Ssangyong Tivoli vs Jeep Renegade

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Ssangyong Tivoli
Ssangyong Tivoli

2019 price

Jeep Renegade
Jeep Renegade

$7,999 - $18,950

2016 price

Summary

2019 Ssangyong Tivoli
2016 Jeep Renegade
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 4, 1.6L

Inline 4, 2.4L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
5.5L/100km (combined)

7.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Boot could be more useful
  • Divisive rear styling
  • Still some naff interior bits

  • Iffy entertainment software
  • Naff interior
  • Vague steering
2019 Ssangyong Tivoli Summary

Did you know SsangYong translates to ‘Double Dragon’?

How friggin’ cool is that? Far cooler, at least, than the Korean brand’s history, which the word ‘tumultuous’ barely begins to cover.

After years of ownership woes and a near-bankruptcy, the brand came out the other side with enough stability to field a range of new vehicles, courtesy of its ambitious new owners - Indian giant Mahindra & Mahindra.

The Tivoli small SUV is the first car to launch under the new, cashed-up leadership and when it landed in Korea in 2015 it was solely responsible for the ‘Double Dragon’ brand turning its first profit in nine years.

Fast forward a few years, and a re-booted SsangYong is again confident enough to enter the Australian market, with a four-pronged, all-new SUV assault.

So, does the Tivoli have what it takes to break into our highly competitive small-SUV scene and help SsangYong pull a miraculous Korean turn-around, a-la-Hyundai?

I spent a week in the mid-spec Tivoli ELX diesel to find out.

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2016 Jeep Renegade Summary

Jeep's Renegade might be late to the mini-SUV party but it comes with a pretty impressive back catalogue to suggest that this is a SUV that can cash the cheques its name can write.

The top of the range Trailhawk can write even bigger cheques than the lower models, bringing with it a range of off-road tech toys to let you really get down and dirty.

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