When the class leaders are made in Thailand and the best value comes from China, what can you expect from a ute made in Korea?
The SsangYong Musso XLV lacks badge recognition and design cohesion, but it's an impressively refined and well-priced lifestyle ute that deserves a chance.
With a longer tray and bigger payload (in some guises, at least), the Musso XLV is how Ssangyong plans to take on the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux. To see how it goes, we took one for a spin in Korea.
Best ute 2019 comparison: Ford Ranger v Toyota HiLux v Mitsubishi Triton v Nissan Navara v Isuzu D-Max v Holden Colorado v Volkswagen Amarok v Mazda BT-50 v Mercedes X-Class v Ssangyong Musso XLV v LDV T60 It’s the most comprehensive test we’ve undertaken: 11 of Australia’s top-selling double-cab utes compared side-by-side...
We test 11 of the best double-cab utes on sale in Australia today, including towing, loading, in the city and suburbs, and off-road.
Two curious contenders face off at the lower-volume end of Australia's hotly contested ute market.
2021 SsangYong Musso pricing and specification Two variants, two tray lengths for updated dual-cab ute New front-end design across the range, plus a new Luxury Pack for the Ultimate Prices start from $34,990 drive-away, an increase of $1000 across the range. Australian pricing and specifications for the 2021 SsangYong Musso have been confirmed, ahead of its local arrival in July...
UPDATE, 8 April 2021: More images of the updated 2022 SsangYong Musso have appeared online, giving us the best look yet at the facelifted ute. CarAdvice has also learned the new Musso will be launched in Australia by SsangYong in June 2021. Stay tuned to CarAdvice to get the very latest information on the new 2022 SsangYong Musso as it comes to hand...
SsangYong has extended its end of financial year offers on the Musso XLV ute. The Ultimate + version is being offered at drive away prices of $42,990 for ABN holders, and $43,990 for private buyers. On top of the drive away deal, SsangYong has also included extra equipment and after sales support to sweeten the deal...
