LDV T60 Max ute priced higher with MY23 update
Lightly facelifted T60 dual-cab hit with $4000 price hike as upgrade adds features but not safety gearChinese car-maker LDV has released pricing and specification details for the 2023 LDV T60 Max ute range.
Headlining the model year update is a price increase of $4210 for the entry-level LDV T60 Max Pro manual (now $41,042 drive-away), with increases thereafter across the five-model T60 range.
This is the second time LDV has increased its pricing in the past 12 months.
Designed as a cut-price rival for the top-selling Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux, the LDV T60 Max continues to miss out on key safety equipment for 2023, with no blind spot monitoring, forward collision warning or autonomous emergency braking (AEB) across all variants.
However, it does score some minor cosmetic and equipment upgrades for MY23 and moves to a new factory-backed seven-year/200,000km warranty, which replaces the existing five-year/130,000km scheme.
For the entry T60 Max Pro, updates include a new soft-close tailgate, wider side steps, chrome sports bar and roof rails and an upgraded leather steering wheel with paddle shifters on automatic variants.
Those features are over and above existing equipment such as LED daytime running lights, rear parking sensors and camera, driver fatigue reminder, climate-control air-con and a 10.25-inch centre touch-screen display with Apple CarPlay (no Android Auto) and Bluetooth.
Higher up the model walk, the T60 Max Luxe gets the same soft-close tailgate and revised steering wheel while also adopting new 19-inch alloy wheels, a sail-plane sports bar in the tray, body-coloured door mirrors and new black wheel-arch flares, side steps and roof rails.
Over the T60 Max Pro, the T60 Max Luxe also adds a 360-degree panoramic camera, lane departure warning and an “on-demand” electronic rear differential lock as standard.
All told, LDV claims the revisions add $2600 worth of value to the T60 Max Pro, and $5000 for the T60 Max Luxe.
Irrespective of variant, the LDV T60 Max draws power from a 2.0-litre twin-turbo four-cylinder diesel engine developing 160kW and 500Nm, mated to a choice of a six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic.
The four-wheel drive system offers two-wheel drive high and four-wheel drive high and low range, but no mechanical differential lock.
When it comes to fuel consumption, LDV claims a combined average of 9.2L/100km for the six-speed manual and 9.3L/100km for the automatic.
Across all variants, LDV says the T60 is rated to tow 3.0 tonnes braked, while payload capacities range from 750kg (Luxe) to 935kg (Pro).
The two grades are said to be differentiated by subtle suspension tunes, with the Pro scoring a “heavy duty” configuration and the Luxe gaining a softer suspension setting that affects its payload.
A spray-in tray liner and four tie-down points are fitted standard, but there is no sign of tub lighting or power outlets.
Further afield, LDV is set to once again offer the T60 Mega Tub. It is priced at $49,463 drive-away for private buyers, though the finer details are yet to be revealed.
LDV has also confirmed the fully electric eT60 for the Australian market, pricing and specifications for which will be detailed next week.
How much does the 2023 LDV T60 Max cost?
Max Pro (m) – $41,042 ($38,990 for ABN holders)
Max Pro (a) – $43,148 ($40,990 for ABN holders)
Max Luxe (m) – $45,779 ($43,490 for ABN holders)
Max Luxe (a) – $47,884 ($45,490 for ABN holders)
Mega Tub (a) – $49,463 ($46,990 for ABN holders)
* All prices are drive-away (including on-road costs)
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