The UK’s AutoExpress tells us that SsangYong is putting its plan of global domination forth, with the purported launch of a Nissan Juke rival, which is to be shown at the 2014 edition of the Geneva motor show, then go on sale the following year.
The Geneva-bound example will be a concept variant of sorts, though, as is the trend nowadays, it will actually be very close its final production form. Styling will apparently be somewhat similar to that of the 2011 XLV-1 concept, and considering their previous unanimously accepted, unsuccessful attempts at design (Actyon and Rodius), it’s definitely for the better – the refreshed Korando doesn’t look half-bad, either, I think.
It will sit on a new platform, and be powered by a couple of 1.6-liter engines, one diesel, all of which are coming courtesy of an injection of cash from parent company Mahindra & Mahindra, and moreover, when it does come out, it will most likely be one of the most competitively-priced models of the Juke-sized crowd, possibly rivaling Dacia’s (larger) Duster for value.
Note: SsangYong’s XIV-1 Concept pictured below
By Andrei Nedelea
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