Could This Be The Next-gen Mahindra XUV500

• Ssangyong to showcase next-gen Korando SUV in March at Geneva Motor Show.
• Based on a modified platform which also underpins the Tivoli and the XUV300.
• Expected to take styling cues from SIV-2 concept showcased earlier.
• Likely to come with petrol, diesel and electric powertrains.
• Could be launched as the next-gen XUV500 in India.

After SsangYong was acquired by homegrown carmaker.

The all-new Korando is likely to borrow its styling from the SIV-2 concept shown earlier by Ssangyong and the XUV500 could also feature a similar design language. It is also likely to get a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine, co-developed by Ssangyong along with a BSVI-compliant diesel engine.

The Korando is likely to feature electrified powertrains as well. And if not immediately, the XUV500 could also get them later in India. The Korando will be Ssangyong's first all-electric SUV globally. With competition heating up in the midsize SUV segment, the XUV500 would need to pull up its socks in order to take on the likes of the

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