The SsangYong Istana is a 2, 9, 12 and 15 seater

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based on the Mercedes-Benz MB100 'Bus' variant. It comes with most of the options of the MB100 as well.Vaston-Avto
The name "Istana" is

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

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Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

for "palace", which is the name of the presidential residences in both

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Gallery

File:MB140DBuiltBySsangYongSupp1.JPG, SsangYong Istana license badge File:SsangyongIstana.JPG, A SsangYong Istana in Cambodia 2008 File:Mercedes-Benz MB140D in Bangkok.jpg, A Mercedes-Benz MB 140 D in Bangkok File:Ssangyong Istana 2.9d Prime 2000 (14361319494).jpg, Daewoo Istana in Chile File:Maxus Istana 3 China 2014-04-30.JPG, A SAIC Maxus Istana

References

Istana ''Istana'' is an Indonesian language, Indonesian and Malay language, Malay word meaning "palace". Notable Istanas *Istana Alam Shah, the official palace of the Sultan of Selangor *Istana Besar, 19th- and early 20th-century residence of the Sultan o ...

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