What's this then?

[londonm]

Was out and about yesterday, saw this. What is it? Looks Russian to me, but it's probably a bloody Toyota or something?

 

[Inspector Morose]

Sanyong Korrando

[Inspector Morose]

Hideous, isn't it?

[DSdriver]

SSSang Yong Ping Pong Bling Blong coupe?

[dollywobbler]

I quite like them. It's no Rodius, that's for sure.

[spike60]

Merc running gear in Korean body. I have strange attraction to it's bigger and almost as ugly brother, the Musso. Hope I never realize the dream....

[Junkman]

I quite like them.

 

+1

 

I do quite like SsangYong generally.

If a car maker has still got it totally wrong after his first four cars, he is a bona fide purveyor of Shite.

 

Then there is this:

 

 

The Chairman W and no, I'm NOT making this up!

Want.

[Lukas]

I like the SsangYong Korando (pictured above) and it´s brother, the Musso, too. Also would buy a new sexy Rexy (aka Rexton)  if I had the money.

[Lacquer Peel]

 

"WOULD"

[TRW]

TBH I thought the Musso wasn't too bad on the styling front.

 

This, however is terrible. Will fit in great on AS then!

[Jim Bergerac]

Somebody round here had one of these when they were new. I remember absolutely loving it at the time, though i have to admit that even back then I had an affection for shite brand cars.

 

Of course the SsangYong of WINNAHZ is the Musso GX220 with the 3.2 Mercedes Inline 6, IMO.

[Junkman]

Korandos seem to get into the proximity of shite territory:

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SSANGYONG-KORANDO-LS-2-9-DIESEL-4X4-MERCEDES-ENGINE-LONG-TAX-MOT-/301103104012

 

Can you really resist this?

 

 

I wonder whether there were any bader-spec ones...

[robinmasters]

Is that a symmetrical dashboard? Why don't more manufacturers do that?

[Jim Bell]

They look like they should be amphibious.

 

I wonder if they are.

 

 

 

 

 

No they are not.

[eddyramrod]

They don't fly either.  I remember in 98 or 99 seeing one strand itself on the central barrier of the M55.  That's what happens when you take your eye off the road for a moment, apparently.

[londonm]

Thanks chaps, I kind of like the look of it in a way!

[Split_Pin]

That Chairman W is superb looking. Nicely sinister name to go with the looks.

[Sloth in a bowl]

 

They do a long wheelbase version with 4 wheel drive, air suspension and a 5 litre V8.

 

This is an Autoshiteist Dictator's wet dream.

[Noel Tidybeard]

lordy

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/2009_SsangYong_Actyon.jpg/280px-2009_SsangYong_Actyon.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SsangYong_Actyon_rear_20080303.jpg

[PhilA]

 

That's not Ugly.

 

This is UGLY!

 

Ssanyong by Tayne, on Flickr

 

 

Though, without my glasses on I detect a bit of lowlight Morris Minor there

 

Maybe it needs US spec headlights*

 

--Phil

 

 

 

 

 

*I just need to wear my glasses.

[Cavcraft]

Car Transplants in Natnwich were SsangYong dealers for a while. Conveniently enough they have a massive breakers yard at the back, maybe some when straight there when they didn't sell?

I'd have one just for shits and giggles, though after owning a Kia Sedona with 'did you know it has a Mercedes engine in it' engine that particular claim to fame doesn't impress me much.

[barefoot]

Dont they all do about 7mpg on a long gentle run though?

[martc]

These started off as Daewoos, when they went under SsangYong took on the tooling etc. and carried on turning them out.

 

factoid - "korando" is a contraction of "Korea Can Do".

[gary_davidson]

£895, 1 month tax, 5 months MOT, manual with a 2.9 "mercedes" engine - WCPGW

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111259040296

[gary_davidson]

wouldn't trust a korando though - it's eyes healights are too close together

[skattrd]

Hasn't the 2.9 Merc engine in the Musso got something stupid like 90bhp in n/a form? Even the turbo one is rather slow.

[Cheggers]

£895, 1 month tax, 5 months MOT, manual with a 2.9 "mercedes" engine - WCPGW

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111259040296

 

and a reg plate that says BOOB!! - Where do I sign??

[gary_davidson]

and a reg plate that says BOOB!! - Where do I sign??

missed that, must be losing my touch

[gary_davidson]

Hasn't the 2.9 Merc engine in the Musso got something stupid like 90bhp in n/a form? Even the turbo one is rather slow.

don't under sell it, it has a a massive 94 BHP

[saucedoctor]

Poor Man's Hyundai Terracan. The Terracan is fucking HUGE, agricultural, noisy, slow, thirsty and pretty ugly. THey are also dirt cheap. My mate had one and I thought it was brilliant. GR128 4 TOWIN BOATS.