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.
Read the full article in the September issue of Overlander 4×4 now –
