The SsangYong Torres – a Toyota RAV4-sized SUV – has been approved for sale in Australia ahead of sales commencing in October.
Government documents show the SsangYong Torres has been approved to go on sale in Australia in three variants, all powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with 120kW of power and 280Nm of torque and a six-speed automatic transmission.
The SsangYong Torres Adventure and ELX variants are listed as being front-wheel drive, with the flagship Torres Ultimate featuring all-wheel drive.
According to the documents, there will be a choice of 17-, 18- and 20-inch wheels.
Below are some of the dimensions and related specifications we know about the SsangYong Torres.
| 2025 SsangYong Torres | |
|---|---|
| Length | 4700mm |
| Width | 1890mm |
| Height | 1720mm |
| Wheelbase | 2680mm |
| Tare mass | 1472kg to 1592kg |
| Gross vehicle mass (GVM) | 2050kg to 2170kg |
| Braked towing capacity | 1500kg |
| Unbraked towing capacity | 750kg |
In South Korea, entry-level variants of the SsangYong Torres come standard with leatherette upholstery, heated front seats, LED headlights, a heated and leather-wrapped steering wheel, and automatic climate control.
The flagship T7 includes niceties like ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, ambient lighting, and an eight-way power driver’s seat.
A 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen sits above a smaller 8.0-inch touchscreen for climate controls, while there’s also a digital instrument cluster.
Standard safety features include autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot assist, lane-keep assist, leading vehicle departure alert, and front, front-side, curtain and knee airbags, while adaptive cruise control with stop/go, tyre pressure monitoring, and automatic high-beam are also available as options overseas.
SsangYong claims the Torres has 703L of cargo volume (or 839L if you remove the luggage board) with the rear seats up, expanding to 1662L with the rear seats folded.
As reported earlier this month, the Torres is expected to retain SsangYong’s existing winged badge and won’t gain KGM badging, however on a corporate level the company is rebranding locally to KGM SsangYong.
The approval documents don’t list the electric Torres EVX, an electric version of the SUV which is due here in the fourth quarter of 2024.
It’s powered by a single, front-mounted motor, producing up to 152kW and 339Nm, fed by a 73.4kWh lithium iron phosphate battery with 462km of claimed driving range on the WLTP cycle.
It’s unclear what will happen to SsangYong’s Korando in Australia. It’s mechanically related to the Torres and also sits in the mid-sized SUV segment, but it’s one of the slowest-selling vehicles in that category.
SsangYong sold just 272 Korandos in Australia in the first half of 2024, making it one of the worst-selling mid-sized SUVs.
It outsold only the Peugeot 3008 (266 sales) and the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro (228 sales), the latter of which only arrived here in May.
