KGM’s coupe-like alternate to Torres sports utility could come in two levels of specification.

REGIONAL availability of the second car out of KGM - and also the first vehicle the make, a revival of SsangYong, has had significant design influence over - has been signalled.

So far specific plans here for the Actyon, a coupe-like sports utility, have yet to be spelled out. The car has to date just been announced for Australia, which has a common distributor, Inchcape.

Kym Mellow, Inchcape New Zealand general manager, says it’s still under consideration for here. “We haven’t confirmed the Actyon for our New Zealand market. It is under evaluation and we are reviewing it with our OEM partner.”

Slightly larger than the Toyota RAV4, the 1.5-litre petrol five-seater is tasked with raising the international profile of KGM, which was created from giant South Korean petrolchemicals involver KG Group took over SsangYong.

KGM began operating in NZ in March, 2024, with the Torres, another sports utility for the next class up from Actyon, in pure petrol and all-electric.

The cars share a common platform and Actyon’s petrol engine is the same as for Torres, in identical 120kW/280Nm tune. There is no electric Actyon.

The stated aim when Torres landed was to drive up sales from just over 500 units, the count SsangYong achieved here in 2023.

But that bid was complicated by the new vehicle market losing traction, with consumer interest in EVs plummeting.

Torres was the first KGM, but as it had been started by SsangYong and brought into production by the new owner, it more accurately stands as the first product with the new badge (which didn’t look that different).

Though this latest and second car is far more accurately a KG Group model - though it bases on the Torres platform - it also relates to the past.

Actyon is a name used by SsangYong and the original type, which availed here, was also a sloped roof SUV.

Australia is taking two versions, the K50 priced at the equivalent of $50,700 and the K60 positioned at $54k - stickers.

If relevant to NZ, those asks would conceivably land Actyon in the same zone as the Torres petrol at its recommended retail. Torres has been subject to big discounts for a while.

As with Torres, the engine marries to a six-speed automatic and can avail in front and all-wheel-drive. Inchcape has yet to say whether it will take one or the other or - as with Torres - try its luck with both.

Standard equipment includes 20-inch alloy wheels, LED exterior lighting, a powered tailgate, rear privacy glass, dual 12.3-inch displays for the infotainment and digital instrument cluster, leather seats, heated front and rear outboard seats, a heated steering wheel, and dual-zone climate control.

The K60 adds a surround-view monitor, panoramic sunroof, rear-window sun blinds, and a wireless smartphone charger.

Driver-assistance sans autonomous emergency braking, front and rear parking sensors, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, tyre pressure monitoring, and automatic high beams.

Despite the sloped roofline, the Actyon can still accommodate 668 litres of volume in the boot, expandable to 1568L with the rear seats folded.