Eight years have passed since the Rexton first arrived in Britain, to a variety of fanfares topped off by
overall victory in our 2018 4×4 of the Year awards. It was a watershed moment in the development of SsangYong (now KGM) as a brand in the UK, one which heralded the arrival of an all new and vastly improved model range.

At the time, we remarked that the Rexton could be viewed as a more affordable alternative to a Range Rover, which caused a few raised eyebrows. But up at the top of the range, it really did have a very credible air of luxury to it.

They’ve scaled back on the poshness since then, losing the gorgeous quilted leather that made the launch model feel so classy. The Rexton is still a nice bit of kit all the same, with plenty of creature comforts and a colossal list of standard equipment.

We’ve got the K50 on test here. This is at the top of a three-strong tree whose prices range from £42,995 to £48,710. Not a huge price walk, that, and it illustrates just how well equipped even the base K30 model is.

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Remember when Ineos said it was planning to get the Grenadier on sale for less than £40,000? Well, they ever so slightly missed that mark – but even then, the latest version of the vehicle has landed with a fairly otherworldly
price tag.

Called the Trialmaster X LeTech, this comes in at a cool €170,000 plus VAT and local taxes. A monster of a price, to be
sure – but you get a monster of a vehicle for it.

That’s because of what LeTech does. Founded in 2009, the German company started out restoring and modifying
classic 4x4s before branching into oneoff, custom off-roaders and low-volume production vehicles for OEM clients. The
company has been an official Ineos sales and service partner since 2021 – and now it’s created the most extreme version of the Grenadier so far.

Shown in prototype form at last year’s Festival of Speed, the conversion is built around a pair of portal axles. Allowing
the fitment of 37” BFGoodrich Mud- Terrain tyres on 8.5×18” ET55 Hutchinson Industries forged beadlock alloys, these
increase the vehicle’s ground clearance to 450mm and its wading depth to 1050mm.
Since that first public unveiling, the vehicle has been developed and readied for production – and now, almost exactly a year later, the order books are open.

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The Toyota Land Cruiser 250 is still new enough for many of us never to have seen one in the metal. New enough and, of course, rare enough, thanks to a limited supply that’s nowhere near enough to keep up with demand.

Could that be about to change? Well, even before it was launched, Toyota said the 250 would be getting a new 48V mild-hybrid version of its existing 2.8-litre diesel engine a year or so after its introduction. And now it’s here.

Mated to an eight-speed automatic gearbox, this gains an electric motorgenerator, lithium-ion hybrid battery and
DC-DC power converter, which go together to deliver smooth, linear and powerful acceleration from a standing start, as well as more refined and responsive operation for the engine’s stop-start system. Turning the engine into a hybrid can hardly help but improve its efficiency and economy, too, but Toyota very much concentrates on the effect it’ll have on what the vehicle’s like to drive.

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Subaru will launch a trio of all-electric SUVs next year – including the E-Outback, which will eventually take over from
the current petrol-powered version of the company’s long-running flagship vehicle.

The existing Outback will continue to be available for the foreseeable future, however the arrival of the three new EVs signals the ramping-up of Subaru’s transition away from fossil fuels. In addition to the E-Outback, the influx of new
models includes a heavily revised version of the current Solterra – as well as an allnew model, the Uncharted.

With coupe styling and a high-tech interior boasting a 14” media screen, this is a compact SUV ‘for outdoor-loving
explorers and performance enthusiasts alike.’ It promises a ‘responsive and agile driving experience,’ with steering and
suspension tuned for entertainment and a choice of drivetrains led by a dual-motor, all-wheel drive system with 344bhp and a 5.0-second 0-60 time. This version of the vehicle can also tow 1500kg and will have a range of up to 292 miles. An alternative front-wheel drive model will increase the latter figure to a predicted 363 miles.

The E-Outback promises to do the same job as the petrol model of being a dependable carry-all workhorse with
startling levels of ability off the beaten track. It will have 210mm of ground clearance and come with the familiar X-Mode traction management system, as well as all-wheel drive as standard – but while the petrol model is no slouch, the EV will leave it standing with 380bhp and a 4.4-second sprint time.

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