Mahindra-SSangyong Korando and Rexton SUVs may come to India

Mahindra and Mahindra recently completed the buyout of Korean SUV maker Ssangyong. The Indian company now plans to handpick a couple of products from the Ssangyong basket and bring them to its home market India. Initial impressions and a few statements by senior Mahindra management suggests that the Korando and Rexton are the two vehicles that the company plans to bring to India. Here�s a lowdown on the two vehicles, which well may be India bound.

The Rexton is powered by a 2.7-litre 5 cylinder engine which is available in two avatars. The power output of the two versions is 165 and 186 PS respectively at 4,000rpm. The torque output is rated at 340 and 402 Nm respectively at 2400rpm. The engines are mated with a f-speed manual and a Mercedes-Benz sourced 5-speed T-Tronic Auto transmission.














The Korando comes with a 2.0L turbo diesel engine producing 175PS of power. The car is a modern, compact SUV which is designed and built primarily for the European markets. The engine is mated with a 6-speed manual transmission. The current generation of Korando is a huge improvement over its ugly looking predecessor which was totally out of line with contemporary design. A detailed spec sheet for the Korando cannot be obtained by us. Do let us know if you come across a source.