The up to date SsangYong Musso is ready to reach in Australia in October 2023, with a tweaked vary and freshened styling.

Authorities approval paperwork printed in August reveal the Musso will lose its handbook transmission possibility, with all fashions to as an alternative use a six-speed automated transmission.

That would see the price of entry into the vary rise, as the bottom Musso ELX is at present $2000 dearer when geared up with the auto.

CarExpert understands an extra trim stage might be part of the vary to fit in between the ELX and Final.

The approval paperwork nonetheless listing an influence output of 133kW, indicating the Australian-market Musso will stick to the present 133kW/400Nm 2.2-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine.

South Korean-market variations of the ute acquired an engine tune with 150kW and 441Nm final 12 months, together with an electrical energy steering set-up that introduced adaptive cruise management, lane-keep help, and lively lane-centring.

SsangYong Australia has beforehand mentioned it caught with the older setup because it doesn’t require Diesel Exhaust Fluid, which is one other time period for AdBlue.

“DEF requires an extra tank, this takes up house within the spare wheel space to the purpose the place a full-size spare wheel can’t be fitted,” an organization spokesperson informed CarExpert final 12 months.

Common- and extended-wheelbase (XLV) physique kinds are set to proceed.

In comparison with the present mannequin, there’s a special LED daytime working gentle signature and alloy wheel design.

At this stage it’s unclear if there can be any alterations to the inside of the Musso domestically.

South Korean-market variations of the up to date Musso, just like the Rexton, obtain a bigger 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system that juts out of the dashboard, together with new horizontal air vents, local weather management pod with touch-capacitive buttons, and USB-C ports.

There’s additionally a khaki-coloured inside possibility, becoming a member of the present black.

Till the tip of August this 12 months, SsangYong has offered a complete of 2584 Mussos in Australia. This makes it the second lowest-volume car in its section, forward of solely the Jeep Gladiator (507 gross sales) however just a few hundred models behind the Volkswagen Amarok (3049 gross sales).

The Musso’s gross sales are up 187 per cent year-to-date, essentially the most dramatic progress of any car in its section.

SsangYong Australia nonetheless hasn’t confirmed when it’ll roll out its father or mother firm’s new KG Mobility branding Down Underneath.

The up to date Musso, in addition to the associated Rexton SUV have been all revealed with KG Mobility badges.

Nonetheless, SsangYong’s most up-to-date emblem nonetheless options on the grille and never the Nineteen Nineties-era double-circle that had not too long ago made a reappearance.

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