Mahindra Ssangyong Rexton

 An SUV aimed at some of the biggest players in the business in India the Mahindra SsangYong Rexton has been picked by ZigWheels as the finest premium SUV offering.
 


The SsangYong Rexton was really the biggest surprise of the year. It came from an almost unheard of (to most) company from Korea which had filed for bankruptcy before Mahindra acquired it a couple of years back, and now suddenly it's got an SUV aimed at  some of the biggest players in the business in India. And if you look at the company's past portfolio, the quirky SUVs you'll see in there will really leave you doubting the Rexton.

But the Rexton is one of those vehicles that, though it doesn't offer anything groundbreaking, it'll simply blow your mind in the way it shatters your preconceived notions about it. In the flesh, its a properly good looking SUV that offers plenty of features, a comfortable ride, meaty engine and a surprisingly premium build quality both inside and out.

While this is no rock crawler or a corner carver by any means, what it does offer is a magic carpet ride over literally any road surface India can throw at it. Roads which will leave you seething in any other car are handled with the utmost of ease in the Rexton. And just for that, its easy to fall in love with it, especially when you factor in the price as well.


 

Mahindra Ssangyong Rexton is powered by a 2696cc, 5-Cylidner, RX270 diesel engine. But this engine’s power and torque figures are different for RX5 and RX7. Rexton RX5 generates maximum power of 162 Bhp at 4000 rpm with maximum torque of 340 Nm at 1800 rpm. The RX7 variant develops maximum power of 184 Bhp at 4000 rpm with maximum torque of 402 Nm at 1600 rpm. The RX5 sports a five-speed manual gearbox while the RX7 features a 5-speed automatic transmission.