Ssangyong Chairman to hit Europe

Korean car-manufacturer Ssangyong is currently importing just its 4x4-lineup to Europe but is apparently planning to increase the number of cars sold in the Old World by offering its Chairman luxury saloon.

It’s based on the old W-126 Mercedes E-class and is currently undergoing adoptions to European exhaust and safety regulations. This work is carried out by the Huber Group in Germany, a company specialised in adopting car models from Asia and the U.S. to the strict emission laws set by the Brussels authorities.

We caught the car in the Austrian Alps last week, and we are convinced that the same 3.2-litre 220-bhp Mercedes 6-cylinder unit used in Korea will make in onto the European market – after the Huber Group has had their magic fingers on it.