The SsangYong Kyron is a

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built by the SsangYong Motor Company. It had a

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diesel engine and was designed by Ken Greenley. It received a facelift in 2007. The name of the car is an inaccurate portmanteau made combining the pronounced sound of the mathematical symbol

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() and the word run, which is intended to mean "infinite run."

Engines

The XDi270

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is available on the Kyron increasing the performance to /. Both the XDi200 and XDi270 uses the 3rd-generation Common Rail technology. The direct injection system slightly boosts the power and

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. The new third generation ECU is operating on 32-bit platform rather than the 16-bit found on the previous 2 generations of common-rail technology. There is also 3.2 MPI engine available reaching up to 162 kW - 220 hp. The transmission on all models is

5G-Tronic model W722-6 5 speed. A

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model was also due to be released using the same system as the C200 Eco.

Motorsport

In the 2009

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, Isidre Esteve Pujol and team mate Eric Auge Medina came 71st in a Kyron 2.7DCI.

Gallery

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References

{{SsangYong timeline Kyron Cars introduced in 2005 Mid-size sport utility vehicles Rear-wheel-drive vehicles 2010s cars