The English designer Ken Greenley, who designed the body of the SsangYong Actyon car , was considered by many to be indelibly impressed by what the Soviet lunar rover looked like. Rumor has it that, constructing an enlarged cross-country minivan SsangYong Rodius, he tried to make a yacht in a car wrap. The resulting design is reminiscent of a transformer minibus, in which you can get to the back fourth row of seats on the go to give slaps to the raging children. And outwardly it looks like a long SsangYong Kyron, which in the back, sloping from stretching, part of the welded glazed cabin to shoot from the pursuers. Although the jokes were jokes, the car turned out to be roomy, streamlined and standing out from the crowd of brothers.
At the beginning of 2013, a new version of the SsangYong Stavic (the so-called Rodius, which is sold in Australia and some other countries) was demonstrated at the Geneva Motor Show. The 2013 SsangYong Rodius received a more angular, but no less streamlined design, similar to classic American family minibuses for tourist trips. The car body is equipped with four rows of seats, which form 7.9 and even 11 seats for passengers. Through simple manipulations with a screwdriver, this can be transformed into three berths or a trunk, with a volume of as much as 3,240 liters.
There are few owners who have decided to purchase such a car in Russia and the CIS countries. But these are people with an active lifestyle, and their reviews contain many interesting comments. Firstly, the owners of the SsangYong Rodius are very impressed with the stability of this car on the road. Even in wet snow and in the presence of snow drifts, drivers can confidently move and keep their course. Secondly, the satisfaction is caused by the increased cross-country ability of the SsangYong Rodius at the level of a high - quality SUV. The frame design, low gears and all-wheel drive can make you feel comfortable in many critical situations. Thirdly, SsangYong Rodius has a roomy and easily transformable interior, which makes it easy to solve any problems of economic and tourist trips. Fourthly, the car has a low fuel consumption for a minivan of this scale. A diesel car with a 2.7-liter engine when traveling to the Crimea and back from Yekaterinburg (6,600 km) showed an average consumption of 9.6 liters per 100 km.
Of the disadvantages of Rodius from SsangYong, reviews mention a harsh suspension, a “pop-up rear” (if it is not loaded), and “talkative” plastic, especially at the rear of the car. Drivers also complain about weak front struts and "nodding" with a sharp braking and riding on bumps. Noise isolation of the car is also not up to par, but for long trips it is critical. During the transformation of the cabin to dismantle any chair, you must unscrew the four bolts - and this also does not cause enthusiasm. Drivers complain of poor visibility at the rear, and dead spots in visibility at the front.
However, in general, the SsangYong Rodius is an inexpensive, reliable and very convenient car for a large family, a friendly company or a small company. Especially it can help out when you like to take on a trip a bunch of things that you will never need.