Mahindra’s owned South Korean
based car manufacturer, SsangYong has decided to showcase its upcoming 2017
Rexton at the next coming Paris Motor Show. But, the next-generation SsangYong
(Mahindra) Rexton has been spotted with the totally covered exterior for the
performance testing in Korea ahead of Paris debut. The new SUV is to be heavily
renovated in terms of design, including square wheel arches, bumper and flowing
roofline with the SsangYong LIV1 concept.
The 2017 Rexton is expected to be
offered with the new ladder frame chassis and two drivetrain options, one is
FWD - front wheel and AWD- all wheel. Most of the SUV is decorated with the wood
work and leather finished for a new look than its predecessor. Moreover, the interior
as well as the exterior of the SUV most probably feature the chrome finished accessories,
which will give the classier and stylishness appearance. The latest reports
confirmed that the technological advances, touch screen system and a variety of
advanced features will be received by the next-generation Rexton.
The 2017 Rexton will be offered
in both petrol and diesel versions but, the petrol based cars will take some time
to launch in the global market. The
diesel variants of the SUV will be powered by the 2.2-litre engine that is capable
of generating the power output of 178bhp. The 2017 Rexton petrol is likely to
get the turbocharged 2.0-litre GDi petrol motor. The transmission options
include 7-speed automatic and 8-speed automatic (petrol) will be sourced from
the luxury carmaker, Mercedes-Benz.
There is no confirmation at all
from the company, whether the same mechanical specification will offer or not.
The diesel versions of 2017 Rexton SUV will be launched in the next year, whereas
the petrol trims to come in sometime in 2017 only.
In the Indian market, the
upcoming SUV will be faced maintenance and cost issues as the car will be
promised the completely different look. This is expected to target the existed
sport utility vehicles in the car market in terms of mechanical equipment, design
and performance. One more thing is the sources reported that it will be available
in 5-seater and 7-seater configurations. It is cleared that the customers will
wait for four months (Paris Motor Show) for more clarification regarding the
2017 SsangYong Rexton.
Additionally, the Korean company
is working on the all-new electric car that will come in 2019 and the next-generation
Tivoli and Korando models with the latest platforms.
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