Spy Photos of Roewe SUV based on the SsangYong Kyron

While the chances of the new Roewe ever being sold in the United Stated are next to nil, there is a possibility that it could be sold in Europe branded as a MG. However, no official statement has been made yet and the people behind the rejuvenated MG brand, also owned by SAIC, is already having enough trouble getting the new TF LE500 Roadster into showrooms.


Engines are likely to be the same as in the Kyron, meaning a 2.0L diesel engine with 141hp and a 2.7L diesel with 165hp should be on offer. Both will be available with an automatic gearbox, as well as the option of either two-wheel or four-wheel-drive.







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The SsangYong Rexton R-Line, as seen at this year’s British International Motor Show, is now available to buy from £29,995 on-the-road.

SsangYong reckons the SsangYong Rexton R-Line was so enthusiastically received by visitors to the show, that distributors Koelliker UK, have added it to the range.
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There is likely to be some degree of Rover content in some of the new cars. SsangYong parent SAIC is now producing cars based on Rover platforms, as well as updated versions of the K-series Rover petrol engines, and these engines in particular are likely to be used in SsangYong’s future product. The Rover X60 platform is also likely to form the basis of some of the more conventional cars – effectively Giugiaro-styled Rovers.


SsangYong showed the first fruits of its relationship with Shanghai Automotive Industries Group – a new compact SUV, codenamed C200.



New dealers will need to be recruited before SsangYong UK moves into passenger cars, Williams says. Not all the new models will come to the UK – some of them are large saloons, aimed at the Korean domestic market. “We know we’ll not take all the 20 models,”says Williams. “We need to make the right choice about what comes next.”




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There is a famous story according to what Hyundai engineers have a Mercedes-Benz S-Class in front of their development facilities. The idea is for them to be permanently aware of what they are intended to reach, or else, the level of excellence the South Korean brand plans to present. Anyway, it seems the idea is not something exclusive for Hyundai, which has recently shown the Genesis, a large rear-wheel drive sedan at the Detroit Auto Show. Ssangyong must have done the same thing for developing the new Chairman W, but it has been even more daring. Instead of only inspiring on the S-Class, the new South Korean luxury sedan wants to beat it!

The Chairman W is a 5.11 m long (there is a limousine option, with 30 cm more in length), 1.90 m wide and 1.50 m tall vehicle, with a wheelbase of 2.97 m. TheCarBlogger.com informs it will top more than 100 million Won (about US$ 105,000), what will make it the most expensive South Korean car currently produced. It will also put it in front of heavy-weight competitors, such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Audi. The Chairman W is also said to bring the first 5-liter V8 produced in South Korea and the seven speed automatic transmission produced that equips most of the current top Mercedes-Benz, the 7G-TRONIC. For the ones interested in a cheaper Chairman W, there will also be a smaller engine, a 3.6-liter V6.

Ssangyong may really have managed to put this “work-of art” transmition in the Chairman W, but this is all it has purchased from the Stuttgart automaker. The car’s platform is entirely new, differently from the one used by its predecessor, the W124, used by the Mercedes-Benz E-Class from 1985 to 1995.

In order to beat its competitors, the new Ssangyong will present the four-wheel drive system 4-Tronic, Harmon Kardon entertainment system, ten air bags (including one for the knees) and an improved design. Will it have all it takes to beat an S-Class? It may not, but daring is the first step towards accomplishing.


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