Rare Rides!

Here's some cars you don't see every day in America! I saw these on a business trip to the Mahindra Headquarters in Michigan as part of my internship awhile back.

In this first picture, the white car with its hood up is the 2016 Ssangyong Tivoli, manufactured by the South Korean Ssangyong Motor Company. The interior shots are from the Tivoli, too. Its powered by either a 1.6-liter unleaded gas or diesel engine, paired to a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission. An extended version is available. The minivan-like vehicle next to it is the Mahindra Xylo, manufactured by Mahindra & Mahindra of India. It’s a right-hand drive vehicle, and powered by two turbo-diesel engines (2.2 & 2.5) paired to a 5-speed manual transmission only.

Crossover Takeover

2015 Renault Grand Scenic (Front)

In the second picture shown below, the blue van is the Dacia Lodgy, manufactured by Romanian automaker Dacia. However, its built in both Morocco and India. Three small displacement engines are available, but only with manual transmissions. The silver SUV is the 2015 Renault Grand Scenic, manufactured by French company Renault. The "grand" version seats 7 passengers and is available with primarily diesel engines. A redesign came out for 2016.

Coming to a Roadway Near Us? Maybe?

I've seen a Renault or two on American roadways before, but they're very, very uncommon. The others I'm almost positive you'll never see, period. Especially since brands like Kia and Hyundai are already so prominent in North America, thus making a brand, like say Ssangyong, less relevant here.

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