UTE PICKS UP WAY TO THE FUTURE

  South Korea’s KG Mobility (KGM), formerly SsangYong, unlike rivals, has broken the mould by ignoring passenger vehicles and relying on a ute to carry forward electrification of its brand. The Musso EV is purely an electric dual-cab ute unrelated to the turbodiesel Musso and is more closely related to the car-based Actyon and Torres SUVs. It marks KGM’s first electric ute in Australia, replacing the diesel-powered Musso with a fully electric dual- cab model. Available in front-wheel and all-wheel drive variants, pricing starts around $60,000 for the Musso 2WD… Read more

SSANGYONG MUSSO ULTIMATE 4X4 DUAL CAB UTE

Well, hello. We’d almost forgotten about the other Korean – you know, SsangYong. After some financial woes, restructure and change of ownership, SsangYong is back in business selling cars, with two SUVs and a 4×4 dual cab ute to offer. Originally launched here in 2004, Musso was available as both a ute and SUV, the former called the Musso Sports, which attracted buyers with a bargain price and Mercedes- sourced turbo-diesel. These days ute and SUV have parted company, but it’s the Musso 4×4 dual cab ute that we are… Read more