Ssangyong Rexton to get new variant

The Ssangyong Rexton has been available for a year and a half now and has done well to cement itself as a worthy alternative to the likes of the Toyota Fortuner or the Hyundai Santa Fe. Upto now, the Rexton was available only in two versions, the RX5 badged manual and the RX7 badged automatic. To add to the line, Mahindra will soon launch another version of the Rexton with a manual gearbox, called the RX6. The RX6 will have all the luxury of the top of the line automatic model, which was missing in the RX5 model.

The Ssangyong Rexton RX6 will most likely remain mechanically identical to the currently available manual version but will get a serious upgrade in terms of interior spec. The biggest addition to the interior will be new leather seats with 8-way electronic adjustment for the driver’s seat. The Rexton RX6 will also get a memory seat and outside rear view mirror option along with an automatic day-night interior rear view mirror. The list of goodies continues with an electronic sun roof with tilt and open functions.

The Rexton RX6 will also receive speed sensitive power steering. The leather wrapped steering wheel and gear knob will receive additional wooden gain and metal detailing. The Rexton RX6 will also get automatic headlamps, automatic rain sensing wipers and cruise control as standard equipment. Along with interior trim and added gizmos, the new variant is also expected to get addition safety equipment like side airbags, ESP, hill descent control and active anti-rollover protection control. The Ssangyong Rexton RX6 will be priced at about Rs 20.8 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai).