I haven't driven a pick-up in ages, so I was delighted when Fine Cars of Gosport offered to loan me a Ssangyong Musso. It coincided with my visits to the Goodwood Motor racing circuit in West Sussex. I attended the Festival of Speed, the annual celebration of motorsports, cars, motorbikes and much more.
The trouble with Goodwood is that it always attracts the rain, and 2023 proved decidedly sketchy with heavy rain and winds. Parking for the event is on grass fields, often with slopes which, combined with the rain, leads to vehicles sliding all over the place. Thankfully I had the four-wheel drive and decent tyres on the Musso, so I had no issues moving across the muddy fields. Instead of heading home, I helped many vehicles escape the mud onto the tarmac.
It showed me how practical the Musso is, and although defined as a pick-up, it performs like a high-quality SUV with all the comforts too.
The Ssangyong Musso is a double-cab truck and one of the cheapest around and one of the best. You may not be considering a pick-up as your next vehicle, but after spending time in the Musso, I am because it has so many practical benefits.
The Musso is comfortable, refined, spacious, with good carrying ability, quiet and smooth. Available only as a twin cab, it has four full-sized doors, and you can choose between a short wheelbase or a long, which have lengths of SWB 1300mm and LWB 1610mm.