SsangYong Istana

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SsangYong Istana (1995-2003)
SsangYong Istana (1995-2003)
Istana
Manufacturer: SsangYong
Production period: 1995-2003
Previous model: none
Successor: SsangYong Rodius
Technical specifications
Designs: Panel van , minibus
Engines: Diesel engine :
2.9 liters (70 kW)
Length: 4890-5340 mm
Width: 1855 mm
Height: 2000-2105 mm
Wheelbase: 2465-2680 mm

The SsangYong Istana (Korean: 쌍용 이스타나) is the first minibus of SsangYong . It was manufactured by SsangYong in Seoul , South Korea , from 1995 to 2003 . The vehicle with two seats as a delivery van and nine to 15 seats as a minibus was based on the Mercedes-Benz MB 100 . The designs corresponded to those of the Mercedes-Benz MB 100. A 70 kW 2.9 liter diesel engine served as the drive. The Istana was manufactured as a left-hand drive as well as a right-hand drive.

Primarily intended for the domestic South Korean market, the car was also sold in Asia as the Daewoo Istana and under license under the brand name Mercedes-Benz as the MB100 / MB140 with gasoline engines and as the MB100D / MB140D with diesel engines. In Russia, the istana was often used as a marshrutka or in long-distance traffic in eastern Siberia and the Far East .

After production was discontinued, the production facilities went to China to the then second-largest Ssangyong shareholder Shanghai Automotive Industry , where the Korean MB 100/140 version Istana is still being produced. However, no longer under the brand names Mercedes-Benz or Ssangyong, but as SHAC Istana.

Web links

Commons : SsangYong Istana  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. SsangYong Istana ( Memento from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. Web site VASTON car (Russia) (English) ( Memento of 20 March 2012 at the Internet Archive )