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MUSSO UP !
SSANGYONG ' S SIGNATURE UTE COPS A HARDCORE UPGRADE
The boffins at SsangYong have sorted out the Musso ' s mid-life crisis by putting the budget jigger under the knife . The result is a jawline Chesty Bonds would be proud of and a brooding , bully-boy front end .
That ballsy new front – stacks of steel grilles – is complemented by a gleaming set of 18-inch silver alloy wheels . But the madeover Musso is more than just macho stylings .
The big tradie news is that each Musso variant can be boosted with an XLV pack that adds 30 centimetres to the bed length – that ' s a whopping 251 litres of extra rear tub capacity for humongous tool boxes and that rusting kids ' trampoline you ' ve been trying to get rid of for yonks . Payload also amps up to 1025kg .
Musso ' s sub-bonnet stats remain impressive – 2.2-litre turbo-charged diesel basting 133kW and 400NM of torque – and inside the dual cab there ' s an eight-inch
touchscreen that allows you to book jobs and rock out to your Spotify play list hands-free .
SsangYong has had a chequered history in Australia but the Musso is a flagship of respectability – and grunt . With prices starting at just $ 34,990 driveaway and a segment-leading seven-year unlimited km warranty to boot , this latest version is , ahem , the Musso-have ute right now .
SPECS : SSANGYONG MUSSO
DONK : 2.2-LITRE TURBO-CHARGED DIESEL
GRUNT : 133KW ; 400NM
THIRST : 7.9L / 100KM
WALLET : FROM $ 34,990 FOR THE ELX
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