Ssangyong Actyon Pick-up - want one?

[Steeljack]

Ssangyong's Actyon Sports Utility Truck has reached Malaysia and may soon arrive here to follow the Rexton.

Ready for Actyon

EXPECT action to pick up now that SsangYong’s Actyon Sports has hit town. Local SsangYong importer and distributor Competitive Supreme previewed the Actyon Sports pick-up to the press recently and for sure, it definitely looks ? err, like nothing else. Tagged as a four-door, Sports Utility Truck (SUT), the lines and shape on this one look like its been geared to appeal to the younger crowd segment or those who traditionally eschew pick-ups because they look too conservative and boxy.

Certainly, the interior is refined, almost car-like, and is now the class-leading cabin in terms of presentation and creature comforts.

After all, does not a list made up of – take a deep breath – an eight-way power driver’s seat (with adjustable lumbar support), tilt adjustable steering wheel, front centre arm rest, height- and tilt-adjustable front head restraints, electric folding door mirrors, a dash fit audio system with controls on the steering wheel, speed-sensing door locks, three rear head restraints and a rear centre arm rest, sound thoroughly inviting?

Also noteworthy is the suspension set-up – double wishbone with coil springs at the front, and a five-link rear axle with coil springs and dampers instead of the leaf springs usually found on pick-ups.

Powering the Actyon is a XDi 200 XVT 2.0l direct injection diesel block. The common rail unit with variable geometry turbo puts out 141Ps at 4,000rpm and 310Nm of torque from 1,800- 2,700rpm, a standout given its small engine displacement. (The Actyon actually claims more power than all the 2.5l, and even 3.0l, diesel pick-ups in our market, except for the new Ford Ranger TDCi.)

Fuel economy is claimed to be a miserly 6.2l per 100km in an extra urban (highway) cycle.

http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/stor...&sec=lifefocus
This truck looks rather unusual

[Reypal]

Wow parang Shark ang harap si frankie sa shark tale

[Steeljack]

I bet this pick up version will turn more heads in Makati streets than a Mercedes SLK would.

[Lemon]

parang kasama sa cast ng CARS. Nasan na si Mater, Sally & Lightning McQueen?

[kyoots]

parang kasama sa cast ng CARS. Nasan na si Mater, Sally & Lightning McQueen?

hehe ganyan din tingin ko sa design nila...

btw, ano ba ang market segment na kinalalagyan ng ssangyong sa korea? can't seem to distinguish. all their cars have exceptional features (forget the styling) pero hindi masyado mataas ang presyo. tapos nakukuha pa nilang partner ang benz to provide the powertrain for some of their products.