Polar opposite to a ‘crossover’ there is also clear blue water’between the Rexton and a mainstream Sport Utility Vehicle.
Big, tough and well up to a day’s work it’s surprisingly comfortable on a long trip and remarkable value for money.
The latest (fourth-generation) Rexton retains body-on-frame (separate chassis) construction and transfer box for high/low ratio 4x4. A manual gearbox remains an option on the cheapest and the 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel has been tweaked for better MPG and CO2.
Until recently the future here looked bleak for such vehicles with only the Rexton and Toyota’s Land Cruiser on sale. Now however, Mitsubishi has come back with a new Shogun Sport on the L200 pick-up chassis and a new Navara-based Pathfinder is on its way from Nissan. SsangYong’s new Musso pick-up has just arrived here.
Big, tough and well up to a day’s work it’s surprisingly comfortable on a long trip and remarkable value for money.
The latest (fourth-generation) Rexton retains body-on-frame (separate chassis) construction and transfer box for high/low ratio 4x4. A manual gearbox remains an option on the cheapest and the 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel has been tweaked for better MPG and CO2.
Until recently the future here looked bleak for such vehicles with only the Rexton and Toyota’s Land Cruiser on sale. Now however, Mitsubishi has come back with a new Shogun Sport on the L200 pick-up chassis and a new Navara-based Pathfinder is on its way from Nissan. SsangYong’s new Musso pick-up has just arrived here.
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