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SsangYong Tivoli boot space, practicality and safety

2015 onwards (change model)
Practicality rating: 4.2 out of 54.2

Written by Luke Wilkinson Updated: 26 July 2022

How much space is there?

Lots. Headroom is generous everywhere and there’s loads of space for front seat passengers. The amount of space in the back is more surprising, though – even with the front seats adjusted to suit two six-foot passengers, there’s still a good six inches between your knees and the seat.

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SsangYong Tivoli rear seats
SsangYong Tivoli rear seats

There’s a reasonable amount of adjustment in the Tivoli’s seats, but we’d have liked the wheel to telescope out of the dashboard more. Taller drivers will need to choose between over-reaching for the wheel or having scrunched up legs.

Boot space and storage

Because the Tivoli is now only available with front wheel drive, its boot stands up well to the competition as there’s no rear differential eating up room. With the rear seats up, there’s 427 litres of space on offer. SsangYong also says that its shape makes it the only car in its class that capable of carrying three sets of golf clubs. It’s all about the small wins, right?

Joking aside, the Tivoli’s boot is still fractionally bigger than the Nissan Juke’s 422-litre boot and eons ahead of the Vauxhall Mokka’s pokey 350-litre effort. There’s also a configurable boot board which allows you to either create a box to secure fragile items or make a hidden storage area under the boot floor. With the boards in their highest setting, there isn’t much of a load lip, either.

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SsangYong Tivoli boot
SsangYong Tivoli boot

The rear bench folds in a 40:60 split, and the backrest can be stood up in a more vertical position to make some extra space for luggage. Up front, there are overhead storage trays for your sunglasses, a glovebox big enough for a laptop and door bins large enough for litre water bottles.

Safety

  • Four-star Euro NCAP safety rating
  • Child occupant protection not as good as rivals
  • Adult protection is better, but still lags behind

Euro NCAP crash-tested the Tivoli back in 2016, awarding it a four-star safety rating. Since then, SsangYong has increased the amount of standard safety equipment on offer, taking autonomous emergency braking off the options list and bolting on the car as standard.

The four-star rating remains though, due to its poor performance in the child occupant protection category. In the frontal impact test, the 10-year-old dummy sustained severe injuries to the neck and the six-year-old dummy received a heavy impact to the chest. However, both dummies were well protected in the side impact test.

Nevertheless, it might be worth looking elsewhere if you need an SUV to haul your family around. The Tivoli performs better in the adult occupant protection category – although chest compression for the driver and rear passenger in front impacts is still marginal for the category. We suppose you get what you pay for.

Watch the SsangYong Tivoli crash test video

Euro NCAP rating

Overall NCAP safety rating 3 out of 5
Year tested: 2016
What is Euro NCAP?
Adult Occupant: 74%
Child Occupant: 62%
Vulnerable Road User: 55%
Safety Assist: 25%

Equipment and options

Each trim level will have different equipment offerings.
Basic equipment (17)
  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • ABS
  • Alarm
  • Audio remote
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Cruise control
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Electric mirrors
  • Front electric windows
  • Heated mirrors
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • PAS
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Rear electric windows
  • Remote locking
  • Side airbags
  • Steering wheel rake adjustment
Standard Equipment
Optional Equipment
ELX Standard Equipment (4)
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated seats
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
ELX Optional Equipment (7)
  • Air conditioning
  • CD
  • Leather seat trim
  • Partial leather seat trim
  • Sat Nav
  • Space saver spare wheel
  • Traction control
ELX Red Edition Standard Equipment (9)
  • CD
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated seats
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Leather seat trim
  • Sat Nav
  • Space saver spare wheel
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
  • Traction control
ELX Red Edition Optional Equipment (2)
  • Air conditioning
  • Partial leather seat trim
EX Standard Equipment
  • n/a
EX Optional Equipment (12)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • CD
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated seats
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Leather seat trim
  • Space saver spare wheel
  • Steel wheels
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
  • Traction control
LE Standard Equipment (9)
  • CD
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated seats
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Metallic Paint
  • Partial leather seat trim
  • Space saver spare wheel
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
  • Traction control
LE Optional Equipment (5)
  • Air conditioning
  • Electric driver`s seat
  • Leather seat trim
  • Roof rails
  • Sat Nav
SE Standard Equipment (3)
  • Air conditioning
  • CD
  • Cloth seat trim
SE Optional Equipment (4)
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Space saver spare wheel
  • Steel wheels
  • Traction control
Ultimate Standard Equipment (3)
  • Heated seats
  • Leather seat trim
  • Traction control
Ultimate Optional Equipment (10)
  • Air conditioning
  • CD
  • Electric driver`s seat
  • Front fog lights
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Partial leather seat trim
  • Roof rails
  • Sat Nav
  • Space saver spare wheel
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
Ventura Standard Equipment (7)
  • Air conditioning
  • Heated seats
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Parking sensors
  • Partial leather seat trim
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
  • Traction control
Ventura Optional Equipment (1)
  • Front fog lights

Dimensions

Length 4195mm - 4440mm
Width 1798mm - 1825mm
Height 1590mm - 1613mm
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