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A substitute for the KGM (née SsangYong) Musso seems to be across the nook, with the Korean model teasing a new-generation ute.
In a video printed on its YouTube channel, KGM has proven off the dual-cab ute from varied angles, revealing not solely key particulars but additionally its blocky new silhouette.
There’s nonetheless a bolt-upright C-pillar like the present Musso’s – and a bath that’s separate from the four-door cab, permitting the fitment of various trays – nevertheless it’s now accompanied by a lot squarer and bolder front- and rear-ends.
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Up entrance, there are segmented LED daytime operating lights like these on the Musso EV dual-cab ute as a consequence of arrive in Australia subsequent 12 months, that are linked to C-shaped lighting components that bracket the headlights à la the Ford Ranger and BYD Shark 6.
The front-end appears to be like extra rugged and upright than the extra car-like contours of the outgoing Musso, whereas down again there are less complicated tail-lights flanking a extra closely sculpted tailgate with a KGM emblem embossed in it.
There are additionally enticing two-tone black and polished alloy wheels, and distinctive vertically oriented indicators built-in into the entrance wheel-arches.
The inside of the brand new ute hasn’t been previewed but, and we don’t have any confirmed specs both. It’s prone to retain diesel energy, although it’s unclear whether or not it can supply any electrification.
It’s possible this new ute will bear some variation of the Musso nameplate in its try to tackle not solely the top-selling Ford Ranger but additionally new Korean competitors within the Kia Tasman.
The corporate confirmed earlier this 12 months it might “proceed the Musso custom by creating and increasing a various portfolio of pickup lineups sooner or later”, establishing it as a sub-brand.
KGM, previously generally known as SsangYong, launched its first ute in 2002 with the Musso SUV-based Musso Sports activities.
The Musso title, first launched in 1993, comes from the Korean phrase ‘muso’, which means rhinoceros.
The present Musso ute (aka Musso Sports activities in Korea) shares its ladder-frame platform with the Rexton massive SUV, which entered manufacturing a 12 months earlier in 2017.
After rising in recognition yearly in Australia since launch, the present Musso posted its first gross sales decline in 2024, when a complete of 3197 Mussos – together with extended-length XLV variants – reached Australian patrons, down 8.4 per cent on the 12 months earlier than.
There’s been a fair better gross sales drop in the course of the first eight months of this 12 months, when gross sales have been down by 40.2 per cent year-on-year as different new utes from challenger manufacturers – together with the Shark and the JAC T9 – have entered our market.
Final month, KGM introduced value rises for the Musso lineup, nonetheless, these got here in tandem with further commonplace gear.
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