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Before the X5, I had a fully-loaded AWD 2020 Hyundai Palisade that stickered around $47k. They're a few grand more for a new one now with a similar spec, but that was a pretty good car.
Pros:
The adaptive cruise, lane-keep, and other tech works well.
Even though it's not a fast car, the way the throttle response is tuned, it never feels sluggish/slow.
Interior feels pretty good quality and over 3.5 years, I didn't have a single squeak or rattle.
The AC worked great and even had actual cooled seats in first and second row.
A ton of interior space/cargo room. I didn't actually need three rows, but I could put 8-foot lumber (at an angle) in with the seats folded down.
Cons:
Wired CarPlay/Android Auto.
Just "average" fuel economy, especially with AWD - expect around 16-18 city, 24 highway.
Competition has mostly caught up, so all of the mainstream 3-row SUVs are on pretty even footing in terms of features/value, especially at the $50k mark.
Compared to X5 (I'm putting this here just as a reference even though it's not a 3-row SUV):
Palisade has a much better AC system than the X5, like not even in the same ballpark. I wish I could have that system in my X5. And you could turn the god damn auto stop/start off.
Palisade HUD would show blind spot monitors; I miss that a lot. By comparison, the X5 blind spot indicators in the mirrors are hard to see in sunlight, and the side mirrors are smaller as well.
Palisade has a lot more second-row legroom than the X5.
The X5 wins in probably every other category, especially driving dynamics. Everything you touch in the X5 feels higher quality than the Palisade (which did not feel cheap, just not quite BMW level). There wasn't anything wrong with the Palisade, I just wanted something a bit more sporty to drive, and didn't need the third row, so that's why I went with the X5.
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