Ssangyong Tivoli vs Toyota C-HR

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Ssangyong Tivoli
Ssangyong Tivoli

2019 price

Toyota C-HR
Toyota C-HR

$43,374 - $59,888

2024 price

Summary

2019 Ssangyong Tivoli
2024 Toyota C-HR
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 4, 1.6L

Inline 4, 1.8L
Fuel Type
Diesel

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

4.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

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

  • Visual bark over dynamic bite
  • Expensive
  • Rear space
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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2024 Toyota C-HR Summary

According to the chief engineer for the Toyota C-HR, a second generation was never guaranteed for this uncharacteristically (for Toyota) design-led small SUV.

After the Corolla Cross came into existence, the top brass didn’t think the brand needed two similarly sized models in the line-up. So, why is it here, and is it any good?

The first question is easy to answer - the team drew the new C-HR up as a European model, built in hybrid-only and with enough key differences from the Corolla Cross to avoid the models competing. 

The second question? Let’s find out.

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