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Hyundai Palisade vs Skoda Kodiaq in Nepal — price & specs compared

Ex-showroom, KathmanduAll 3 trim prices verified 18 Oct 2026Comparing GLS 4WD AT vs Sportline variants

The short answer

Hyundai Palisade costs रु 3,94,000 less ex-showroom.

Choose the Hyundai Palisade if

Hyundai Palisade costs रु 3,94,000 less ex-showroom.

Very expensive but offers genuine full‑size SUV space, strong diesel, and rich safety/comfort kit. Best suited to affluent family buyers and corporate owners wanting a flagship SUV with AWD capability.

Pros

Exceptionally spacious three-row cabin with usable third row

Strong 2.2-litre diesel torque suits hills and full loads

Feature-rich interior with 10.25-inch screen and three-zone AC

HTRAC all-wheel drive and terrain modes add real-world capability

Good nationwide support via Hyundai’s showroom and service network

Cons

Very high purchase price limits its audience

Large size makes tight urban driving and parking harder

Fuel and tyre costs will be higher than mid-size SUVs

Only one high-spec variant, little choice for buyers

More comfort-focused than hardcore off-road rivals

As of 04 Aug 2026

Choose the Skoda Kodiaq if

You prefer its body style, brand or dealer near you — the numbers are close.

13 rows compared

Hyundai

Palisade

रु 2,35,96,000Lowest price

Skoda

Kodiaq

रु 2,39,90,000

💰Price & availabilityEx-showroom

Ex-showroom price

रु 2,35,96,000Cheapest

रु 2,39,90,000

Fuel

diesel

petrol

Distributor

Laxmi Intercontinental Pvt. Ltd.

MAW Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (MAW Skoda)

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⚙️Engine, power & drivetrainVerified spec data

Max power

193 PS

Not disclosed

Transmission

automatic

Automatic

Drivetrain

All-Wheel Drive

Not disclosed

📐Size & practicalityVerified spec data

Length

Not disclosed

4,758 mm

Width

Not disclosed

1,864 mm

Height

Not disclosed

1,679 mm

🔧After-sales reachCounted from distributor listings

Showrooms in Nepal

81Better

Service centres

35Better

1 category hidden — Battery & Range does not apply to these two diesel models.

📋Other verified detailsAs researched, per category

🛋️Comfort & Interior

·Three-zone, Independent-control, fully automatic air conditioning

·Sleep Mode System (SMS)

·2nd-row USB charging ports

·Walk-in Button

·Bridge-type high console

·Cushion Extension (Driver) + Cushion Extension (Passenger)

·Ventilated seats (Driver) + (Passenger)

·Driver's 10-way power seat

·Rear seat warmer

·Dual sunroof

·Rear Self levelizer

·Double-laminated glass

·Clean air technology with ionizer

As of 04 Aug 2026

·Ergo seats with heating, cooling, and massage functions

·Ambient lighting

·Canton speakers

As of 19 Sept 2026

📱Infotainment & Convenience

·7" cluster / 10.25" navigation (Apple Carplay / Android Auto)

·10.25" touchscreen with split-screen and 360-degree surround view monitor capabilities

·10.25" LCD touch Screen with smart navigation

·Wireless smartphone charging system

·Infinity premium sound system

·Integrated Memory System (IMS)

As of 04 Aug 2026

·32.77 cm touchscreen

·26.03 cm Virtual Cockpit

As of 19 Sept 2026

🛡️Safety

·6-Airbag system

·Blind-Spot View Monitor (BVM)

·Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW)

·Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning (RCCW)

·Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist (RCCA)

·Safe Exit Assist (First in class)

·Surround View Monitor (SVM)

·Front / rear parking distance warning

As of 04 Aug 2026

·Side Assist

·Front Assist

·Exit Warning

·Matrix LED headlights

·Up to 9 airbags

·ESC

·ABS

·Multi-Collision Brake

·Driver Attention Alert

·Intelligent Park Assist

·Hill Descent Control

As of 19 Sept 2026

Warranty & After-sales

·3 years or 100,000 km comprehensive vehicle warranty

·4 years of free servicing

As of 16 Sept 2026

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✨Design & Exterior

·LED headlamps

·18" alloy wheel

·20" alloy wheel

·Exterior colors: White cream (WC9_3-coat), Lagoon silver (S7S), Steel graphite (P7V), Sierra burgundy (W7B), Taiga brown (RN7), Rain forest (R2F), Moonlight cloud (UB7), Timeless black (RB5)

As of 04 Aug 2026

·Crystalline headlights and horizontal light strip in the grille

·Dark Chrome finished D pillar

·C-shaped LED rear lights with animated indicators connected by a full-width decorative strip

As of 19 Sept 2026

📊Sales & Imports

·Imported and sold by Laxmi Intercontinental Pvt. Ltd., sole Hyundai distributor.

·Palisade positioned as Hyundai’s premium flagship three‑row SUV in Nepal.

·Current Nepal line‑up lists Palisade among 11 Hyundai models.

·GL and GLX were earlier variants; now only GLS is listed.

·Price range historically Rs 1.95–2.35 crore for Palisade.

As of 05 Aug 2026

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Every variant, priced

Ex-showroom by trim — pick one to load it into the columns above.

Hyundai Palisade

Skoda Kodiaq

What each one really costs you

From our tax and EMI tools — bagmati province rates, 5-year loan at 7.5% with 40% down.

Ex-showroom

रु 2,35,96,000

रु 2,39,90,000

Road tax + registration

≈ रु 37,500

≈ रु 25,500

Third-party insurance

≈ रु 10,745

≈ रु 8,485

Estimated on-road

≈ रु 2,36,44,245

≈ रु 2,40,23,985

EMI / month

≈ रु 2,83,689 · 5 yr @ 7.5%

≈ रु 2,88,426 · 5 yr @ 7.5%

Estimates, not quotes. Road tax follows the published provincial schedule; insurance is the third-party tariff. Confirm with the dealer and insurer.

Hyundai Palisade full details Skoda Kodiaq full details EMI calculator Insurance cost On-road price

Our verdict

Their ex-showroom prices are close enough to ignore, so specification decides it: the Hyundai Palisade leads on dealer and service reach.

Choose the Hyundai Palisade if

you want servicing within reach of where you live
you want a dealer close enough to visit and negotiate at

Measured: 32 more service centres in Nepal (35 vs 3); 59 more showrooms in Nepal (81 vs 22).

Every figure in this verdict is computed from the table below — the same ex-showroom prices, variant specifications and Nepal service network the page publishes. Nothing here is an estimate, and where a figure is missing on one side the axis is left out rather than guessed.

What we have actually checked

Trim prices distributor-verified

3 of 3

Checked against the distributor's own published price, most recently on 18 October 2026. The rest are listed as published and carry no verification date.

After-sales reach in Nepal

Hyundai: 81 showrooms, 35 service centres · Skoda: 22 showrooms, 3 service centres

Counted from our own showroom and service-centre directories, not from a brochure — every outlet behind these numbers has a listing on this site with an address and a phone number.

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Compiled and reviewed by Ajit Narayan Singh

Editor, Nepal AutoMart

This comparison is assembled from the Nepal AutoMart catalog — distributor price lists we track daily, variant specifications verified against brochures, and our own showroom and service-centre directories. Specifications a source only hedges at are left blank rather than filled in, prices carry the date they were last checked, and corrections are logged. How we source and verify this data.

Hyundai Palisade vs Skoda Kodiaq — questions buyers ask

Which is cheaper in Nepal — Hyundai Palisade or Skoda Kodiaq?

As of October 2026, the Skoda Kodiaq starts at Rs 2.2 crore ex-showroom — Rs 16.06 lakh less than the Hyundai Palisade at Rs 2.36 crore.

What is the price of the Hyundai Palisade and Skoda Kodiaq in Nepal?

The Hyundai Palisade costs Rs 2.36 crore and the Skoda Kodiaq costs Rs 2.2 crore to Rs 2.4 crore (ex-showroom, October 2026).

Should I buy the Hyundai Palisade or the Skoda Kodiaq?

Their ex-showroom prices are close enough to ignore, so specification decides it: the Hyundai Palisade leads on dealer and service reach. Take the Hyundai Palisade if you want servicing within reach of where you live. Every figure behind that call is in the table on this page.

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