2015 Ssangyong Korando Review

The Ssangyong Korando might just present itself as a credible alternative to the more popular SUVs in the segment. We spend a few days behind the wheel to find out.

Some days are diamonds, and some days are stones. Good old John Denver summed it up so well, didn’t he? Now, you might think a day behind the wheel of the 2015 Ssangyong Korando SX would fall definitively into the stone category, but it isn’t as bad as you might think. We spent a week with the front-drive Ssangyong Korando SX petrol auto to find out just how "not bad" it actually is.

You will reach a point in your life where you no longer care what people think of you. Well, most of us do anyway. It’s liberating - and often cheaper. Wear whatever you like, cut your hair, don’t cut it, ignore fashion entirely, drive whatever kind of vehicle you like too. When our self-awareness is at its height, badge snobbery prevents most of us from driving vehicles like the Ssangyong Korando, but once upon a time that elitism made us exclude the likes of Kia and Hyundai too - and look where those two brands are now.

So, can the Korando step out from under the weight of not being cool enough, to actually be a half decent car? Let’s find out.

In the CarAdvice garage, we had the 2.0-litre petrol engine and auto transmission with 2WD. Current pricing is an attractive $25,990 driveaway (though regular pricing is $27,990 driveaway). The inline four-cylinder produces 110kW at 6000rpm and 197Nm at 4000rpm. Not stratospheric by any means but those numbers appear to be stout enough to get around town without having to absolutely cane the Korando. But more on that later.

The engine is paired to a six-speed automatic in SX trim, and the combined ADR fuel claim is 7.9L/100km. On test we saw figures that fluctuated between 9.5 and 10L/100km, with only a short 50km freeway run to assist in keeping that number lower.

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