Ssangyong Rexton vs Toyota Prius

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Ssangyong Rexton
Ssangyong Rexton

$36,990 - $58,890

2024 price

Toyota Prius
Toyota Prius

2021 price

Summary

2024 Ssangyong Rexton
2021 Toyota Prius
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 4, 2.2L

Inline 4, 1.8L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Unleaded Petrol/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
8.7L/100km (combined)

3.4L/100km (combined)
Seating
7

5
Dislikes
  • No ANCAP rating
  • No load anchorage points
  • Cramped third-row for tall people

  • Polarising exterior
  • Dorky central instrument cluster
  • Not so engaging to drive
2024 Ssangyong Rexton Summary

Aussie buyers could be excused for being wary of SsangYong, given the marque’s chequered history involving numerous ownership changes, crippling debts and in 2021 its rescue from the jaws of receivership by Korean industrial conglomerate KG Group.

However, the KG Group’s corporate rehabilitation of the troubled carmaker was completed in 2022, allowing the renewed SsangYong Motor (renamed KG Mobility in Korea) to hopefully focus on its core business of producing 4x4 SUVs and pick-ups, with increasing use of electrification planned for future model development.

As part of this renewal, in late 2023 SsangYong Australia announced MY24 updates to refresh its local 4x4 Musso ute and Rexton seven-seater SUV ranges, which, combined with a Merv Hughes-hosted marketing campaign, is aimed at building brand appeal and sales through its 70-plus national dealer network.

We were recently handed the keys to the latest Rexton, which competes for buyers in Australia’s fiercely competitive ‘Large SUVs under $80K’ segment that hosts more than 20 rivals.

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2021 Toyota Prius Summary

What to say about the Toyota Prius in 2021? A car that was once a technology trailblazer seems now to have become properly retro, even while it’s still being built and sold.

The awkward-looking wedge, an eco-punk icon, not only brought Toyota’s hybrid synergy drive to the masses, it also debuted the brand’s excellent TNGA architecture and set the scene for the company's absurd hybrid success, which now sees the RAV4 version topping the sales charts.

So, after all these years (25 to be precise), is the Prius’s time finally over? Or does this quaint hybrid hero still have more to offer? I took a top-spec I-Tech for a week to find out.

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