At eight years old, Mobile Tivoli KG is an auto veteran. To keep it looking fresh, it made a second trip to the plastic surgeon to remove most of the traces of the SsangYong.
Unfortunately, the modified Tivoli is not on the card for Australia, with a spokesperson saying auto expert There are no plans to re-introduce Tivoli in the near future.
KG Mobility, the automaker now known in Korea, has revealed an updated Tivoli on Instagram feed on last weekend.
At the front, there’s a new bumper with larger and more clearly defined air intakes with a prominent red frame on one side. The two sides of the air intake are a cluster of three fog lights on either side.
Above this is a slim upper grille with a subtle Tivoli lettering on one side and three small ports on the other. While the headlight cutouts appear to be the same as before, the graphics are new.
At the back, the changes are less dramatic. The Tivoli branding has been moved up the middle of the rear doors, while the lower part of the bumper has repositioned reflectors and the center section looks stiffer with a honeycomb pattern.
Disappearing at both ends is SsangYong’s old deer logo, although KG hasn’t removed the old emblem from the center of the steering wheel.
The interior features an updated infotainment screen, now housed in a glossy finish that protrudes an inch or two ahead of the rest of the dashboard.
Below that is a new climate control area with many capacitive buttons and piano black plastic.
When the Tivoli was launched back in 2015, it was meant to usher in a new era of prosperity and stability under new owner Mahindra.
It’s 2023 and Tivoli is still working, but Mahindra cut off SsangYong at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a bankruptcy journey and a failed merger with the Edison bus company, SsangYong found a new house as part of the KG group.
Eager to shed the baggage of SsangYong’s troubled history, the automaker has rebranding KG Mobiltyat least in its homeland.
