The Korean firm Ssangyong changed its name a few months ago to KGMThis is what it is currently called. Pedro Sánchez’s delegation arrived at ground zero of the floods in Valencia aboard some units of the said model. Of course, the logo has not been updated, so that on the back it can read Ssangyong Rexton.
An imposing model
We are facing a large SUV, which measures 4.68 meters in length and is a car that benefits from a very comfortable and spacious interior that can have up to seven seats in its three rows of seats. It has a large trunk with a capacity of 640 liters, which is one of the largest in its segment.
It’s usually not your usual car
Even though President Sánchez usually travels in Armored Audi A8the situation experienced with DANA in Valencia could have forced its security service to opt for a vehicle with better driving capabilities on muddy terrain than the German luxury car.
The SsangYong Rexton is not exactly in the Premium segment, but it has some nice qualities inside, in addition to comfort highlighted by its nice equipment.
Connectable 4×4 traction, its reduction gear and presents a wide range of safety issues.
A very durable vehicle
The Rexton is one of the largest on the market, but it is also one of those with the best quality/price ratio, where part of the 42,000 euros and it has full equipment, as is normal for this Asian brand.
The car has gained a reputation as a durable car, with great strength and reliability, with an appropriate level of equipment and a more reasonable selling price compared to the competition.
What does this model have?
The Rexton has four-wheel drive, a technical feature which would have been the main cause of its chosen by Moncloa for the transfer of the president. Its power is 200 horsepower and the engine is a 2.2 diesel.
This engine is mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission that has a torque converter and reaches zero to sixty in less than ten seconds.
The maximum speed it reaches is 184 km/h and the approved consumption, WLTP, is 8.7 liters per 100, a figure that we consider to be quite high.
It is true that it caused some surprise that in Moncloa they used a model of the said brand for an official event like this, so it is doubtful that it could belong to the fleet of vehicles.
There is currently some doubt whether the vehicle is armored, because in a model of this type It is not possible to cause the destruction observed in this unit and which were made with sticks and shovels.
The delegation was made up of two Rexton models among other vehicles, and everything seems to indicate that the one that was most damaged was not that of the president, who was the first to leave the scene and who was then seen shortly afterwards on one of the highways. in Valencia.
Formerly SsangYong, now KGM
As we said a few lines earlier, the SsangYong brand changed ownership, resulting in it being renamed KG Mobility (KGM) in our country in July this year.
The president of KG Group (KG Mobility) Kwak Jea-sun expressed the following: “The name SsangYong Motor has a history full of good memories, but it also has a painful image. From now on, all cars manufactured by SsangYong will be released globally under the KG name. »
You may not know it, but the KG Group is one of the South Korea’s largest industrial conglomerateswhich had a very positive impact on the future of this automobile brand.
The trajectory that it has had in recent years has been rather positive and for this reason we can see that not only has the brand been used by the Presidency of the Governmentthey also did it from the Air Police, the UME, the Civil Protection or the forest patrols.
A model that surprised by its use
Automotive experts might be surprised that it is this off-roader that appears and not that of the premium brand. The truth is that it is possible that the particular situation that occurred in Valencia required that it be go to the first available model and reliable which met the conditions for transporting the President of the Government.
