From this month, the SsangYong Korando e-Motion comes with a "big discount" of up to 19,400 euros

All brands are gradually embracing electric mobility and, with their ups and downs, are adding vehicles of this type to their range, as is the case with SsangYong, which already marks a year since its first fully electric model joined its line-up: the Korando e-Motion, which was officially unveiled at the beginning of 2022.

Even so, the months keep passing, and statistics continue to confirm that the electric vehicle has barely gained acceptance among private buyers. In fact, the figures for the just-ended month of June confirm a 13.8% contraction in registrations, and if we look at the overall figures for the first six months of 2024, we see that sales over that period fell by 5%.

Faced with such poor data, brands have to find ways to make their fully electric products at least minimally attractive to customers, as is the case with SsangYong and the Korando e-Motion, which from this month receives a significant discount that, together with the MOVES III plan, may make you, if you’re thinking only about money, reconsider buying an electric car and, more specifically, this Korando e-Motion.

But before that, let’s look at what the SsangYong Korando e-Motion offers, to see whether its price is really one that could interest us. The first thing is to know its equipment, and it is offered in only two trim levels, the entry-level one being the Urban, which includes items such as the following:

• Rear-view camera
• Two-zone automatic air conditioning
• Adaptive cruise control
• Digital instrument cluster with 12.3-inch screen
• Digital radio (DAB)
• 12 V power outlet
• USB port
• Rain and light sensor
• Keyless entry and start system
• Infotainment system with 8-inch screen
• Height-adjustable driver’s seat
• Cloth upholstery
• Leather-wrapped multifunction steering wheel
• Automatic anti-glare interior rear-view mirror
• LED interior lighting
• Active electronic front headrests
• Tinted windows
• LED headlights with LED daytime running lights and fog lights
• 17-inch alloy wheels
• Electric exterior mirrors with integrated LED turn indicators, courtesy light, heated and electrically folding
• 6 airbags
• Hill start assist
• Hill descent control
• Advanced emergency braking system
• Lane departure warning system
• Lane keeping system
• Automatic anti-dazzle system
• Traffic sign recognition system
• Forward vehicle departure warning system
• Driver fatigue warning system
• Safe distance alert system
• Tyre pressure monitoring system

As we can see, even from the entry-level trim the Korando e-Motion is very well equipped, so with the next trim level, called Limited, we round it off with items such as the following:

• Wireless charger
• Front and rear parking sensors
• Heated steering wheel
• Heated front seats
• Mixed upholstery for the seats in cloth and synthetic leather
• Full LED headlights
• Solar-protection glass and noise-reducing windscreen
• Roof rails
• Electric sunroof
• Blind spot monitoring
• Rear traffic alert system
• Electric parking brake
• Active rollover protection system

Mechanically, both trim levels have an electric motor of 152 kW (207 CV) and 339 Nm of torque, a powertrain that is also linked to a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 61.5 kWh, giving it a range of 340 kilometres in urban driving according to the WLTP measurement. Using a direct-current charging system of up to 100 kW, it can go from 20% to 80% of its capacity in 33 minutes.

And now we come to the important part: the price. The SsangYong Korando e-Motion has a base price for the Urban trim of 39,900 euros, from which 12,400 euros must be deducted, corresponding to 10,000 euros for the commercial discount and 2,400 euros for financing with the brand, leaving a price of 27,500 euros. But pay attention: if we take advantage of the MOVES III plan and receive the aid of up to 7,000 euros, the Korando e-Motion Urban would come down to a very attractive price of 20,500 euros.