{"id":1307,"date":"2005-06-25T09:53:49","date_gmt":"2005-06-25T09:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/25\/ssangyong-rodiu\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T13:48:53","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T13:48:53","slug":"ssangyong-rodiu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2005\/06\/25\/ssangyong-rodiu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ssangyong Rodius makes Multipla look commonplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 0.8em\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/norm_1_rodius_2004_southkorea1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"175\" alt=\"Norm_1_rodius_2004_southkorea\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/norm_1_rodius_2004_southkorea.jpg\" width=\"250\"  \/><\/a> Weird, strange, huge, bizarre, outlandish : how can we qualify the styling of the new Rodius ? Ssangyong reckon it\u2019s the relexion of the practicality of the Rodius. Indeed, this MPV, designed by former head of the automotive design course at the <a href=\"http:\/\/dcubed.blogspot.com\/2005\/06\/careers-in-new-media.html\">Royal College of Art <\/a>in London Ken Greenley offers accomodation for up to 11 people, in its Koran version. In Europe, it\u2019ll seat 7 \u2018only\u2019, but thanks to its 5125mm length and its 1915mm width, they\u2019ll be able to take all the luggage they want. The passengers may seat either on foldable (even backwards) rail-mounted (but not removable) central chairs or a rear bench that\u2019s foldable backwards too and removable provided you don\u2019t mind carrying 38kg.<br \/>The 2 ,7 163 bhp diesel engine is provided by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allthebrands.com\/search.aspx?q=mercedes%20benz%20parts\">Mercedes-Benz<\/a>, and so is the tiptronic style 5-speed automatic gearbox. This won\u2019t be too much to move the 2.2 tons of the Rodius. ESP is standard on all versions, while the interesting 4&#215;4 transmission is optional.<br \/>Contrary to the smart Fiat Multipla, the Rodius does not compensate its odd styling with an innovative architecture.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weird, strange, huge, bizarre, outlandish : how can we qualify the styling of the new Rodius ? Ssangyong reckon it\u2019s the relexion of the practicality of the Rodius. 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