Ssangyong Kyron is Ssangyong South Korean SUV. The presentation of the designated model was held as part of the Paris Motor Show in 2003. For its practicality and aesthetic appearance, the SUV was awarded a number of positive assessments from critics and specialists. Car production has been conducted since 2005. The machine is built on the same platform with the Actyon model, but it varies with the designated crossover with its external design and interior design.
In just a few years of its production, the new Ssangyong Kyron won the hearts of many motorists in all corners of Europe. The popularity of the designated brand in the CIS countries — Russia, Ukraine and Belarus remains high.
We will tell you some more about the main features of the car in our brief review.
New Ssangyong Kyron: European design and Asian thoroughly
As mentioned above, the production of a car was started in 2005. Two years later, Ssang Yong conducted a noticeable restyling of the car, modifying the front of the body, including lighting equipment, as well as the color scheme of the salon. The author of the appearance of the car was the famous British designer Ken Greenley.
It is very noteworthy that in the predominant majority of external markets, the crossover of the new version comes under the name New Kyron. The old name was preserved only in Russia and in those countries in which the model was sent in transit through the Russian Federation — in the Baltic states and Belarus.
Officially, cars with a gasoline engine were supplied to the markets of the CIS countries, the volume of which reached 2.3 liters, and a capacity of 150 liters. With. In South Korea itself, cars with a 2.7-liter diesel engine are also produced. In addition to a mechanical gearbox, Ssangyong Kyron SUVs were equipped with five -speed automatic transmission, but this component was very soon changed. Currently, the model is equipped with six -speed automatic automatic transmission, which differs in the possibility of manual switching.
Most of the cars are anteroplative all -wheel drive, however, exceptions are also found. As a rule, this is due to the fact that a number of Ssangyong Kyron models come to the territory of the Russian Federation from neighboring China, where the assembly is carried out according to another formula.
The assembly of Ssangyong Kyron is carried out in two CIS countries — Ukraine and Russia. The assembly lines are located in Kremenchug and Vladivostok. In the Russian Federation, Sollers-Dalniy East LLC is engaged in the assembly of the machine. In mid -2010, the company was produced by the thousandth car Ssangyong Kyron. The car had an unusual color — a shade of young wine — and was sent to the western part of Russia.