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The SsangYong Korando (
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: 쌍용 코란도) is a
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or
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built by the South Korean automobile manufacturer
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from 1983 to 2006 and from 2010 onwards. The name Korando is a contraction of "Korea Can Do". The Korando brand is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as Korea’s longest surviving name plate. __TOC__


First generation (1982)

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and for the
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. In November 1969, the CJ-5 entered production with the Willys Hurricane
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and in 1971, a ten-seater version and a pickup model were introduced. In April 1974,
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and
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formed a joint venture, Shinjin Jeep Motors, to build local Jeeps. Sold under the
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badge, military Jeeps were built (M38A1, M606) as the Asia KM410. This range eventually developed into the
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. The civilian CJ-5 Jeep was built as the Asia Landmaster from September 1974, with a long-wheelbase model added in 1977. These originally had a locally built AMC 258 ci
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with SAE, but after the oil crises of the seventies Isuzu's 2.8-liter 4BA1 diesel engine with SAE was introduced in July 1979. Troubled AMC withdrew from South Korea in August 1978. Shinjin Motors sold a shipment of Jeeps to
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in 1979, in spite of the embargo, and this led to another ownership shakeup as it invalidated the license. Keohwa Co Ltd took over production in March 1981, and rotated the bars in the grille to minimize the resemblance to a Jeep. It remained available on two wheelbases of , with the AMC inline-six or the Isuzu 2.8-liter diesel. In November 1982, the nine-seater "Family Deluxe" was introduced, and the range was renamed "Korando" in March 1983. Keohwa was absorbed by Dong-A Motor in December 1984, and a facelift followed in March 1985. The new model had a changed interior and the large diesel was replaced by the 2238 cc Isuzu C223 engine. The pickup version was discontinued. In June, Isuzu's 2-liter G200Z petrol engine was added. In 1986, Korandos were exported to Japan; and in 1988, SsangYong began exporting them to Europe. In November 1986 Dong-A was integrated into the
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, who changed the company's name to
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in March 1988. Unlike the CJ-7, a 9-seat extended version was also available, called the Korando K9. In late 1988 a new SUV on the chassis of the
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was introduced, called the SsangYong Korando Family, but this car has no relation to the Jeep CJ-7 beyond the "Korando" nameplate. Production of the Jeep-based Korando ended in 1996.


Second generation (1996–2006)

The second generation "New" Korando was released in Asia in 1996 to complement the
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(released in 1993), released in Europe in 1997 and in Australia in 1998 and was based on a shortened version of the
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's chassis. The 1.8 tonne 3-door
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was designed by Professor Ken Greenley. It features a choice of 2.3- and 3.2-liter
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s, or 2.3- and 2.9-liter
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s, all produced on license from
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, accompanied by a five-speed manual
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gearbox. The interior of the second generation Korando was unique because it had a steering wheel arch on either side. This was to make converting to
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easier and to cut down on production costs. On the passenger's side, a handle was fitted in the arch. This generation was sold as the Daewoo Korando from 1999 to 2001, as
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bought a majority stake in
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, but was later forced to sell its shares.


Revision

Production of the second generation ended in 2006. Sales however in many markets continued through to 2007 due to remaining stock. It was available with a variety of petrol and diesel engines, including a 2.9-liter five-cylinder diesel from
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. In 2008, Russian
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, under license, began to assemble the Korando as the TagAZ Tager, not only three-door guise, but also in a specific five-door long-wheelbase version.


Gallery

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Third generation (C200; 2010)

The third generation Korando, codenamed the SsangYong C200 began production in late 2010. It is to be the first car to be released as part of SsangYong's revised lineup. It has slightly longer wheelbase than its rivals, the
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and
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. The decision to name the C200 the Korando was done so by
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. The car will be sold in Russia as the SsangYong New Actyon. In 2013, SsangYong introduced facelift version of Korando. They re-designed front grille with new headlights include LED
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, and rear combination lamp. In 2016, SsangYong replaced Korando's 2.0 liter diesel engine to 2.2 liter diesel engine with Euro 6 compliance. In 2017, 2nd facelift version revealed.


Features

The third generation Korando was initially released with a 6-speed manual transmission and a 6-speed M11 automatic transmission and is in production from May 2011 to 2015. Since 2015, SsangYong replaced Korando's automatic gearbox to
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6-speed transmission. It is also to be offered as a
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or
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from launch. Its combined fuel consumption is 5.5 L/100 km and acceleration from 0–100 km takes less than 10 seconds. The engine available upon release was a 2.0 liter
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producing 175
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. Petrol engine was introduced in 2012. The Korando comes with 6 airbags as standard. The trunk capacity is 480 liters; however this can be expanded to 1300 liters when the seats are folded down.


Reception

The new Korando was well received from a design perspective with many reviewers noting design improvements over previous models. Interior space too, was praised, as was the all-new
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chassis.
It became SUV of the year in Macedonia for 2012.


Concept models

Since 2008, five concept cars (some named C200) have been unveiled:


C200

The original concept, the C200, debuted at the 2008
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and has since been shown at many others. The concept received mostly positive feedback and was thought by many to be the vehicle that can turn SsangYong's reputation for having cars with questionable styling around.


C200 Aero

The concept car C200 Aero made its debut at the 2009
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. It was released one year later as Korando C with almost no modification of the original Giugiaro design.


C200 Eco

The C200 Eco made its debut at the 2009
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. It is a
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which uses both a diesel engine and an electric one (powered by a 340 volt battery). It also uses a
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which shuts off the engine during stops. Fuel saving will be around 25%. The interior features a green trim and an airy cabin.


Korando C

Launched at the 2010 Busan International Motor Show, the new Korando C concept has stayed mostly the same as the previous concepts but has more aggressive styling and is said to be a representation of the production version. Performance-wise, the new concept has a 2.0-liter turbo-diesel engine and a confirmed power output of and of torque. The interior is similar to that of the C200 Eco. It was also displayed as an Actyon at the 2010
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, wearing SsangYong's global logo instead of their domestic logo.


Korando EV

Launched at the 2010 Busan International Motor Show, the Korando EV was a fully electric concept car based on the Korando C. It has a top speed of 150 km/h, and a range of 180 km.


Korando C Art Car

Launched at the 2010 Busan International Motor Show alongside the Korando C and Korando EV concepts was an Atomouse-themed
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, in collaboration with Korean pop artist Dongi Lee and the Gana Art Centre. It was also displayed as an Actyon at the 2010 Moscow International Automobile Salon, wearing SsangYong's global logo instead of their domestic logo.


Fourth generation (C300; 2019)

On January 28, 2019,
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released a teaser image and video of the new Korando. The Korando was launched in South Korea on February 26, and debuted to the global market in
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2019. The Korando is offered with a choice of 163 horsepower 1.5-liter turbo petrol or 136 horsepower 1.6-liter diesel engine and is available in two or four-wheel drive. And it is equipped with 6-speed manual transmission or 6-speed AISIN automatic gearbox.


Korando E-Motion

The Korando E-motion is a fully electric version of the Korando and the first fully electric SsangYong. It was made available from the 2022 model year. The vehicle features a 61.5 kWh battery allowing for 339 km of WLTP range, which powers a , 360 Nm front-wheel driving electric motor.


Safety

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test results for a SsangYong Korando 1.6 diesel, LHD, 5-door SUV variant with standard safety equipment on a 2019 registration:


References


External links

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