I still don't really know what to make of the KGM Tivoli, I could certainly live with one BUT it wouldn't be my first choice - what do you think? I hope you enjoyed this review - more coming soon!
@@JonCoupland well yes , he went out to buy a " hotwheels" one !!! Theres so a pattern on u tube Hubnut gets a smart car Youve got one , then Jayemm drives one !!! Then i see em all over the place Same for the rover75 !!!! Now its like................how mads that Jeff buys cars makes a vid bout Protons !!! And what have you got !!!?????🙈🤷🏼♂️ Well werid
Competent, but I feel it is no more than that. 10 years ago it would have been great, but things have moved on. Interior space looks very good, compared to other similar SUVs I have seen. NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) looks behind the times though. Cabin finish has some good points - overall lightness, decent seats, instruments, handbrake - but the high boot does rather seem to rule out the target market. Economy is hilariously bad for a small car these days, it should be hitting 50 or so, even with spirited B road driving. The current Corsa, Yaris etc don't have a problem getting that. Nowhere near cheap enough to make it competitive, especially given the unknown brand, itself the spawn of a not exactly well loved manufacturer.
I read that the Italian government have banned the use of Italian sounding names on cars not built in Italy. The Fiat Milano which is built in Poland is now called the Fiat Junior after government pressure.
It has more to do with the Italian syndicate than the Italian name of a town. They are putting pressure on Stellantis the owner of Alfa Romeo as they transferred the production of the new model Milano in Poland. So they said if you are not employing Italian workers then you can't use Italian names. After all that is the price of globalization and we'll drive Chinese Teslas and so on.
Oh... This suddenly occurred to me several hours later, but it will bug me if I don't mention it before I go to bed. So brace yourself. The indicator tick-tock-tick-tock. Its wrong! It is tuned to an oriental music scale (no idea what it is called) not the western scale. So it sounds off-pitch or off-key. Yep, that's all. But it would REALLY bug me every time I used the indicators.
Enjoying the new car review videos Jon, very comprehensive and well presented! Who would you say KGMs main competitors are? Are they going up against the likes of Dacia, it does remind me of the Suzuki Vitara also Would be nice to see the KGM infotainment system in a future video to see how that stands up against its rivals
My partner has one from 2018, cost her just over 12k brand new, and has a decent spec. It's not the fastest thing on the road, being a 1.6 non turbo, be she loves it. Reliability has been good.
You’ve got to get the inspector a Berlingo or one of the variants for The Inspector. Made all the difference to my mum and dad’s old dog. And it was guilty pleasure of mine to drive it.
Well done Jon a great review and it looks a nice car and a good competitor to the likes of juke and t roc etc if it’s like the old ssangyongs you had a lot of spec for a value price much like protons and Hyundai in the past
I'm assuming the engine is the 1.5 turbo GDI engine used by Hyundai and Kia? I own a Kia Ceed SW with the same engine, and apart from intermittant low gear hesitation, it is a very, very good drive. It has insanely good performance for a car at it's price point (160bhp), and returns 60+ mpg on motoway runs all the time. If this is the same, at least motorists have another choice of petrol-powered car in a diminishing marketplace.
I still don't really know what to make of the KGM Tivoli, I could certainly live with one BUT it wouldn't be my first choice - what do you think? I hope you enjoyed this review - more coming soon!
So I've directed @Jeff Buys Cars to ur channel
As he claims there's no PROTON gls's in Britian no more
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@@matthewc.419 There absolutely are! There are 2 in my garden!
@@JonCoupland well yes , he went out to buy a " hotwheels" one !!!
Theres so a pattern on u tube
Hubnut gets a smart car
Youve got one , then Jayemm drives one !!!
Then i see em all over the place
Same for the rover75 !!!!
Now its like................how mads that
Jeff buys cars makes a vid bout Protons !!!
And what have you got !!!?????🙈🤷🏼♂️
Well werid
Competent, but I feel it is no more than that. 10 years ago it would have been great, but things have moved on. Interior space looks very good, compared to other similar SUVs I have seen. NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) looks behind the times though. Cabin finish has some good points - overall lightness, decent seats, instruments, handbrake - but the high boot does rather seem to rule out the target market. Economy is hilariously bad for a small car these days, it should be hitting 50 or so, even with spirited B road driving. The current Corsa, Yaris etc don't have a problem getting that. Nowhere near cheap enough to make it competitive, especially given the unknown brand, itself the spawn of a not exactly well loved manufacturer.
seems like a wine; it looks even better than before; very attractive car
I agree - i think it will find its clientelle
I read that the Italian government have banned the use of Italian sounding names on cars not built in Italy.
The Fiat Milano which is built in Poland is now called the Fiat Junior after government pressure.
Well thats a very interesting thing!
How on earth could they do that? Will the chinese gov put pressure on fiat to stop the calling the Panda , the Panda?
@@grrfy Thats a good point?!
@@JonCoupland Don't tell everybody or else they will all want one!
It has more to do with the Italian syndicate than the Italian name of a town. They are putting pressure on Stellantis the owner of Alfa Romeo as they transferred the production of the new model Milano in Poland. So they said if you are not employing Italian workers then you can't use Italian names. After all that is the price of globalization and we'll drive Chinese Teslas and so on.
The wife appoval part of the video.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Im glad someone found that funny 🤣👍
South korean Mahindra XUV 3XO
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Oh... This suddenly occurred to me several hours later, but it will bug me if I don't mention it before I go to bed. So brace yourself.
The indicator tick-tock-tick-tock. Its wrong! It is tuned to an oriental music scale (no idea what it is called) not the western scale. So it sounds off-pitch or off-key.
Yep, that's all. But it would REALLY bug me every time I used the indicators.
Yes it stuck out to me too. I think I sing it a bit 🤣
Enjoying the new car review videos Jon, very comprehensive and well presented!
Who would you say KGMs main competitors are? Are they going up against the likes of Dacia, it does remind me of the Suzuki Vitara also
Would be nice to see the KGM infotainment system in a future video to see how that stands up against its rivals
Dacia as you said but honestly ... Not much else. Noted for next time ☺️👍
My partner has one from 2018, cost her just over 12k brand new, and has a decent spec. It's not the fastest thing on the road, being a 1.6 non turbo, be she loves it. Reliability has been good.
Thats good to know! What does she make to the new styled one?
Just think how many micras,protons and smarts that you could get for the money that the Tivoli costs!
Absolutely! A fair few!
You’ve got to get the inspector a Berlingo or one of the variants for The Inspector. Made all the difference to my mum and dad’s old dog. And it was guilty pleasure of mine to drive it.
That's partly why we have the Royal Snail Van ☺️
Well done Jon a great review and it looks a nice car and a good competitor to the likes of juke and t roc etc if it’s like the old ssangyongs you had a lot of spec for a value price much like protons and Hyundai in the past
Cheers Daniel ☺️
Seems to be a pretty nice car, how does it compare price wise with the competition in the UK? Renault Captur or something?
Its on par with a Dacia
I'm assuming the engine is the 1.5 turbo GDI engine used by Hyundai and Kia? I own a Kia Ceed SW with the same engine, and apart from intermittant low gear hesitation, it is a very, very good drive. It has insanely good performance for a car at it's price point (160bhp), and returns 60+ mpg on motoway runs all the time. If this is the same, at least motorists have another choice of petrol-powered car in a diminishing marketplace.
nono ssangyong s own home made engine; the auto is aisin which is part of toyota
I cant seem to find out too much information about it - i think it might be their own engine
This suzuki garage is within farting distance of my girlfriends house.
I'm guessing your local to the area?
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Boston born and bred 👍☺️ - thanks for watching and subscribing
@JonCoupland if you go into one beyond at pescod square, they have a red proton saga hot wheels car.
I see it today and thought of you!
Seems to be a good enough car, let down by a few things that it shouldn't be (such as the cabin noise, fit and finish etc)
Yes I agree 👍
You and dad need bigger Garages soon 😂😂😂😂
I think that point was passed about 2 years ago 😆
Ah this one was on loan 😁
Yes!
I lov it ❤
Awesome
Never heard of it I'm out 20sec in gone
I understand this one may not be for everyone :)
All I needed to hear am off to buy one 😂
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