Ssangyong Tivoli vs LDV D90

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Ssangyong Tivoli
Ssangyong Tivoli

2019 price

LDV D90
LDV D90

$17,990 - $32,990

2020 price

Summary

2019 Ssangyong Tivoli
2020 LDV D90
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 4, 1.6L

Diesel Twin Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Diesel

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
5.5L/100km (combined)

9.1L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

7
Dislikes
  • Boot could be more useful
  • Divisive rear styling
  • Still some naff interior bits

  • Terrible software
  • Cheap interior
  • A bit unwieldy to drive
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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2020 LDV D90 Summary

It’s pretty hard to miss the LDV D90.

Mainly because it is gigantic; it's one of the biggest SUVs you can buy. In fact, I’d say what’s drawn you to this review is maybe you’ve seen one of these behemoths trucking past, and you’re wondering what the LDV badge is all about and how this relatively unknown SUV stands up against popular rivals and other notable newcomers.

To get one confusing thing out of the way, LDV once stood for Leyland DAF Vans, a now-defunct British company which has been brought back to life by none other than China’s SAIC Motor – yes, the same one which also resurrected MG.

So, is this MG big brother worth looking into? We took the recently released diesel version of the D90 on test for a week to seek some answers…

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