SsangYong Kyron
 A facelifted Kyron. |
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| Manufacturer | SsangYong Motor Company |
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| Also called | Micro Kyron (Sri Lanka) |
| Production | 2005–2011 |
| Predecessor | Ssangyong Musso |
| Class | Compact SUV |
| Body style | 4-door wagon |
| Related | SsangYong Rexton Mercedes-Benz M-Class SsangYong Musso Roewe W5 |
The SsangYong Kyron is a compact 'soft-roader' SUV (although it is quite big for its class) built by SsangYong Motor Company. It has a 104 kW (139 hp)/310 N·m (230 lb·ft) Mercedes-Benz diesel engine and was designed by MG's Ken Greenly.
In 2007, the Kyron received a facelift in an attempt to take on board the criticism of the previous version and improve the company's image.[1]
In the 2009 Dakar Rally, Isidre Esteve Pujol and team mate Eric Auge Medina came 81st in a Kyron 2.7DCI.[2]
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[edit] Engines
The XDi270 diesel engine is available on the Kyron increasing the performance to 121 kW (162 hp)/340 N·m (250 lb·ft). Both the XDi200 and XDi270 uses the 3rd-generation Common Rail technology.The direct injection system slightly boosts the power and fuel efficiency. The new 3rd generation ECU is operating on 32-bit platform rather than the 16-bit found on the previous 2 generations of commonrail technology. There is also 3.2 MPI engine available reaching up to 162 KW - 220 hp. The transmission is Mercedes Benz T-tronic.
A hybrid model was also due to be released[3][4] using the same system as the C200 Eco, however plans were paused due to SsangYong's financial difficulties.
[edit] Gallery
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Kyron facelift rear.
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Kyron pre-facelift.
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Kyron pre-facelift rear.
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Isidre Esteve Pujol's Kyron Dakar Rally car.
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SsangYong hybrid system at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show.
[edit] References
- ^ "Cars for sale | New & Used Cars | Car news, reviews & blogs at carsguide.com.au". Old.carsguide.news.com.au. 1999-02-22. http://old.carsguide.news.com.au/story/0,20384,22456755-5001164,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "Dakar 2009". Dakar.com. http://www.dakar.com/2009/DAK/RIDERS/us/equipage/392.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "SsangYong C200 production version". Zercustoms.com. 2009-03-17. http://www.zercustoms.com/news/SsangYong-C200-production-version.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ http://ssangyong.unblog.fr/tag/les-raisons-dacheter-un-vehicule-ssangyong/&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dssangyong%2BY300%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3DF0V&rurl=translate.google.com.au&usg=ALkJrhgfS4lRUAjpH130qJnjjpfRd1UOHw (French)
[edit] External links
- SsangYong Kyron Official Website
- SsangYong Netherlands
- SsangYong Belgium
- SsangYong Germany
- Russian SsangYong Kyron Club
- Russian SsangYong Kyron Official Website
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