A seven-seat version of the SsangYong Tivoli has been spotted testing.
The model is based on the XLV concept which was unveiled at the Geneva motor show in 2014 and could go on sale in 2017.
At 4430mm in length, the XLV was slightly longer than a Nissan Qashqai but there's no official word on dimensions for this prototype, which was spied out testing with a five-seat Tivoli.
It does, however, appear much longer around the C-pillar than its five-seat sibling to accommodate a third row seat and more interior space.
There are no photos of the interior so the seating layout remains unclear, but the XLV had an innovative 2+2+2+1 arrangement with the seventh seat able to slide between the second and third rows.
The seven-seater could also be the car first in SsangYong's range to use hybrid technology if it uses the same 1.6-litre diesel engine and electric motor hooked up to a lithium-ion battery that the concept was powered by.
At the time of the concept's unveiling, discussions were ongoing at SsangYong about whether or not to launch the seven-seat model in the UK, but the manufacturer has since made a commitment to release a new model every year up to 2020 so the seven-seater seems likely to reach these shores.
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