new 4wd from........ korea

[skidmark77]

Just found out today that the new terracan, due in about 2009, will be slightly larger than the old, and come with a 3.0L turbo diesel V6 or a 4.6L petrol V8.......... Even though everyone here probably hates them i thought id pass this semi useless information on

Andrew

[Discobunny]

Even though everyone here probably hates them i thought id pass this semi useless information on

Andrew

No, not everyone, I have a CRDi Terracan as my work car.
Pulls like a train, good economy, seems well put together, comfortable on the road and it's free:D.
It's never going to match the Disco when it gets really serious (it has IFS), but is still very capable off the black top. A few mods (lifts and tyres) and they will get you very far:D, check out some of the cars here
http://forum.australia4wd.com/index.php'showforum=49
specifically Serious Black and pmturbulls beast threads.

[Redback]

Went to Lake Lyall with these guys on the weekend and have been out a few times with them also, not a bad car offroad really, the torque on demand system they have seems to work well.

PMT is a showoff:D

Baz.

[Lionel]

Just found out today that the new terracan, due in about 2009, will be slightly larger than the old, and come with a 3.0L turbo diesel V6 or a 4.6L petrol V8.......... Even though everyone here probably hates them i thought id pass this semi useless information on

Andrew

I came out of Bunnings the other day, and found a Ssangyong Rexton parked next to the Defender. I had a quick look through the window, and it looked pretty decently made! Also the panel fit was a bit better than you often get from the Koreans.

Anybody had any experience with Rextons?

Cheers,

Lionel

[disco2hse]

I came out of Bunnings the other day, and found a Ssangyong Rexton parked next to the Defender. I had a quick look through the window, and it looked pretty decently made! Also the panel fit was a bit better than you often get from the Koreans.

Anybody had any experience with Rextons?

Cheers,

Lionel

Took one for a test drive before buying the Disco. The build quality is plasticky and it has weird additions for the *luxury* market like individual ash trays and lighters. I wasn't too impressed with the interior. The engine is a Merc common rail diesel. It has an infuriating flat spot before the turbo spins up that lasts a good couple of seconds.

For their price I think there are better buys available. So far as the Terracan is concerned, I have never driven one but I would say that any company with the engineering skill that Hyundai clearly have, vehicles they produce are likely to be well designed and engineered.

[2 rocks]

My understanding is that the Terracan is the recently superceded Pajero platform sold to Hyundai (so yes it would be a well sorted vehicle) - who have been selling badge-engineered Pajeros in numerous markets for a while under the very sad name of "Galloper"...I'll leave you with the thought that the alleged meaning of Pajero and Galloper may have something in common...:)
Mike

[Quiggers]

For less than $40k, the Terracan is quite reasonable.
As we all know, few will ever do any serious work...
Be interesting to see what the next incarnation is...

Hyundai's new i30 is a very interesting car, and cheap for what you get...

I wouldn't be surprised to see the i30 crdi
get into the final 3 for the Wheels COTY gong.

(No, I'm not a 'Hundi' advocate, but they are getting better at building cars)....

GQ

[skidmark77]

For less than $40k, the Terracan is quite reasonable.
As we all know, few will ever do any serious work...
Be interesting to see what the next incarnation is...

Hyundai's new i30 is a very interesting car, and cheap for what you get...

I wouldn't be surprised to see the i30 crdi
get into the final 3 for the Wheels COTY gong.

(No, I'm not a 'Hundi' advocate, but they are getting better at building cars)....

GQ

I work at a hyundai/subaru dealer as a mechanic. The i30's in the diesel form are great and the pull hard too. I guess i am a hyundai advocate. ive been working on them for 11 years and it is great to see them getting a lot of things right, compared to the old days. I reckon a V8 Terracan would be pretty horn with about 200kw:D