2022 LDV T60

The updated LDV T60 Max diesel offers a new ute for the price of a well-used HiLux or Ranger, but do you get what you pay for?

Australia's first factory-original EV ute isn't a HiLux or a Ranger... It's China's LDV eT60, which has beaten all rivals to market.

There's serious competition in the cheap dual-cab ute market for the LDV T60. Enter the new Max, with a 500Nm diesel punch at a sharp price.

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Australia's first factory electric dual-cab ute arrives from China, with a steep $92,990 sticker price and 330km of range.

The LDV T60 Max has a longer warranty and a raft of mostly cosmetic tweaks, though prices are up by $4000.

Australia's first electric pickup will have limitations when it arrives in November, but it beats everyone else to a growing market.

LDV has a trifecta of electric vehicles coming to Australia before the end of the year, including our market's first electric ute.

SAIC Motor has introduced electric spin-offs of the LDV T60 in other right-hand drive markets, but there's still no official word on an EV ute for Australia.

Pricing across the value-oriented LDV D90, G10, T60 and V80 line-ups will notch up slightly from July 1, with increases of between $500 and $1053.

SAIC Motor has revealed a tough-looking version of the LDV T60 Max under its Maxus brand called the Bull Demon King.

An updated version of the affordable Chinese dual-cab is arriving with a power upgrade and better cabin. Here's the breakdown.

The LDV T60 is getting a bi-turbo diesel heart transplant plus meaner and more modern styling.

K W purchased this LDV T60 new with additional options for $41,000 (including all on-road costs). K W would buy this car again because: "I purchased the T60 new from the Townsville LDV dealer. I would purchase the vehicle again. We required a utility for our small family business. The LDV will be required to do approximately 15,000km a year. When we started looking for a suitable utility we first considered Toyota but found the pricing higher than our budget. Whilst I have no doubt after 400,000km, the Toyota would have proved to be more reliable and durable with our limited use, we did not feel we would get the benefit of the extra price paid."