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Although car manufacturers’ warranties

boat. It also has extras you would expect in

have tended to become more generous

a much more expensive crossover, such as

in recent years, few, if any, have been

leather upholstery and seat warmers, both

brave enough to offer a five-year unlimited

front and rear, as standard on both the ES

mileage warranty as standard.

and EX. Central locking, electric windows,

But that is exactly what Korean company

sunroof and windscreen de-icer add to the

SsangYong have done for anyone buying

refinements, along with the air conditioning,

their neat 4x4 crossover. The offer is even

and six-speaker audio with Bluetooth.

in place for high mileage users, such as taxi

The Korando is easy and comfortable to

firms or hire companies.

£14,995,

SsangYong have been producing cars

while the model I tested -

and even around Island roads you can expect

since 1953, and flirted briefly with the British

the Korando EX AWD 2.0 diesel, with 149 PS

close to 40mpg. And if the manufacturers

market a few years ago before returning here

- is priced at £21,445, with an extra £500 for

are prepared to offer such an inviting

about 18 months ago. They now boast some

metallic paint finish.

warranty, they are supremely confident the

60 dealers throughout the UK, including

The EX, as with all the Korando range, has

Korando can stand the test of time, and it is

Island-based Staddlestones, Ryde, who took

a towing capacity of two tonnes, allowing

well worth a test drive for those searching

it on in July.

you to effortlessly hitch up the caravan or

to a value-for-money crossover. As their

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TEST DRIVEN ON THE ISLAND BY PETER WHITE