SsangYong Korando gets a makeover for 2014

The SsangYong Korando is getting a bit of a facelift for 2014 with cosmetic tweaks for the exterior and interior. In showrooms this month.

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SsangYong have been on a bit of a mission to place the Korando as a perfect budget offering in the burgeoning Compact SUV market since it arrived in 2011.

We’ve had the Korando SX arrive last year to tempt more buyers in, and a £1 million advertising campaign (focused on ‘economically challenged’ areas of the UK) to raise awareness, and now we get a facelift for 2014 to make the Korando more appealing.

The facelift means a new grill, new headlights with LED driving lights, bigger air intake at the front, new lights at the back, new colours – Sunrise red, Cosmic blue and Carbonic grey – and some new wheels designs.

Inside, SsangYong has revised the dashboard with some more tactile plastics and a bit of wood trim, some better cupholders and, say SsangYong, big improvements in NVH levels.

Engine options remain the same, which means a 2.0 litre diesel with 147bhp as the starting point and a 173bhp version if you move up the range, with the option of a six-speed manual or auto ‘box.

The 2014 Ssangyong Korando is now on sale from £14,995 for the 2.0 SE 2WD rising to £21,495 for the Korando 2.0 ELX4 4WD Auto.