SsangYong Tivoli Compact SUV revealed in prodution guise

The SsangYong Tivoli – a new compact SUV from SsangYong – has been revealed for the first time in production form ahead of a January 2015 reveal.

South Korea’s ‘other’ car maker, SsangYong – now owned by Mahindra and Mahindra – has looked like it’s heading in the right direction recently with a new design direction and cars that look more appealing. Like the SsangYong Tivoli, which was first teased last month.

The Ssangyong Tivoli – seen here for the first time in production guise – is a new compact SUV from SsangYong looking to grab a piece of the market enjoyed by cars like the Nissan Juke. And it looks quite promising.

Expected to cost from around £12,000 when it arrives in the UK and Europe in mid-2015, the Tivoli gets new, and more appealing, exterior design and an interior that looked – when SsangYong teased the Tivoli – a notch or two up in quality and design too.

Engine choices look likely to be a 1.6 litre petrol or diesel mated to ether front-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive with a six-speed manual or auto gearbox.

We don’t yet know if the rumoured name change for SsangYong will take place before the Tivoli launches in the UK in summer 2015, but brand name change or not, the Tivoli does look like it could go a long way to changing perceptions of the brand.