SSANGYONG Australia has introduced the pricing and specification highlights of its facelifted new Musso pick-up truck with the up to date vary now ranging from $34,990 driveaway, marking an entry-price enhance of $1000.
Due in native showrooms from July, SsangYong has handled the Musso to an aggressive styling makeover to convey it extra into line with its up to date Rexton SUV cousin, which means the once-minimalist grille and entrance fascia have been scrapped for a a lot squarer, borderline gaping association damaged up by 4 horizontal slats.
The headlights even have been tweaked to raised match the brand new grille, complemented down the aspect by redesigned 18-inch (and larger) alloy wheels and new LED tail-lights.
In comparison with the outgoing vary, the brand new Musso line-up on paper has been minimize from three trim ranges to 2 – ELX and Final – nonetheless a $3000 Luxurious Pack is offered for the flagship, primarily taking the line-up again to 3.
Lengthy wheelbase XLV variations can be found throughout each trim ranges for a $1500 premium, nonetheless two notable modifications for the bottom mannequin ELX XLV is that it swaps out the 18-inch wheels for 17s and will get a unique rear suspension.
One of many Musso’s distinctive promoting factors inside the booming 4×4 pick-up phase has been its coil-sprung rear finish which has been retained throughout the vary for 2021 save for the bottom mannequin XLV which continues on with a extra load-friendly leaf spring set-up.
Energy in all variants comes courtesy of a turbocharged 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel engine creating an unchanged 130kW of energy and 400Nm of torque – an attention-grabbing transfer given the up to date Rexton’s outputs have been bumped to 148kW/441Nm.
The Musso’s outputs are additionally much less aggressive towards rivals such because the circa-150kW/500Nm outputs of the ever-popular Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger.
The mill is as soon as once more paired to an Aisin-sourced six-speed computerized transmission throughout the vary with solely the entry-level ELX coming as normal with a six-speed guide.
As earlier than, many of the normal off-roading devices are current together with high- and low-range 4×4, a locking rear differential and hill-descent management.
With costs ranging from $34,990 driveaway for the guide and $36,990 for the automated, the worth followers will likely be happy the bottom mannequin nonetheless comes loaded with gear for the worth.
Customary tools highlights embody cruise management, LED daytime operating lights, entrance fog lights, an 8.0-inch infotainment system that includes each Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a reversing digicam, entrance and rear parking sensors, leather-based steering wheel, a 7.0-inch instrument cluster, autonomous emergency braking with ahead collision warning and lane-departure warning.
Stepping as much as the $41,290 Final in the meantime provides blind-spot detection, rear cross-traffic warning, lane-change collision warning, a 360-degree digicam, HID headlights, speed-sensitive energy steering, TPU leather-look seats, entrance seat heating and air flow, heated steering wheel, tyre-pressure monitoring system and walk-away auto-door locking.
These wanting much more can splurge one other $3000 on the Luxurious Pack and web themselves dual-zone computerized local weather management, energy sunroof, Nappa leather-based upholstery, energy adjustable entrance seats and lumbar assist for driver in addition to heated rear seats.
In line with the top of SsangYong’s design centre Lee Kang, the Musso’s new look was designed to embody “energy and toughness”, becoming for a workhorse.
SsangYong Australia has bought 723 Mussos (together with the XLV) up to now this yr ending Could, accounting for a marginal 0.9 per cent of the 4×4 pick-up market which can not sound like a lot, however truly marks a 203.8 per cent gross sales enchancment year-on-year.
