Your first look at the bigger, bulkier SsangYong Tivoli XLV
SsangYong launch upsized World Car of the Year longlister in Geneva
SsangYong has decided that it’s going to put the extra–large Tivoli into production following positive reviews of its XLV Air concept in Frankfurt last year.
The original Tivoli ended up on the World Car of the Year nominees for 2016, but ultimately fell short of the final ten.
Sharing the same wheelbase as its older (albeit littler) brother, the XLV has been lengthened by 235mm behind the rear pillar, increasing its overall capacity to 720 cubic litres.
There will be options aplenty too with a choice between a 1.6-litre diesel or petrol engine, a 6-speed manual or automatic gearbox and either two or four-wheel drive. Though if you live in the UK, that could change before it goes on sale.
With such similar characteristics to the car that spawned it, SsangYong will be hoping that the XLV inherits its not-as-ugly-as-you-might-think abilities as well.
Also being paraded around the Geneva Motor Show this year is the SIV-2 development concept, which could eventually take on the Nissan Qashqai.
Powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine and 10kW electric motor, SsangYong says this hypothetical hybrid will pursue “the emotional interface between the driver and car”. Answers on a postcard, please.
But with the promise of a lightweight body and a low centre of gravity, this could well be a sign of things to come from South Korea.
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