SsangYong is demanding attention again after a long time. Or we want to taste the new Torres, a completely new model. Details: We will not receive this version with a combustion engine.
But because we’re not insensitive to Belgian charm (importer Astara is based in Contish, near Antwerp), here’s a short roundup.
It can be ordered if you really want to
Naturally, we asked with Dutch candor whether the Torres with the 1.5 turbo would also come to the Netherlands, but the answer was: “The Torres ICE will not be officially on the price list in the Netherlands, due to tax conditions, but it could.” Of course it is ordered as a Dutch customer really wants it.
We allow ourselves to sell this option and travel to the country where life seems to be a nice long lunch. Especially since the Torres is brand new and looks good and promising.
The SsangYong Torres is impressive
This is truly one of those cars that makes you take a step back and take a good look at it again. What are you actually seeing and is it really that great? Are the proportions correct?
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Especially at SsangYong, which once claimed the title of “ugliest car ever” with the Rodeos. The grotesque model was able to duel with the defending champion Pontiac Aztec at the time. But that’s a thing of the past, just like the soon-to-be SangYong brand name. Because the Koreans are in a hurry to make a fresh start in a market suffering from the Chinese storm that threatens to wipe out entire brands with the force of a hurricane.
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A new brand name could then help with the relaunch, which is why SsangYong will now be called KG Mobility. So when EVX comes to market in the first quarter of next year, we’ll have to call it KGM EVX.
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In all respects, a new beginning for the third Korean brand, which cannot stand in the shadow of sales leaders such as Kia and Hyundai due to its limited and inappropriate model range. Previously, these were the gray license plate versions of the heavy off-road vehicles we sometimes encounter here. The Torres promises a more modest 163bhp 1.5 turbo, but it still produces so many CO2 emissions that it doesn’t stand a chance here due to BPM pricing. Although it is already available in Belgium at a starting price of €36,490, here you have to think about €55,000 after the BPM surcharge.
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Would you like to read the full review? So take a look now in Autovisie Magazine Issue 19!
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