Ssangyong Rexton User Reviews

Exterior

Fantastic presence, greta bodyline &  curves , looks huge,  

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Think of it , it has all you would want in an SUV, Steering is very soft you feel like driving a sedan , Enogh space ,

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 A pwoerfull engine, great performance , on gear shift you have to accomodate the turbo lag once you are used too it doesnot affect at all,  mileage I got 9-10 in mixed condition. Overall a very good package to buy and own. Excellent for the long drive and country ride. Safety features are allmost all.

Good Job by Mahindra Take care for the services part .  

Ride Quality & Handling

 Excellent and confortable ride , Very good in handling

Final Words

 All in all a great buy to won it. BRAVO

Areas of improvement  

 Mahindra Service & after sales supprot

 

Very well equipped , Best in class for comfor, Best in class for drive, Spacious,Powerful.A bit harsh on mileage i.e. 8 in city and 10 on Highways.

I have bought it in 2014 since then I m driving it comfortably noone can match it's performance so far it is now 1 lakh km I have innova too bt I like it most and noice is very low pickup is high wort to money I want to drive it fir another 5 year and also want to buy new one if same engine is provided and with same features

Exterior -JUST OK,looks big from outside,wheel size is small,head light not good enough,poor loking head lights.only one colour is good.overall look of car is not good.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 LOT OF FEATURES,BUT ALL USELESS,NO COMFORT,SPACE JUST OK,interior is very normal,space is good,but not properly utilized.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 VERY SLOW PICK UP SPECIALLY IN AUTO MODE,A/C PERFORMANCE REALLY WORSE,GEAR BOX NOT SMOOTH ,take lot of time in shifting gears.

Ride Quality & Handling

 POOR RIDE QLTY AND AVERAGE HANDILING,need lot of improvrments,vision from driver seat is also poor.

Final Words -this car not worth considering against fortunner or pijario.this car suitable for korea only,not designed as per indian conditions.

 

Areas of improvement  

 a/c quality is really poor,pick up need to be improved,in buit music system is of very poor quality. shifting of gear take lot of time,even speaker quality is also poor,this car will have a tough time in selling.mahindra has not done poper  R&d work before launching this product.

GOOD STYLE,GOOD EXTERIORVERY POOR A/C,VERY SLOW PICK UP

Exterior Descent Looking Exterious. Its a personal Choice but I liked the Sturdy Look. The Pre fitted side step was a very good addition. Little more Chrome on the body would have been much better.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good Driving Position and Driver Seat. Middle seat is also Ok but the last seat is horrible. It felt like as if sitting on the Vehicle body floor with a cusion at the back. There is absolutely no thigh support. They should have made the seat slightly higher with at least some thigh support. There is too much beige in the interiors. The dash board color is black which is good. they Should have used some dark fabric or Uphostery on the roof and the sides. The Leather Seat Quality is very good and feels Luxurious. The Sunroof / Moonroof is an excellent and thoughfull feature which puts this vehicle well above its competitors. The Dashboard Cluster is very neatly laid out and gives a very Luxurios feel. There are four Charging Points which are again a very good feature. The Second and third Row AC are OK.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Oh Boy One Excellent Engine with No Noise and no Vibration even from Outside. When Inside it dosent feel Like a Diesel Engine. The Drive is very Smooth Brakes are excellent even at high Speed. The Manual Gear Change Option on the steering is also good for Driving Enthisiasts.

Ride Quality & Handling Excellent Drive Quality. A car which is very good for Self Drivers. Very Good ground clearence. The Potholes were not even felt.

Final Words Very Good Vehicle at the Price Point Currently Available in India. Much Better Than  the Automatic Fortuner and Santa FE both of Which I have driven. I havent driven the Latest Chevrolet Captiva Automatic All Wheel Drive. I am Surely Buying this Car.

Areas of improvement Third Row Seat and the All Beige Interiors.

Refined Engine, No Noise, No Vibration, Good Drive, Good Dashboard Layout without ClusteringToo Much Beige In the Interiors, Third Seat is even worse than XUV, Bad Milage around - 7 Km PL.

Driven around 1 lakh kilometers in all over India was safe journey. I like this vehicle This is Very powerful and comfort vehicle.

I am an auto enthusiast and I normally keep checking the features, road tests and even do test drives of the vehicles. When I decided to buy a new SUV I started with Fortuner and almost made my mind for 4x2 automatic but at the same time I wanted to try Pajero and Rexton automatic (RX7). After marathon test drives I decided to go with the most powerful engine (torque and bhp) and the best in class interiors i.e. Rexton RX7. It also has the highest ground clearance amongst three which gives better offroad capability along with slightly more turning radius but I did not consider that as a hassle as this is the last thing you see when you are buying a 2 ton SUV. I was really delighted to see the features like electric seat adjustments, good quality plastics etc. I alos saw comprehensive reviews. road tests and comparisons (with volvo X60 etc) of Rexton on youtube (from eastern European countries mainly, where this vehicle is a huge success). Last but not the least, I also checked that Mahindra has 78% stake in Ssangyong which means this is an acquisition, not partnership (like they had with Renault for Logan). Mahinrda is going to stick with this product forever. 

I got my Rexton on 14th of Feruary 2014 from Noida. Since then I have driven this 10000 kms in the first 3 months which make the average of 100kms/day. I had the following long trips:

 

1. Noida to Singrauli  (1100 kms one way)

2. Noida to Buxar (1060 kms one way)

3. Noida to Jim Corbett (380 kms one way)

4. Noida to Jalandhar (430 kms one way)

5. Noida to Agra

I even drove this vehicle for 500+ kms in a stretch and this vehicle really performed better than my expectations. There was no leakage from the sunroof even at constant high speeds at Taj expressway. Engine sound is slightly at the higher side but I am quite happy with the sound proofing. There is initial turbo lag of 1-1.5seconds but after the first few seconds or above 40km/hour… the engine is just fantastic and rules the segment.  It reached from 0-100 in less than 11 seconds which is fantastic for the vehicle of this dynamics

 

 Suspension is on a bit softer side if we compare with other two which makes it best for the city as well as the highway driving (instead of being only a offroad or highway car). Average fuel efficiency is around 8kmpl which is satisfactory for me given the package I am getting. 

excellent styling, beautiful interiors, engine performancecannot find any, fuel efficiency around 8kmpl but again it is most powerful engine in the segment

I purchased Rexton RX7 this Sunday the 15th June 2014 from Koncept Mahindra , Sector 2, Noida after serious research of 15 days. Below are some points which i noticed in 3 days.

Pros

1. Amazing looks,

2. Silent cabin when speed is above 60 kms/ hrs.

3. Beautiful interiors.

4. Value for money.

5. Comfortable Seats.

6. Good Speakers.

7. Cabin Light.

Cons:

1. I noticed in all the cars in showroom , including mine while taking delivery, there is manufacturing defect in the trunk door, its not adjusted well and the edges of door are not symmetrical. I made a complaint and the dealer accepted this and tried to get it fixed in the workshop, they even fixed it upto 90% but left a small dent in the process and they promised ( in written ) to change the door on the coming 25th June. ( Shall update when they change the door, which will prove their service quality and customer Satisfaction parameters ).

2. There is a turbo lag during initial pick up in Automatic Transmission and engine makes noise, but once the vehicle speeds up, its very silent.

3. The kenwood music system is from old age, not much features and without remote control, so in my chauffeur drive car, its difficult as i have to ask driver for each and everything related to music system.

4. I got the rear camera fixed from the showroom on cost, the worst thing is that every time you put reverse gear, you have to press a button of Reverse camera on music system console to have a rear view and after you are done, you again have to push the button to bring the music system back to music or navigation mode. Yes, its not automatic and camera doesn't open soon you put the reverse gear like all other cars. This is very frustrating.

5. Navigation system is nice and accurate but the missing part is the live traffic , same as in google maps. i think its very important in a city like Delhi or any other metro. i am still using my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for Live traffic on google maps. So, my suggestion is to install a good music system with sim card facility to enable the internet for getting live traffic along with the navigation.

6. Third Row is congested and is only for kids. I am thinking of getting it customised like in Fortuner, divided in two parts, so that i can use half space for luggage and at the same time half can be used to seat person.

Shall update you guys more on the car on points like AWD & Fuel Economy after i am done several thousand kilometres.

Hope my review is useful for you guys and i also hope that team Mahindra will take the cons into notice and try to work on it.

Regards,

Gaurav Varshney

Looks & FeaturesTurbo Lag in AT & Music System

Exterior

From outside it look massive, simple & stylish. Prominent wheel arches, stylish grill & head lamp assembly,beautiful park lights etc augments its external look. 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

Simple yet neat dash board,good quality & soft  plastics, perfect fit & finish,  spacious cabin, well supporting leather seats, automatic seat positioning(driver),excellent seat position & road visibility, automatic sunroof, silent cabin, Good music system, Good navigation system (may mislead in Kerala); overall stylish premium interiors. A/c vents in all 3 rows, four DC power outlets improve convenience.      

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Silent & smooth engine, linear acceleration, great power, smooth transmission, not sure about its fuel economy (it is not practical in congested Kerala roads) but get somewhat good mileage.

Ride Quality & Handling

Good braking & midline stability, no body roll during normal use, good suspension, nice steering control; overall excellent ride quality

Final Words

 Awesome SUV for this price.

Areas of improvement  

 It will be better if middle row seat get sliding function. Also reverse camera should come as standard fitting.

 

Good external look, plush interiors, silent cabin, smooth transmission & accelerationnothing so far

Exterior

Stylish, always a head turner! 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Very spacious, use this SUV for long distance travel 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearboxao

around 10 

Ride Quality & Handling

 

Final Words

 I brought the RX5 last year and by the time I completed 10K kms, the vehicle had replaced clutch three times!! was a manufacturing defect and after a few prods the RX5 was replaced by RX7 (i paid the balance obviously)

I hope mahindra has rectified this problem!

The service center is however pathetic and mahindra should look into doing something about it if they need to keep their customers.

I am a PROUD owner of the rexton largely because of the excellent after sales support of the mahindra team and their help in sloving my problem with regards to the machine.

Areas of improvement  

I had problems from the time my first rexton was delivered by thre showroom. Such was the handover experience that I did not bother to go back to take delivery the next time, just had them drive it to my house.

They are not technically qualified to answer any queries on REXTON and cover up their ignorance by lying...

please please look into the training of your authorised service guys in kochi. 

 

 

Value for money. Best in its classAuthorised dealership