SsangYong Torres 2025 is coming to reverse the brand’s fortunes in the RAV4, X-Trail segments
The SsangYong Torres – One Toyota RAV4Large SUV – has been approved for sale in Australia ahead of sales starting in October.
Government documents show the SsangYong Torres has been approved for sale in Australia in three versions, all powered by 1.5-liter four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine with 120kW of power and 280Nm torque and six-speed automatic transmission.
The SsangYong Torres Adventure and ELX variants are listed as front-wheel drive, while the flagship Torres Ultimate gets all-wheel drive.
According to the documents, the car will have 17, 18 and 20-inch wheel options.
Here are some of the relevant dimensions and specifications that we know about the SsangYong Torres.
| SsangYong Torres 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Length | 4700mm |
| Width | 1890mm |
| Height | 1720mm |
| The standard long | 2680mm |
| Tare weight | 1472kg to 1592kg |
| Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) | 2050kg to 2170kg |
| Braking ability | 1500kg |
| Brakeless traction | 750kg |
In Korea, base versions of the SsangYong Torres come standard with leather upholstery, heated front seats, LED headlights, a heated leather-wrapped steering wheel, and automatic air conditioning.
The top-of-the-line T7 trim gets convenience features like ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, ambient lighting, and an eight-way power driver’s seat.
A 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen sits above a smaller 8.0-inch touchscreen for climate controls, while there’s also a digital instrument cluster.
Standard safety features include autonomous emergency braking, blind spot assist, lane keep assist, forward vehicle departure warning, and front, front side, curtain, and knee airbags, while adaptive cruise control with stop/go, tire pressure monitoring, and automatic high beams are also optionally available overseas.
SsangYong claims the Torres has a luggage compartment volume of 703L (or 839L if the luggage compartment is removed) with the rear seats up, increasing to 1662L with the rear seats folded down.
As reported earlier this monthTorres is expected to retain SsangYong’s current winged badge and there will be no KGM badge, however at a corporate level the company will rebrand locally as KGM SsangYong.
The approval documents do not list the Torres EVX, an electric SUV version scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2024.
The car is powered by a single front-mounted motor producing up to 152kW of power and 339Nm of torque, powered by a 73.4kWh lithium iron phosphate battery with a claimed driving range of 462km on the WLTP cycle.
It’s unclear what will happen to SsangYong. Korando in Australia. Mechanically related to the Torres and also in the mid-size SUV segment, it is one of the slowest-selling vehicles in that segment.
SsangYong sold just 272 Korandos in Australia in the first half of 2024, making it one of the best-selling mid-size SUVs.
It just sells better. Peugeot 3008 (266 sales) and Chery Tiggo 8 Pro (228 sales), the latter of which only arrived here in May.
