Not long after revealing its Tivoli compact SUV, the facelifted Ssangyong Rexton W has now been unveiled in its home market of South Korea. The third-generation Rexton, based on the Mercedes-Benz W163 M-Class, has been on sale for close to three years now.
So what’s different this time round? According to photos, sourced from Indian Autos Blog, the facelifted Ssangyong Rexton W now sports a redesigned front grille with a ‘T’ motif and vertical bars instead of horizontal ones, flanked by projector headlights replete with LED daytime running lights (DRL).
An updated alloy wheel design featuring a twin five-spoke pattern along with restyled rear lamp clusters and a redesigned rear spoiler concludes the list of external modifications. Inside, a new multi-function steering wheel along with an updated centre console and instrument cluster layout takes precedence.
Additional interior enhancements include LED cabin lights plus heated and cooled seats. No mechanical changes are touted on the facelifted Rexton. It soldiers on with the same 2.0 litre four-cylinder and 2.7 litre five-cylinder diesel mill with 155 hp/360 Nm and 186 hp/402 Nm, respectively. A 3.2 litre six-cylinder petrol engine with 220 hp/312 Nm of torque is offered, as well.
Transmission options are comprised of a five-speed manual and a six-speed automatic, paired to either a full-time or part-time AWD system. Standard equipment, carried over from the pre-facelift variant, include a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), ESP, cruise control, automatic wipers, smart key entry and a Bluetooth-enabled audio system.
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Any ideas on how reliable the previous model was? And whether it was cheap/reasonable to maintain? Have always wanted to buy one since they are so cheap in the second hand market. The drive-train should be good since they are sourced from Mercedes. Am really interested in the 270 diesel.
They never change their body style,do they? ._.
my 11 years old rexton still going strong.
11 years is a long time. any major issues ? where do you get it serviced? How many KM ?
No major issues so far, just wear and tear. My rexton mileage is roughly around 200000km++. We have our own Ssangyong community to discuss about spareparts, reliable workshop etc.
bro i own a ssangyong also, i’m based in manjung. its a kyron. mind if i join the ssangyong community that you mentioned?
can check rextonhub fb
indian business acumen + korean engineering = brilliance
still the same fuking thing ,
like proton wira for 20+ years
So, Are u say proton produce vechile with rain sensor, auto headlights with level adjustable on 2003..? I think no any Japanese maker done this thing on 2003 with affordable price.. Wat U mean same..? Ssangyong Already use on 2003 the technology which nowadays Japanese maker produce.. So, actually Japanese maker is outdated not Korean maker.. Their vehicles mostly for comfortable and luxury.. Not just cheap sake crap with stylish and expensive where not worth with money like JDM.. Don’t give stupid comments without any knowledge..
klguy, go n play games.. Don’t open Web.. Your mom will shouting to u later.. Underage kid not allowed to play Internet.. Go..Go..
still think the first gen rexton (pre-facelift, designed by giugiaro) is the best looking rexton yet. the ones after that just getting weirder and weirder.
but thank god the days of kyron/actyon/stavic are officially over!!
I have one Ssangyong Musso (the original one-first version. I still find it a beauty in my eyes. I also have a Ssangyong Stavic. A beauty too. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
Just check out Rextonhub.com…. you will find all the answers there. Also under the same name in FB…
with stock engine, rexton 270dxi can goes up to 190++km/h on highway wooo…woooshhh!!
for me, my old 2007 stavic is the prettiest 4 wheel contraption ever built my men. =)
Owned a 2005 270XDi. Power-mapped. Currently `suspect’ to be the most powerful Rexton in Brunei :) Welcome to challenge anytime. Appreciate all the team spirit and advice in RextonHub.com