Comments on: 2008 SsangYong Sports Review

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:22:53 +0000

…And I own a Ssangyong Musso Sports too, and its a great car. A very good ride with a good turbo diesel engine and more comfortable than my VT Commodore.
Just a few words for some of the writers above – who clearly know everything…..
The engine is a Mercedes 5 Cylinder Turbo Diesel made with both Mercedes and Mercedes licensed parts by Ssangyong.
The gearbox is made….. In Albury Wodonga, a T5, five speed manual and is the same as used in many Commodores and Falcons.
The turbo Charger is a Garrett.
The Alternator is by the US`s biggest manufacturer….
The list goes on……..
Its a pity that the writers don`t like quality products by some of the worlds leading auto manufacturers..

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:39:51 +0000

Well you’ve got a good one then beause I had one as well, and it spent alot of time in the workshop. The build quality was terrible. The resale is terrible, so if you’ve got a good example, keep it!

By: kevin

kevin — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:51:45 +0000

After owning a SPR for a year I reckon value for money its a great unit. Rides better,has more room front & back, more comfortable ,over 10k cheaper then best quote then the jap stuff.As for front grill great place to fit two big driving lights wife did not looks at first But loves the comfort

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:50:47 +0000

I have had my Ssangyong Musso Sports ute for over 4 years and it has never let me down and boy I have taken it places that my 80 Series Cruiser would have balked at. Sister in law has a Rexton and her rural road has worn out a Volvo Cross Country & a Subaru Outback in no time but the Rexton just doesn’t brake. I have test driven the SPR Ute it it was amazing but until I break the Musso Sports it will have to wait but ond day for sure I will own one.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:34:00 +0000

Some people say dont trust ssanyong!! i ask them atleast have read a motor magazine?? ssanyong`s are really economical and easy to drive…..i like driving a rexton than driving a montero!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:34:41 +0000

Don’t buy this vehicle be warned!!! This company has no honour and no integrity. I eat my words from before. Please hear me, I don’t want to go into it on the blog but believe me they are not worthy of your trust.

By: Johno

Johno — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:31:04 +0000

As a surveyor for over 35 yrs I’ve clocked up more than 400,000 kms over some of the worst parts of Aus and New Guinea. Driven Toyota, Nissan, Landrovers etc. Four years ago I got a Ssangyong. Unless you are really keen on going somewhere really bad then my Ssangyong will go where the others go. It only costs two thirds of the price to buy, is more comfortable particularly for someone in the back seats, rides better, gets great mileage, tows well.

I reckon it doesn’t look pretty but the wife loves it. Its load carrying capacity is the only place I sometimes get squeezed. Wouldn’t go back to Toyota.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:45:12 +0000

Toyota’s great!! But you know I don’t have the money they want and I just don’t like being one in a million, it’s why they call us the land of the free. Ford will never see my money again and that includes their offshoot Mazda. My Actyon Sports is great mate. I love it!!I had this guy try to flog me up hill in his toyota at Old Windsor Rd my Actyon with 600Kg on the back glided up while he was revving the crap out of his. Admittedly his was an older model but who cares this ute is a dream, I love it and so do the passengers I take around in it. My kids want no other car, strange that!! Just like racism kids are colourblind they just know what they like. They’re not sucking up trying to look good in everyone elses eyes like a lot of the comments I’ve read so far, constantly worrying about what others will think of them!!

By: Realcars

Realcars — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:09:37 +0000

Only bit I don’t like is the gapping grill otherwise I would probably consider one given the versatility of the twin cab and looks pretty good everywhere else.

Know a guy who bought a Rexton and very happy with it and he use to be a toyota man.

By: David

David — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:20:44 +0000

As usual the major comments regarding SSangyongs are in regards to their appearance. It is good to see a company being a bit individual. Styling is a personal choice (like art, eg Picasso couldn’t draw a human and put their body parts in the right place yet many people like his work, that’s fine that’s their choice,) for example, I don’t like Alphas, yet many people drool over them. Lets face it, there are a number of companies that have variations on the Ssangyong styling theme. Imitation being a compliment. Due to the “flak” that Ssangyong get, I investigated them one day and guess what, I bought one for the price of a 4-5 year old competitors vehicle. I got a new car with a 5 year warranty and I am so imressed with it. It is 20% more economical that my old 1800cc wagon and it has performed faultless for the years that I have had it. If only more folk would get over being embarrased by the styling, they might find out like I did, that these are actually not bad vehicles. I have owned local, european and japanese vehicles in my time, and I would have to say that the Ssangyong wins hands don for economy, comfort and reliability. Any passengers I have taken anywhere have always expressed their surprise and delight in the pleasure of the experience. Would I buy a Ssangyong again? Without hesitation.

By: Duck

Duck — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:17:53 +0000

Interior – Handbrake is on the wrong side! And the Dashboard is just ugly.

Exterior – The same……….UGLY!

Other than being cheap I still wouldn’t buy it!

By: Stevo the Devo

Stevo the Devo — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:58:49 +0000

For a joke you could park this thing outside Luna park and see how many drunks try to get in through the front grille.

By: technofreak

technofreak — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:34:14 +0000

What a waste of valuable server space this article is! Something so ugly does not deserve to have photos taken of it…

By: Fenno

Fenno — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:46:54 +0000

I guess disgruntled postal employees and friends of Martin Bryant would love a car like this. Would give them an outlet (and an excuse) for road rage…what with all the abuse they would cop over its styling.

“Sorry officer I had to shoot him, he said my car looked like a Rhino”
“Well sir…it does”
Bang!

By: Casey

Casey — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:42:52 +0000

@ Salesman – All those brands you mentioned didn’t start out by charging top dollar for second rate goods, they earned their way to where they are by admitting through their pricing that their product had a LONG way to go in catching up. Perhaps SsangYong could do the same instead of trying to compete mano e mano.

By: WVB

WVB — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:16:11 +0000

@ salesman jokes aside, yes you are right but I think these newer players should look at their history and perhaps take a less controversial approach to gaining consumer acceptance. Famously in the past, Lord Rootes of the British Rootes Group empire scoffed at the innovative original VW beetle as in his eyes it was a pitiful excuse for a car and never amount to anything.
Words were eaten.

By: The Salesman

The Salesman — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:58:52 +0000

Looks aside, sounds like it is a functional work truck, Seems Ssangyong has a long road ahead before it gathers a following. Does any one remember when cars like Nissan, Mazda and later even Hyundai for example came into the market in Australia with a resistant buying public shouting boos and hisses? Look where they are now. Just saying, don’t right them off to soon or you could be eating your words later.

By: oh

oh — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:13:33 +0000

Oh…multi link suspension? It must be driving like a car rather than a truck. I will buy one definitely…comfort and quietness is everything…I am sick of driving a truck like Ute..

By: WVB

WVB — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:03:54 +0000

……….yes, easy enough to live with looking out of but living with the crying children & people laughing on the side of the road will be hard to take.
This is what happens when korean car maker CEOs and indians for that matter own Audis & BMWs and vis-à-vis the TT look of the dash air outlets, they begin copying tiny elements. Then they leave the room and their engineers starting mucking about and lose the plot.
Just plain awful.

By: DanMan

DanMan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:53:25 +0000

Wow a brand New 1999 year light commercial. Thats an awesome Idea. oh hang on… How can Korea’s electrical goods be so, well good looking and their cars look so crap…?