’s suspension. So, if you regularly drive on bumpy roads and aren’t looking forward to a hefty damages bill, the TerrainContact A/T should be on the top of your wish list. 

Befitting a premium all-terrain tire, this model has stable tread blocks, an open tread design, and multiple aggressive biting edges. Put simply, it has all the design elements needed to handle uneven and poor-quality roads without damaging its rubber.

An M+S rating indicates that this tire can handle slippery surfaces with ease. Continental has also provided this model with its proprietary TractionPlus Technology for excellent wet performance. As such, you can safely push it to its limits in the rain.

Similar to other Continental Tires, this model comes with multiple warranties. The most notable of which is the 60,000-mile treadwear warranty, among the leading for an all-terrain tire. You also get a 6-month workmanship and defects guarantee.

Bear in mind, though, that this model isn’t ideal for extreme off-road terrain.

#7. Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 – Best Winter Tire

If you live in an area with a lot of snow and ice, the Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 is the ideal choice.

Thanks to a super-flexible tread compound, this model’s rubber can stay pliable in harsh weather conditions. This helps the DM-V2 fulfill a basic requirement for an extreme winter tire (most tires cannot be used in thick snow because their rubber becomes hard).

This model relies on multiple biting edges and a unique MultiCell structure to provide adequate snow traction. The MultiCell structure is unique because of how it acts – it traps snow within the treads and exploits the resulting snow-on-snow contact for added friction.

If the above features failed to convince you of this tire’s winter credentials, the 3PMS symbol on its tread should. Awarded by EU authorities, this emblem only comes on tires that can tackle Scandinavian weather. So, this tire can easily handle harsh winters.

Unfortunately, that is where the good news ends. Unlike its premium rivals, this model has no treadwear warranty. If you want this feature and can afford to pay more, consider the Michelin X-Ice Snow.