Ssangyong's Rexton Sports is a midsize sport-utility truck that is the evolution of South Korea's first sport-utility truck since the Musso Sports of 2001 and with the advent of its 2021 minor change, the only pickup truck made in Korea gets even more bravado than when it was first unveiled three years ago.
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| 2021 Ssangyong Rexton Sports Khan |
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| 2021 Ssangyong Rexton Sports |
The Rexton Sports, like the pre-facelifted version, is offered in two body styles to choose from such as the normal one, which is priced at 24,590,000 Korean Won, and the longer Khan variant, which is priced at 28,760,000 Korean Won.
For the facelifted versions, both the Rexton Sports and the Rexton Sports Khan now gained a monstrously huge front grille, which is as big as Big Bertha's mouth. It's scary and it will make your feet crawl. The rear view, meanwhile, draws some inspiration from today's Ford F-150 and that's not a bad thing for this facelift, of course.
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| 2021 Ssangyong Rexton Sports interior |
What about the interior? Unlike the SUV it was based on, the Rexton Sports' interior remains almost unchanged. Yes, you still have the same 7-inch instrumental cluster, heated and ventilated seats, and 9.2-inch AVN, among many others, and it still fits up to five people. It still comes with smartphone connectivity that works with both iPhones and Android phones alike of course. However, the facelift features two new interior colors such as black and brown.
The Rexton Sports still uses the same LET 2.2L turbo diesel engine from its SUV equivalent but it's capable of producing 181PS of power and 40.8kg-m of torque, which is pretty much less than its SUV equivalent. For the normal Rexton Sports, it can be mated to either a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed AT built by AISIN. The KHAN, meanwhile, is offered only in a 6-speed AT. In terms of fuel economy, the Rexton Sports is good for a combined 11.3kmpl while the KHAN is good for 10.3kmpl.
Both of these variants are good on and off the road because of their part-time 4WD system and five-link dynamic suspension but the KHAN is the better one because of its available power lift suspension that allows this truck to carry as much as 700kg of bed space. That's more than what the Toyota Hilux is capable of.
As always, the Rexton Sports comes ready with some safety tech such as Brake Assist System, Emergency Stop Signal, Hill Descent Control, Hill Start Assist, and many others, standard and optional alike. When opting for some Smart Driving Package, your Rexton Sports can have Lane Change Assist, Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, and Blind Spot Detection.
Think you are up for these updated Korean-made pickup trucks despite their monstrous Big Bertha-esque grilles that will make your skin crawl? Looking forward to seeing you try.
Photo: Ssangyong Motor Company
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