SsangYong Torres

SsangYong Torres: which version to buy (1.5 AT FWD vs 1.5 AT AWD)

If you are choosing a SsangYong Torres, the catalogue does not give you a long ladder of engines. There is 1 generation (from 2022-06-01, still in production: stop is not measured), 1 body type (SUV 5-doors), and 2 versions. Both are named 1.5 AT. They share the same 170 hp (125 kW), the same 280 Nm, the same 1497 cm³ Gasoline turbo four, and the same 6-speed Automatic.

If you are choosing a SsangYong Torres, the catalogue does not give you a long ladder of engines. There is 1 generation (from 2022-06-01, still in production: stop is not measured), 1 body type (SUV 5-doors), and 2 versions. Both are named 1.5 AT. They share the same 170 hp (125 kW), the same 280 Nm, the same 1497 cm³ Gasoline turbo four, and the same 6-speed Automatic. The only numbered difference you can buy is drive: FWD versus AWD. That is the whole buying decision on the data we have.

Which Torres specs actually differ

Both 1.5 AT rows start on 2022-06-01. Neither has a stop date (not measured), so neither is a later facelift in this dataset.

Arithmetic on those columns: 170 − 170 = 0 hp, 280 − 280 = 0 Nm, 1497 − 1497 = 0 cm³. Power, torque, displacement, fuel, cylinder count, layout, boost, gearbox type, and gear count do not change when you pick AWD. The extra hardware you pay for is AWD instead of FWD.

Specific output is identical on both 1.5 AT versions: 170 / 1.497 ≈ 113.6 hp per litre, 125 / 1.497 ≈ 83.5 kW per litre, 280 / 1.497 ≈ 187 Nm per litre. Compression is 9.5 on both. Bore × stroke is 76 x 82.5 on both. Valves per cylinder: 4. Engine placement: Front, transverse. Injection: Direct injection (direct). Fuel grade: 95. None of those fields split the two rows.

Generations: what changed (and what did not)

There is nothing to compare across generations. pokoleniy = 1. Generation 1 generation is a SUV 5-doors with 2 versions, both 1.5 AT, both from 2022-06-01. No restyling block appears in the data, so you cannot treat a later Torres as a different generation or as a second engine family. If a seller talks about “the new Torres engine,” this catalogue still has one displacement (1497), one output (170 hp / 125 kW / 280 Nm), and one gearbox (Automatic, 6).

That also means generation-to-generation talk about “more power” or “less weight” is not supported here. There is no second start year, no second body, and no second horsepower figure.

Engine: one 1.5 AT, two drive layouts

People search “Torres engine,” “1.5 AT specs,” and “FWD or AWD.” On paper the engine answer is a single sentence: Gasoline, Turbo, 4 cylinders, Inline, 1497 cm³, 170 hp, 280 Nm, Direct injection (direct), Front, transverse, compression 9.5.

Because both versions use that same engine and the same Automatic 6, you cannot use power-per-litre to pick a winner. 113.6 hp/L is the figure for 1.5 AT (FWD) and for 1.5 AT (AWD). If you want the simpler driveline, the FWD 1.5 AT is the same engine with FWD. If you want driven rear wheels in the catalogue sense, the AWD 1.5 AT is the same engine with AWD. There is no third 1.5 AT with a different hp figure, so you do not need the Land Cruiser-style split by horsepower; you split these two identical names by drive.

What the extra AWD row does not buy, on these numbers: more hp, more Nm, a larger engine, a different fuel, a different gearbox, or a different cylinder layout.

Performance, mpg, and reliability numbers we do not have

0-100, top speed, city / highway / combined consumption, CO2, and eco class are not measured on 1.5 AT (FWD) and not measured on 1.5 AT (AWD). You cannot rank the two versions by sprint, by mpg, or by emissions. Any claim that AWD is “slower” or “thirstier” would be a number that is not in this dataset.

Weight per horsepower is also blocked: kerb mass is not measured, gross mass is not measured. 170 hp with an unknown kerb weight is not a kg/hp ranking. Ground clearance is not measured. Tank is not measured. Wheel sizes are not measured. Problems and reliability are not in the launch data at all; this article will not invent failure rates.

Chassis fields that are filled are the same on both 1.5 AT versions: front suspension Independent, spring; rear suspension Independent, spring; front brakes Ventilated disc; rear brakes Disc. Those labels do not give you a reason to pick FWD over AWD or the reverse.

Dimensions and weight: not a tie-breaker

Kerb weight: not measured (both 1.5 AT). Gross weight: not measured (both). Ground clearance: not measured (both). Fuel tank: not measured (both). Wheels: not measured (both).

You cannot say AWD is heavier, or that FWD has more clearance, or that one tank is larger. Those comparisons need figures that are absent. Treat dimensions as unknown, not as “the same as a typical compact SUV.”

Which version to choose

Choose 1.5 AT (FWD) if you want the catalogue Torres with the measured engine (170 hp, 280 Nm, 1497 cm³, Gasoline, Turbo, 4 Inline, Automatic 6) and you do not need AWD. You are not giving up horsepower: 170 vs 170. You are not giving up gears: 6 vs 6. You are choosing FWD.

Choose 1.5 AT (AWD) if the only extra you want from the second row is AWD. Output stays 170 hp / 125 kW / 280 Nm. Specific output stays ≈ 113.6 hp/L. Body stays SUV 5-doors. Production window stays from 2022-06-01 with stop not measured.

There is no “hot” Torres and no diesel Torres in this file. There is no second generation to wait for inside these numbers. The buying fork is binary: same 1.5 AT engine and gearbox, FWD or AWD. Prices are not in the data, so “what the extra money buys” can only be stated as what the columns show: they buy AWD, not extra hp.

If a listing uses the name 1.5 AT without drive, ask which of the two rows it is. The names are identical; the drive labels (FWD / AWD) are the only way this catalogue keeps them apart.