Mercedes sold SsangYong this platform on condition it be restyled to look less like a Mercedes and stay out of Europe.
Lead trim: Chairman 150 2.3 M111 four (148 hp) · up to 276 hp
SsangYong Chairman H1997–2014
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FactMercedes sold SsangYong this platform on condition it be restyled to look less like a Mercedes and stay out of Europe.
The SsangYong Chairman is a full-size luxury car manufactured by SsangYong from 1997 to 2017 (Chairman H, first generation, 1997–2014; also the Daewoo Chairman and the Pyeonghwa Junma/Zumma in North Korea), its only sedan in a maker best known for SUVs. The first generation was built on the Mercedes-Benz W124 platform but styled like a modernised W140 S-Class (it coincidentally foretold the W220), and Mercedes asked SsangYong to redesign it to look less like a Mercedes and to refrain from selling it in developed export markets such as Europe and the US. It had a five-speed 5G-Tronic automatic and Mercedes engines: 2.3 I4 150 (2,299 cc, 148 hp), 2.8 I6 200 (2,799 cc, 194 hp) and 3.2 I6 220 (3,199 cc, 217 hp) from the debut, and a 3.6 I6 280 (3,598 cc, 276 hp) from 2007. The original model was renamed Chairman H in 2008 with a new Chairman W introduced the same year; the SsangYong website no longer referenced the H in January 2015.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman 150 2.3 M111 four (148 hp) | 1997–2014 | 2.3 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 162 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Chairman 200 2.8 M104 six (194 hp) | 1997–2014 | 2.8 L Inline-6 | 194 hp | 200 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
| Chairman 220 3.2 M104 six (217 hp) | 1997–2014 | 3.2 L Inline-6 | 217 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Chairman 280 3.6 M104 six (276 hp) | 2007–2014 | 3.6 L Inline-6 | 276 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
It was briefly badged to become the Roewe R95 in China, a plan quietly dropped before any buyer got one.
Mercedes sold SsangYong this platform on condition it be restyled to look less like a Mercedes and stay out of Europe.
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