SsangYong Rexton

Manufacturer	SsangYong Motor Company
Also called	Micro Rexton (Sri Lanka)
Production	2001 - 2006
Assembly	Pyeongtaek, South Korea
Predecessor	SsangYong Musso
Class	Mid-size sport utility vehicle
Body style(s)	4-door SUV
Related	Mercedes-Benz M-Class SsangYong Kyron

Ssangyong Rexton II

Manufacturer	Ssangyong Motor Company
Also called	Micro Rexton II (Sri Lanka)
Production	2006 - present
Assembly	Pyungtaek, South Korea

The SsangYong Rexton is a sport utility vehicle based on the Mercedes-Benz M-Class, initially released in Korea by the SsangYong Motor Company in late 2001. This vehicle offers standard appointments such as quiet on-road performance, car-like handling, and off-road capability, and can be configured to seat seven people or as a five seater. The car's design was also styled by Giorgio Giugiaro’s Italdesign studio.

The car is available only with four-wheel drive and one of three engines: a 2.7 liter 121 kW (162 hp) / 342 N·m (252 lb·ft) common rail diesel, a 2.9 liter diesel and a 3.2 liter 162 kW (217 hp) / 310 N·m (229 lb·ft) petrol engine. All are manufactured under license from Mercedes-Benz.

Most Rextons are assembled in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, but in Sri Lanka, are made by the Micro Cars Company.

In 2006, the model received style changes, along with more comfort and convenience and was then renamed the Rexton II.

In Malaysia, the Rexton II is assembled by Competitive Supreme Sdn Bhd (CSSB), also the sole importer and distributor of Ssangyong vehicles in Malaysia.

[edit] Rexton R-Line

In 2008, British car modification studio, Project Kahn, famous for tuning luxury and sports cars, presented a modified Rexton 270 SPR at the 2008 British International Motor Show. It was so well received that in 2009, it became part of the British SsangYong range. It features added kit, chrome highlights and a 'sportier' interior, but unusually, in the initial models, it does not have a radio/CD player, as it is intended that those that potential customers would want to put their own sound system in. However, the R-Line later gained a Kenwood double-din touch screen navigation system with steering wheel-mounted controls. The R-Line also has a bigger engine, a SsangYong 2.7 five cylinder turbo diesel.^[1]

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A Norwegian Rexton ambulance.

Interior of a Rexton II with an aftermarket Kenwood entertainment system.

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[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: SSangyong Rexton

• SsangYong Rexton II Official Website
• Micro Cars Official Website
• Ssangyong Malaysia Official Website
• SsangYong Rexton II 2.7 Xdi
• Rexton R-Line at SsangYong Great Britain