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11 December 2012
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27 November 2012
Ssang Yong Korando Sports - Britain’s best car like pickup
Ssang Yong Korando Sports - Britain’s best car like pickup
For most pickups have old fashioned rear leaf spring supension which provides a much firmer ride especially for passengers in the back of the vehicle but the Korean built SsangYong Korando Sports has multi-link coil spring rear suspension just like a car which provides a much smoother ride.
In fact Paul Williams the Chief Executive Officer of SsangYong in the UK says that the rear suspension on Korando Sports means it is more a passenger car with pickup versatility than the other way round and it also has pleasing styling for such a vehicle.
Which is why the Korando Sports with its five seater double cab is proving to be such a popular vehicle along with part time four wheel drive and low ratio gears the rear load area plus its ability to tow a trailer or horse box up to 2.3 tonnes and a five year warranty.
Korando Sports which comes with two trim levels is powered by a 2.0-litre diesel engine and my test car was the EXT top manual transmission model costing a very competitive £21,495 on the road with a top speed of 107mph combined fuel consumption of 37.7mpg and CO2 emissions of 199g/km.
It was loaded with standard kit which included a moulded rear canopy whose rear door was also activated by the remote door locker, 18-inch alloy wheels, leather upholstery, powered drivers seat, rear parking sensors, heated front seats and a load deck liner - options included sat nav and rather surprisingly a tow bar.
It was apparent as soon as I started driving the vehicle the coil spring rear suspension did provide a comfortable car like ride and I forgot I was driving a pickup also because the stylish rear canopy blends in so well with the rear of the vehicle it looks just like a car and I am sure that most people who saw it thought that it was a car and not a load carrying pickup as used by builders and farmers.
The Korando Sports with its rigid separate chassis handled quite well and the five seater interior with a large rear bench seat that had an adjustable back provided a roomy environment for those aboard.
I was also impressed by the smooth and quiet diesel engine which added to the driving experience and for most of the test period I felt as though I was in fact driving a car which was the first time I had encountered such a feeling in the numerous pickups I have driven over many years.
The rear canopy with its load deck liner and a carrying capacity of 643kg enables the owner to have a huge amount of space for when the vehicle is being used for leisure purposes and also for business use when the very effective four wheel drive system will enable the Korando Sports to traverse muddy tracks on farms and building sites.
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