After more than six weeks in the hands of a dealership as part of Hyundai’s investigation of offensive odor in some 2020 and 2021 Palisade SUVs, Cars.com’s Best of 2020 Palisade is back in our hands, apparently cured. I say “apparently” only because it’s early and, as we’ve reported, the initial problem appeared after a few months of ownership. Also, exposure to heat always exacerbated the problem for us, and temperatures here in Chicago dove just a couple of days after our Palisade returned. But the early results are promising indeed, because opening the door produces none of the noxious, knock-you-on-your-ass wall of odor most frequently likened to garlic, onions, body odor or some combination thereof by the many Palisade owners who have emailed Cars.com’s editor’s inbox with their complaints.

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