SsangYong’s new compact SUV – the Tivoli – costs from £12,950

The Ssangyong Tivoli – SsangYong’s new compact SUV, will cost from £12,950 in the UK – rising to £19,500 – as it tries to take on the Nissan Juke.

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The SsangYong Tivoli – a new compact B-segment SUV from SsangYong – was revealed at the end of 2014, and it now arrives in the UK from a very reasonable £12,950 to try and take a piece of the Nissan Juke’s action.

It’s SsangYong‘s first foray in to this part of the market – driven, no doubt, by Mahindra’s money – and the Tivoli looks more appealing than SsangYong’s we’ve had before, with a choice of three trim levels, a petrol or diesel engine and a manual or auto gearbox.

At just under £13k, the Tivoli manages to undercut the starting point of the Juke by more than £600, and despite its low price the spec on offer isn’t too shoddy.

The Tivoli SE is what you get for your £12,950, and that includes the 1.6 litre petrol engine with 126bhp, six-speed manual gearbox, cloth trim, 16″ alloys, Cruise, Bluetooth. Stop Start and Smart Steering. If you want the the 1.6 litre diesel with 113bhp you’ll need to stump up £14,200.

The Tivoli EX adds in leather seats (heated in the front), 18″ alloys, Climate, rear view camera, 7″ Touchscreen and fogs, with the petrol version costing £14,600, the diesel £15,850, an auto box (on the petrol only) another £1k. You can also have the EX with 4WD, but only with a manual gearbox and diesel engine. It’ll cost you £17,100.

Opt for the ELX model and you can have auto or manual versions of the petrol or diesel as well as 4WD versions of the diesel-engined Tivoli with manual or auto, with prices from £16,000 for the ELX petrol manual to £19,500 for the ELX diesel 4×4 auto. Extra goodies include better 18″ alloys, Keyless,parking sensors, privacy glass, auto lights, Sat Nav and a spoiler.

SsangYong are also hoping to prise a few bob more out of buyers’ pockets with a customisation range – catchily called ‘My Tivoli’ – offering stuff like a Styling Pack with two-tone paint jobs, Red Leather Pack and extra colours.

The Tivoli is now on sale at SsangYong’s UK dealers, with first customer cars expected in the summer.