Maxus Maxus T60: range, price, specs and where it is sold
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The T60 is SAIC's mid-size pickup, built by its Maxus commercial-vehicle arm since November 2016 and the vehicle that put the LDV badge back on Australian roads. Australia and New Zealand sell it as the LDV T60; Thailand sells a version as the MG Extender; China now badges its own pickups Maxus Interstellar L and R. Published dimensions across the family span 5,365-5,680 mm long, 1,900 mm wide and 1,722-1,845 mm tall, on wheelbases of 3,155-3,470 mm.
The current Australian T60 MAX uses a 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel making 160 kW and 500 Nm, with a 3.5-tonne braked towing rating and a Mega Tub Plus body whose tub is 1,840 mm long. Petrol 2.0-litre turbo and 2.4-litre engines and a 2.8-litre turbodiesel have also been offered.
Production runs at Wuxi in Jiangsu, at Laem Chabang in Thailand and at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Chile took the first exports in June 2017 and Australia followed on 25 September 2017. The T60 is being succeeded by the larger Terron 9, which Australia sells both as the LDV Terron 9 and, through MG, as the MG U9.
Key facts
| Name in Chinese | 大通T60 “DAH-tong T-sixty” 大通 'great thoroughfare' is the Chinese name of SAIC's Maxus commercial-vehicle brand; the full Chinese badge is 上汽大通MAXUS |
|---|---|
| Brand | Maxus |
| Body | Pickup, segment commercial |
| Powertrain | Petrol or diesel |
| Launched | China 2016; export 2017 |
| Headline output | 160 kW |
What it is called where
The same car carries different names in different markets. This is the crosswalk, so a reader who knows one name can find the other.
| Market | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| China | SAIC Maxus T60 | the current Chinese pickups are badged Maxus Interstellar L and R (星际L/R) |
| Export markets | Maxus T60 / T90 | |
| Australia | LDV T60 / T60 MAX | |
| New Zealand | LDV T60 MAX | |
| Thailand | MG Extender | |
| Malaysia | Maxus T60 | assembled in Kuala Lumpur |
Range
No range figure is published for this model in the data set.
Price
| Where | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand, LDV T60 MAX, recommended sale price excluding on-road costs | NZD 31,990 as of |
Where the Maxus T60 is sold
| Market | Status | Since | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Sold | November 2016 | |
| Australia | Sold | 25 September 2017 | as the LDV T60; the site described the MY25 T60 MAX as being on runout when checked |
| New Zealand | Sold | as the LDV T60 MAX | |
| Thailand | Sold | sold as the MG Extender | |
| Malaysia | Sold | assembled in Kuala Lumpur | |
| Chile | Sold | June 2017 | |
| United States | Never sold | SAIC does not sell pickups in the United States |
Crash-test results
No NCAP result is recorded for the Maxus T60. That means no published result was found on a testing body's own site — not that the car was tested and failed, and not that it was never tested.
Maxus Maxus T60: questions people ask
- Is LDV the same as Maxus?
- Yes. Both are SAIC Motor commercial-vehicle brands for the same vehicles: SAIC bought the assets of the British LDV Group in August 2010 and began building Maxus vans in China in March 2011. Australia and New Zealand use the LDV badge, most other markets use Maxus, and Thailand sells the pickup as the MG Extender.
- Where is the Maxus T60 built?
- At SAIC Maxus's Wuxi plant in Jiangsu, at Laem Chabang in Thailand and at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
- What can the LDV T60 tow?
- LDV Australia rates the T60 MAX at 3.5 tonnes braked, from a 2.0-litre bi-turbo diesel making 160 kW and 500 Nm.
- What replaced the T60?
- The Terron 9, a larger pickup built at Wuxi from 2024. Australia sells it as the LDV Terron 9 and, through MG's network, as the MG U9.
Related
Sources for the Maxus Maxus T60
- LDV Automotive Australia (SAIC), LDV T60 MAX Ute. Read . 2.0 bi-turbo diesel, 160 kW, 500 Nm, 3.5-tonne towing, Mega Tub Plus dimensions, MY25 runout
- LDV New Zealand (SAIC), LDV New Zealand price list. Read . T60 MAX from NZD 31,990 RSP
- Wikipedia, Maxus T60. Read . production start, plants, engines, dimension spans, market names and launch dates
- Wikipedia, LDV Group. Read . SAIC's August 2010 purchase of LDV's intellectual property and the March 2011 start of Maxus production in China