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7NEWS
20 hours ago
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
2026 KGM Rexton price and specs: Former SsangYong SUV gets more kit for more money
The seven-seat KGM Rexton large SUV has finally received additional safety tech in Australia, years after these features were added in its home market. The move to electrically assisted power steering means the Korean Ford Everest rival now has lane-keep assist, and it's also picked up adaptive cruise control – something revealed for Korean-market models back in 2020. The base ELX gains leatherette upholstery and new-look LED daytime running lights, as well as sequential indicators front and rear. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. The Advance (formerly Adventure) picks up rear-seat sun blinds, the Ultimate gains a wireless phone charger, and the Sport Pack gains leather/suede upholstery and some minor trim revisions. Otherwise, the Rexton is unchanged, though prices have increased by upwards of $2500. The Rexton is a cut-price alternative to the likes of the Everest, but also has to contend with other challenger-brand models like the Mahindra Scorpio and LDV D90. Pricing Drivetrains and Efficiency All Rextons feature a part-time four-wheel drive system with an automatic locking rear differential. Dimensions The Rexton has 236 litres of luggage space behind the third row, expanding to 641L with it dropped (measured to the seatbacks) and 1806L with both the second and third rows folded (measured to the roof). Servicing and Warranty The KGM Rexton is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, with five years of roadside assistance. Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. KGM Australia hasn't announced new capped-price servicing details for 2026. The outgoing 2025 Rexton has seven years of capped-price servicing, with prices as follows: Safety The KGM Rexton has never been tested by ANCAP. Standard safety equipment includes: Adaptive cruise control (NEW) Autonomous emergency braking Blind-spot monitoring Lane-keep assist (NEW) Lane departure warning Rear cross-traffic alert Reversing camera Front and rear parking sensors The Ultimate adds a surround-view camera. Standard Equipment There are four members of the 2026 Rexton lineup. The ELX comes standard with the following equipment: 18-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels Automatic LED headlights Automatic high-beam LED front fog lights Sequential indicators (NEW) Hill descent control Electric park brake Leather-wrapped steering wheel Tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Leatherette upholstery (NEW) Dual-zone climate control Power windows with auto up/down up front The Advance adds: Power tailgate Proximity entry with walk-away locking 8-way power-adjustable front seats Power driver's lumbar Heated and ventilated front seats Heated outboard second-row seats Heated steering wheel Rear door pull-up sun blinds (NEW) The Ultimate adds: Power sunroof Privacy glass Leather upholstery Quilted door and dashboard trim Wireless phone charger (NEW) Third-row climate controls Rear auto/up down power windows Ambient lighting Illuminated sill plates The Sport Pack adds: Shadow chrome 20-inch alloy wheels Shadow chrome exterior trim Black roof rails Metallic paint Leather and suede upholstery (NEW) Suede door and dash trim (NEW) Gloss black steering wheel bezel (NEW) Colours All KGM Rextons come with a black interior. Grand White is the standard exterior finish, with the following metallic paint options available for an extra $700: White Pearl Space Black Marble Grey The Sport Pack is offered only in White Pearl or Space Black, with neither attracting an extra charge. Atlantic Blue and Graphite finishes are no longer available.
Perth Now
20 hours ago
- Automotive
- Perth Now
2026 KGM Rexton price and specs: Former SsangYong SUV gets more kit for more money
The seven-seat KGM Rexton large SUV has finally received additional safety tech in Australia, years after these features were added in its home market. The move to electrically assisted power steering means the Korean Ford Everest rival now has lane-keep assist, and it's also picked up adaptive cruise control – something revealed for Korean-market models back in 2020. The base ELX gains leatherette upholstery and new-look LED daytime running lights, as well as sequential indicators front and rear. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Supplied Credit: CarExpert The Advance (formerly Adventure) picks up rear-seat sun blinds, the Ultimate gains a wireless phone charger, and the Sport Pack gains leather/suede upholstery and some minor trim revisions. Otherwise, the Rexton is unchanged, though prices have increased by upwards of $2500. The Rexton is a cut-price alternative to the likes of the Everest, but also has to contend with other challenger-brand models like the Mahindra Scorpio and LDV D90. All Rextons feature a part-time four-wheel drive system with an automatic locking rear differential. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert The Rexton has 236 litres of luggage space behind the third row, expanding to 641L with it dropped (measured to the seatbacks) and 1806L with both the second and third rows folded (measured to the roof). The KGM Rexton is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, with five years of roadside assistance. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. KGM Australia hasn't announced new capped-price servicing details for 2026. The outgoing 2025 Rexton has seven years of capped-price servicing, with prices as follows: The KGM Rexton has never been tested by ANCAP. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Standard safety equipment includes: Adaptive cruise control (NEW) Autonomous emergency braking Blind-spot monitoring Lane-keep assist (NEW) Lane departure warning Rear cross-traffic alert Reversing camera Front and rear parking sensors The Ultimate adds a surround-view camera. There are four members of the 2026 Rexton lineup. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert The ELX comes standard with the following equipment: 18-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels Automatic LED headlights Automatic high-beam LED front fog lights Sequential indicators (NEW) Hill descent control Electric park brake Leather-wrapped steering wheel Tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system Apple CarPlay and Android Auto Leatherette upholstery (NEW) Dual-zone climate control Power windows with auto up/down up front The Advance adds: Power tailgate Proximity entry with walk-away locking 8-way power-adjustable front seats Power driver's lumbar Heated and ventilated front seats Heated outboard second-row seats Heated steering wheel Rear door pull-up sun blinds (NEW) The Ultimate adds: Power sunroof Privacy glass Leather upholstery Quilted door and dashboard trim Wireless phone charger (NEW) Third-row climate controls Rear auto/up down power windows Ambient lighting Illuminated sill plates The Sport Pack adds: Shadow chrome 20-inch alloy wheels Shadow chrome exterior trim Black roof rails Metallic paint Leather and suede upholstery (NEW) Suede door and dash trim (NEW) Gloss black steering wheel bezel (NEW) All KGM Rextons come with a black interior. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Grand White is the standard exterior finish, with the following metallic paint options available for an extra $700: White Pearl Space Black Marble Grey The Sport Pack is offered only in White Pearl or Space Black, with neither attracting an extra charge. Atlantic Blue and Graphite finishes are no longer available.
The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
2026 KGM Musso price and specs: Reshuffled range for ex-SsangYong ute
The KGM Musso – formerly known as the SsangYong Musso – brings more standard equipment for model year 2026, but it comes at a premium. The base price of the dual-cab 4×4 ute range has climbed by $2500 to $42,500 drive-away, while flagship Ultimate variants are now $5500 pricier than before. However, the Ultimate now includes all of the features of the previous Luxury Pack as standard, so it's a $2500 increase as well if comparing like for like. The Ultimate also gains LED headlights. Stepping down a rung, the mid-range Adventure has been renamed Advance and gets a darker look, with a black grille, black 18-inch alloy wheels, and rear privacy glass. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Above: Musso Advance The Musso gains electrically assisted power steering, enabling lane-keep assist. However, this isn't available on XLV grades, which stick with a hydraulic power steering setup and therefore only have lane departure warning. No Australian-market Musso has adaptive cruise control, even though this has been offered in Korea for some time and has now been added to the related Rexton large SUV locally. The base ELX gains the HID headlights that were previously exclusive to the Ultimate, but again there's a difference with the extended XLV variant which sticks with projector halogen units. Safety equipment from the Ultimate has filtered down to the Advance. This includes blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and safe exit warning. The Advance also gains dual-zone climate control and a heated steering wheel. The following pricing is for private buyers. The Musso comes standard with a part-time four-wheel drive system with selectable 4H and 4L modes and an automatically locking rear differential. The regular-length Musso has multi-link coil-spring rear suspension, while the XLV has leaf springs. Payload varies. It's 790kg in regular-length Mussos, 1010kg in the ELX XLV, and 880kg in the Advance XLV. The KGM Musso is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, and five years of roadside assistance. Above: Musso Ultimate Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. KGM Australia hasn't announced service pricing changes for 2026. Current service prices are as follows: The KGM Musso has never been tested by ANCAP. Standard safety equipment across the range includes: The Advance adds: The Ultimate also features a surround-view camera. There are three trim levels in the 2026 Musso lineup, each available in either regular-length or extended XLV guise. Above: 2024 Musso Adventure pictured The base ELX comes standard with the following equipment: The Advance adds: The Ultimate adds: All Mussos have a black interior. Grand White exterior paint is standard, with the following metallic finishes costing an extra $700:Content originally sourced from: The KGM Musso – formerly known as the SsangYong Musso – brings more standard equipment for model year 2026, but it comes at a premium. The base price of the dual-cab 4×4 ute range has climbed by $2500 to $42,500 drive-away, while flagship Ultimate variants are now $5500 pricier than before. However, the Ultimate now includes all of the features of the previous Luxury Pack as standard, so it's a $2500 increase as well if comparing like for like. The Ultimate also gains LED headlights. Stepping down a rung, the mid-range Adventure has been renamed Advance and gets a darker look, with a black grille, black 18-inch alloy wheels, and rear privacy glass. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Above: Musso Advance The Musso gains electrically assisted power steering, enabling lane-keep assist. However, this isn't available on XLV grades, which stick with a hydraulic power steering setup and therefore only have lane departure warning. No Australian-market Musso has adaptive cruise control, even though this has been offered in Korea for some time and has now been added to the related Rexton large SUV locally. The base ELX gains the HID headlights that were previously exclusive to the Ultimate, but again there's a difference with the extended XLV variant which sticks with projector halogen units. Safety equipment from the Ultimate has filtered down to the Advance. This includes blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and safe exit warning. The Advance also gains dual-zone climate control and a heated steering wheel. The following pricing is for private buyers. The Musso comes standard with a part-time four-wheel drive system with selectable 4H and 4L modes and an automatically locking rear differential. The regular-length Musso has multi-link coil-spring rear suspension, while the XLV has leaf springs. Payload varies. It's 790kg in regular-length Mussos, 1010kg in the ELX XLV, and 880kg in the Advance XLV. The KGM Musso is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, and five years of roadside assistance. Above: Musso Ultimate Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. KGM Australia hasn't announced service pricing changes for 2026. Current service prices are as follows: The KGM Musso has never been tested by ANCAP. Standard safety equipment across the range includes: The Advance adds: The Ultimate also features a surround-view camera. There are three trim levels in the 2026 Musso lineup, each available in either regular-length or extended XLV guise. Above: 2024 Musso Adventure pictured The base ELX comes standard with the following equipment: The Advance adds: The Ultimate adds: All Mussos have a black interior. Grand White exterior paint is standard, with the following metallic finishes costing an extra $700:Content originally sourced from: The KGM Musso – formerly known as the SsangYong Musso – brings more standard equipment for model year 2026, but it comes at a premium. The base price of the dual-cab 4×4 ute range has climbed by $2500 to $42,500 drive-away, while flagship Ultimate variants are now $5500 pricier than before. However, the Ultimate now includes all of the features of the previous Luxury Pack as standard, so it's a $2500 increase as well if comparing like for like. The Ultimate also gains LED headlights. Stepping down a rung, the mid-range Adventure has been renamed Advance and gets a darker look, with a black grille, black 18-inch alloy wheels, and rear privacy glass. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Above: Musso Advance The Musso gains electrically assisted power steering, enabling lane-keep assist. However, this isn't available on XLV grades, which stick with a hydraulic power steering setup and therefore only have lane departure warning. No Australian-market Musso has adaptive cruise control, even though this has been offered in Korea for some time and has now been added to the related Rexton large SUV locally. The base ELX gains the HID headlights that were previously exclusive to the Ultimate, but again there's a difference with the extended XLV variant which sticks with projector halogen units. Safety equipment from the Ultimate has filtered down to the Advance. This includes blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and safe exit warning. The Advance also gains dual-zone climate control and a heated steering wheel. The following pricing is for private buyers. The Musso comes standard with a part-time four-wheel drive system with selectable 4H and 4L modes and an automatically locking rear differential. The regular-length Musso has multi-link coil-spring rear suspension, while the XLV has leaf springs. Payload varies. It's 790kg in regular-length Mussos, 1010kg in the ELX XLV, and 880kg in the Advance XLV. The KGM Musso is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, and five years of roadside assistance. Above: Musso Ultimate Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. KGM Australia hasn't announced service pricing changes for 2026. Current service prices are as follows: The KGM Musso has never been tested by ANCAP. Standard safety equipment across the range includes: The Advance adds: The Ultimate also features a surround-view camera. There are three trim levels in the 2026 Musso lineup, each available in either regular-length or extended XLV guise. Above: 2024 Musso Adventure pictured The base ELX comes standard with the following equipment: The Advance adds: The Ultimate adds: All Mussos have a black interior. Grand White exterior paint is standard, with the following metallic finishes costing an extra $700:Content originally sourced from: The KGM Musso – formerly known as the SsangYong Musso – brings more standard equipment for model year 2026, but it comes at a premium. The base price of the dual-cab 4×4 ute range has climbed by $2500 to $42,500 drive-away, while flagship Ultimate variants are now $5500 pricier than before. However, the Ultimate now includes all of the features of the previous Luxury Pack as standard, so it's a $2500 increase as well if comparing like for like. The Ultimate also gains LED headlights. Stepping down a rung, the mid-range Adventure has been renamed Advance and gets a darker look, with a black grille, black 18-inch alloy wheels, and rear privacy glass. CarExpert can save you thousands on a new car. Click here to get a great deal. Above: Musso Advance The Musso gains electrically assisted power steering, enabling lane-keep assist. However, this isn't available on XLV grades, which stick with a hydraulic power steering setup and therefore only have lane departure warning. No Australian-market Musso has adaptive cruise control, even though this has been offered in Korea for some time and has now been added to the related Rexton large SUV locally. The base ELX gains the HID headlights that were previously exclusive to the Ultimate, but again there's a difference with the extended XLV variant which sticks with projector halogen units. Safety equipment from the Ultimate has filtered down to the Advance. This includes blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert and safe exit warning. The Advance also gains dual-zone climate control and a heated steering wheel. The following pricing is for private buyers. The Musso comes standard with a part-time four-wheel drive system with selectable 4H and 4L modes and an automatically locking rear differential. The regular-length Musso has multi-link coil-spring rear suspension, while the XLV has leaf springs. Payload varies. It's 790kg in regular-length Mussos, 1010kg in the ELX XLV, and 880kg in the Advance XLV. The KGM Musso is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, and five years of roadside assistance. Above: Musso Ultimate Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. KGM Australia hasn't announced service pricing changes for 2026. Current service prices are as follows: The KGM Musso has never been tested by ANCAP. Standard safety equipment across the range includes: The Advance adds: The Ultimate also features a surround-view camera. There are three trim levels in the 2026 Musso lineup, each available in either regular-length or extended XLV guise. Above: 2024 Musso Adventure pictured The base ELX comes standard with the following equipment: The Advance adds: The Ultimate adds: All Mussos have a black interior. Grand White exterior paint is standard, with the following metallic finishes costing an extra $700:Content originally sourced from:
Korea Herald
5 days ago
- Automotive
- Korea Herald
KGM SUVs for Spain's Civil Guard
KG Mobility's Rexton and Musso Sports SUVs are parked ahead of deployment by Spain's Directorate General of the Civil Guard, the country's paramilitary law enforcement agency. The Korean automaker recently supplied 86 SUVs to the authorities for special missions, including drug and explosives detection and missing person searches. (KG Mobility)
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Could KGM be the new Land Rover?
The odds were strongly against this OEM once its former self collapsed into administration. That now seems like ancient history as KG Group has put a lot of work and money into giving what had been Korea's oldest marque a fresh start. Certain legacy models, such as the Tivoli, Korando and Rexton, still find buyers in many markets, but the focus is increasingly on developing ever more fresh metal. Overall, sales are good but could be way better. South Korea, Turkiye, Australia, even Germany - each contributes either much or handy volume. The importer for the British market continues to take a long-term approach with a step-by-step expansion. New models, new dealers, ad campaigns targeted at the demographic it wants. No doubt with one eye enviously on countries such as Poland where KGM now outsells Fiat, Mini, Jeep and, Land Rover. Keeping annual sales below 5,000 units A special factor in the UK is making sure that the ZEV mandate is respected. Plus, as the brand is classed as a Small-Volume Manufacturer, annual deliveries of passenger vehicles and LCVs must not exceed 2,499 units in each case. Just shy of five thousand sales a year would be very good business indeed, particularly as KGM vehicles are far from bargain-basement. How does the brand get there though? Perhaps by emphasising the rugged-yet-cool credentials of its vehicles. In other words, play in the price and size classes which Land Rover walked (up and) away from. With a tagline of 'Powered by Toughness', KGM seems to know what it's doing and certainly the newest models embrace this look. Take the Torres, which I just drove for a week and was fairly impressed by. It is let down by certain details but quality isn't one of them. So the basics are great and what needs fixing can be easily done. Torres as the neo-Freelander We know it's going to be reinvented as part of the Chery JLR JV but imagine if the Freelander model series was still around. In 2025 would it look like the Torres? I reckon it might well do. And at 4,705 mm long with front- or all-wheel drive, plus a 120 kW (163 PS) 1.5-litre turbocharged engine and six-speed Aisin automatic gearbox, even the basics are similar to what the littlest Land Rover once had. Ah yes, that engine. To be kind to KGM, it did what it could as quickly as possible to get vehicles into production. And there was much extraordinary engineering at the former SsangYong just waiting for some investment. So if the not-that-economical powertrain could do with some updating then I won't damn the Torres for this alone. Treading lightly I saw almost 40 mpg but in the real world, and despite abundant torque (280 Nm), the auto gearbox hangs on to lower ratios. And the result is low thirties overall. Again, this can be improved and I bet the company is already working on evolutions of its existing engines and bought-in transmissions. In fact we do know that a Torres Hybrid should be revealed later this year. Two trims, FWD or AWD In Britain, there are K30 and K40 trims, each with generous levels of standard equipment, while the second of the pair can also be ordered with AWD. The EV, badged Torres EVX in the UK (just EVX in Korea), is a separate model. In fact they have different codes, the electric SUV being U100 and the ICE J100. Both K30 and K40 have the same 703 litres of boot space, expanding to 1,662, both extraordinary numbers for a C/D segment model. There is even a spare tyre (!) in a bay below the boot floor. It's puzzling that there is no seven-seat layout, KGM choosing instead to go for a massive amount of space behind the second row. Another of the things which the company could do to make the Torres more desirable would be to sharpen up the handling. Not only is the steering too light, body lean can be excessive with roundabouts best taken gently so as not to upset any passengers. Still, with AWD, grip is great and people who love the brand for its vehicles' impressive towing and off-roading credentials will be happy. Side-hinged tailgate? For me the looks are top-notch and there are many pleasing details, including Defender-style headlight shapes, the suggestion of a spare wheel cover on the tailgate (it's just a styling trick) and an electric release which is positioned on the driver's side. This makes you think the boot is side-hinged but instead it's a conventional hatchback. Yet this helps the Torres stand out, as do the silver panels behind the rear-seat windows. Each time you start the car there is a process to go through on the touchscreen if you want speed warning to be turned off. This is quite a few presses and the software is sometimes slow. Lane Keeping can by contrast be deactivated via a steering wheel button. The dashboard looks really good and is festooned with some attractive copper-coloured trim while the seat fabric looks durable even if the carpet is thin. Plastics are mainly hard and tough but that's also the case with most vehicles from, for example, the world's number one brand. The central cubby is big, there's a shelf below it and the doors will take 1.5-litre bottles with room to spare for other odds and ends. Summary Frustratingly close to being a very good SUV would be my summation of the Torres. It looks oh-so-right, quality is faultless, there is a crazy amount of space for five occupants and all their gear. If KGM can firm up the dynamics, tweak some of the ADAS software (and for the auto gearbox) while keeping pricing where it is, this vehicle could help the brand to really shine."Could KGM be the new Land Rover?" was originally created and published by Just Auto, a GlobalData owned brand. 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