Maxus T60 MAX Diesel

• Body Glass
  • Auto wipers
  • Rear window electric heating defrosting
  • Windows - All power with one touch up and down
• Brakes
  • AEBS
  • Electric parking brake with auto hold function
  • ESP + EBA (HAS, RMI, HDC)
• Communication
  • Bluetooth
• Driver Aids
  • 360 degree camera
  • Adaptive cruise control
  • Electronic power steering (EPS)
  • Forward Collision warning
  • Lane departure warning system
  • Lane keep assist
• Driver Convenience
  • Drive modes (Eco, Power, Normal)
  • Fatigue driving early warning system
  • Front parking sensor
  • Rear parking sensor
  • Tailgate with lift assistance
  • Wireless charging for mobile device
• Driver Information
  • Dual screen (12.3" cluster + 12.3" central touch screen)
  • eCall
  • Maxus connected services
  • TPMS (Tyre pressure monitoring system)
• Driving Mirrors
  • Automatic anti-glare interior rearview mirror
  • Electric folding and heated outside rearview mirror
• Engine
  • Engine cover gas spring strut
• Entertainment
  • 3 USB ports
  • 6 speakers
  • Apple Carplay/Android Auto
  • Digital radio reception (DAB)
• Exterior Body Features
  • Black sport bar
  • Painted bed liner
  • Roof rails
  • Side step
• Exterior Lights
  • Automatic LED headlights
  • High mounted stop lights
  • LED Daytime running lights
• Heating/Cooling/Ventilation
  • Automatic air conditioning
  • Rear air conditioner outlet (Armrest position)
• Interior Features
  • Heated leather mutifunctional steering wheel
  • Leather upholstery
• Safety
  • 3 point seatbelts for all passenger
  • Driver and front passenger airbags
  • Driver and front passenger side airbags
  • Front and rear curtain airbag
  • Front and rear seatbelts reminder
• Seats
  • 6 way electrically adjustable front seats
  • Electric heated front seats
• Security
  • 2 smart keys
  • Cargo compartment tailgate lock
  • Passive entry passive start (PEPS) system
  • Vehicle remote control
• Towing
  • Rear trailer tow interface with controller
• Transmission
  • Rear differential lock
• Wheels - Alloys
  • 18" alloy wheels
• Wheels - Spare
  • Full size spare wheel

• Emissions - ICE
  • HC:
  • Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
  • WLTP - CO2 (g/km) - Comb: 239
• Engine and Drive Train
  • Automatic Transmission: Yes
  • Catalytic Convertor: Yes
  • CC: 1996
  • Cooling System: WATER
  • Cylinder Layout: IN-LINE
  • Cylinders: 4
  • Engine Layout: FRONT TRANSVERSE
  • Engine Make: N
  • Fuel Delivery: COMMON RAIL
  • Fuel Type: DIESEL
  • Gears: 8 SPEED
  • Manual Transmission: No
  • Number of Valves: 16
  • Valve gear: DOHC
• Fuel Consumption - ICE
  • EC: No
  • WLTP - FC (l/100km) - Comb: 9.1
  • WLTP - MPG - Comb: 31
• General
  • Alternative Fuel Qualifying: No
  • Any aspect of the vehicles safety cause concern?: No
  • Badge Engine CC: 2.0
  • Badge Power: 215
  • Based On ID:
  • Chassis Engine Number: N
  • Coin Description: N
  • Coin Gross Vehicle Weight Code: N
  • Coin Power Output Code: N
  • Coin Series: N
  • Coin Wheelbase Description Code: N
  • Coin Wheelbase Name Code: N
  • Exhaust System: EGR
  • Front Brakes: DISCS
  • Front Suspension: DOUBLE WISHBONE
  • Generation Mark: 1
  • Ghost model for valuation purposes: No
  • Man Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years: 10
  • Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years: 3
  • Rear Brakes: DISCS
  • Rear Suspension: LEAF SPRINGS
  • Relative Height: H1
  • Relative Length: L1
  • Running Cost League Headings: MEDIUM
  • Special Edition: No
  • Special Order: No
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 100,000
  • Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 5
  • Steering: PAS
  • This vehicle is classed as a car for VED purposes: No
  • Vehicle Homologation Class: N1
  • Vin/Frame No.: N
• Performance
  • BHP: 215
  • Engine Power KW: 158
  • Engine Torque LBS.FT: 369
  • Engine Torque MKG: 51
  • Engine Torque NM: 500
  • PS: Yes
  • Top Speed: 106
• Test Cycles
  • Emissions Test Cycle: WLTP
• Tyres
  • Alloys?: Yes
  • Automatic Clutch: Yes
  • Plated 3rd Axle:
  • Plated 4th Axle:
  • Space Saver?: Yes
  • Tyre Make: N
  • Tyre Size Front: 265/60 R18
  • Tyre Size Rear: 265/60 R18
  • Tyre Size Spare: FULL SIZE
  • Wheel Style: N
  • Wheel Type: 18" ALLOY
• Vehicle Dimensions
  • Height (including roof rails): 1,870
  • Length: 5395
  • Load Deck Height:
  • Load Height:
  • Load Length: 1485
  • Load Space Width Between Wheel Arches:
  • Load Width: 1510
  • Lower Rear Door Width:
  • Rear Door Height:
  • Side Load Door Height:
  • Side Load Door Width:
  • Upper Rear Door Width:
  • Wheelbase: 3,155
  • Width (excluding mirrors): 1960
• Weight and Capacities
  • Boot Capacity Saloons:
  • Gross Train Weight: 6,350
  • Gross Vehicle Weight: 3,250
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Down):
  • Luggage Capacity (Seats Up):
  • Luggage Capacity - 2nd Row Seats Removed:
  • Luggage Capacity - 2nd Row Seats Up:
  • Luggage Capacity - 3rd Row Seats Down:
  • Luggage Capacity - 3rd Row Seats Removed:
  • Luggage Capacity - 3rd Row Seats Up:
  • Max. Towing Weight - Braked: 3,500
  • Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked: 750
  • Minimum Kerbweight: 2,200
  • No. of Seats: 5
  • Payload: 1,050

Ten Second Review
Chinese maker Maxus wants to be known for more than just its EVs. Hence this T60 MAX diesel pick-up, the combustion version of the T90 EV model. Can Maxus really compete in the volume part of the pick-up market? This T60 certainly lays down a strong challenge to the class favourites.

Background
We're now used to combustion car makers going electric. A more worrying trend for global governments is a more recent one; electric car makers reverting to combustion power. That's what we're looking at here. Chinese car maker Maxus, who (apart from the old-tech Deliver 9 van) only sell only EVs in the UK, are now telling us that diesel is fine after all and bringing us this model, the T60 MAX pick-up. It's refreshing to see a new combustion pick-up join the fray in a segment decimated by withdrawals over the last few years. Mitsubishi, Nissan, Mercedes and Fiat have all deserted the sector in recent times, leaving buyers limited in choice to only five combustion models; the Ford Ranger, the Toyota Hilux, the Volkswagen Amarok, the Isuzu D-Max and the KGM Musso. Maxus tried to offer another alternative in 2023 with the full-electric T90 EV pick-up (subsequently followed by the 4WD eTerron 9) but most pick-up owners don't want an EV. Will they want this T60 MAX? Let's see.

Driving Experience
This T60 MAX has a 2.0-litre diesel engine putting out a healthy 215PS and 500Nm of torque. That's more than the previous generation T60 (which we didn't get in the UK), despite the fact that that model had a considerably bigger 2.8-litre engine. This replacement twin turbo powerplant is paired with 8-speed auto transmission (there's no manual option) and of course 4WD. Top speed is 105mph and you can access performance via a range of drive modes - 'Eco', 'Power' and 'Normal'. For the highway, there's also adaptive cruise control. And you get a wide range of camera safety kit. Perhaps more significantly, this Maxus can tow up to 3,500kg, matching the class standard. Clearance of up to 230mm means it should be good off road too. A rear differential lock comes as standard and Maxus quotes an approach angle of up to 29-degrees and a departure angle of up to 26-degrees, which is class competitive. Don't expect anything other than the usual fairly crude standard of pick-up ride thanks to the leaf-spring rear suspension.

Design and Build
Maxus is learning just what kind of look European customers want - and learning fast. When it launched the T90 EV pick-up in 2023, the frontal look was all shiny silver plastic - the sort of thing the Far Eastern market likes. This T60 debuted with a meaner darker-themed grille with narrow flanking LED headlights and huge black side corner cut-outs. The result is plenty of overtaking presence - which is what pick-up customers like. It's nicer than you might expect inside too, with a smart twin-screen panel on top of the angular contrast-coloured dashboard. You get a 12.3-inch instrument display and an infotainment screen of the same size incorporating 'Apple CarPlay' and 'Android Auto'. The one-piece seats look inviting and are heated, power-operated and leather-upholstered. And the centre console has a high angled section that allows the auto gear selector to fall easily to hand. This is a double cab of course, as nearly all pick-ups are. As usual, rear passengers are required to sit little more upright than they would be in a car, but it's fine for short-to-medium-length journeys and the relatively generous 3,155mm-long wheelbase means that leg space is reasonable by class standards.

Market and Model
Maxus wanted around £35,000 for this T60 at the time of its original launch. It's only available in fully-specced 'MAX' form. That's about £15,000 less than the all-electric T90 EV model that shares the same exterior look and cabin as this combustion variant. To give you some class perspective for this T60 diesel pick-up, you're looking at needing to pay just a fraction less than would be required for the segment sales leader, Ford's Ranger, in that Ranger's popular mid-range 'Tremor' trim. But the T60 is far better equipped. There are LED headlights, side steps, a black sports bar, roof rails, a painted bed liner, power-folding mirrors, all-round parking sensors, a rear differential lock, adaptive cruise control and a drive mode system. Inside, you get dual 12.3-inch cabin screens, with the central infotainment one incorporating 'Apple CarPlay' and 'Android Auto', plus a 6-speaker DAB audio system. You also get air conditioning, 360-degree camera system, a heated steering wheel and 6-way powered heated front seats upholstered in leather. Safety kit includes Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Warning, Lane Keep Assist, Lane Departure Warning and twin front side and curtain airbags linked to an eCall system. There's also tyre pressure monitoring and a Fatigue Driving Early Warning System.

Practicalities and Costs
Perhaps the main reason why you might buy a T60 rather than one of the two electric Maxus pick-ups is payload. The brand's eTerron 9 offers just 650kg of it (at best); with this T60, that figure rises to 1,050kg. Quite a difference. In our 'Driving' section, we also told you that this T60 could tow 3,500kg, matching best in class. The gross vehicle weight is 3,250kg. Out back, the cargo box offers 1,485mm of length, 1,510mm of width and 530mm of height. As for running costs, Maxus quotes 25.8mpg on the combined cycle and 239g/km of CO2. Those aren't particularly competitive figures by class standards but they aren't way off. They assume of course that you permanently select the most frugal of the available drive modes - 'Eco'. As with all Maxus models, there's a 5 year/100,000 mile warranty.

Summary
When we tried the diesel-derived Maxus T90 EV, we wondered how competitive a combustion version of that electric model might be. In this T60 MAX, we have our answer; very competitive indeed. If you previously owned something like a Mitsubishi L200 or a Nissan Navara and want value, equipment and toughness in its replacement, then this could be your pick-up. It'll certainly appeal to those kinds of customers. At first glance, it's not quite as cheap as you might hope it would be, but take a second look, then consider the high 'MAX' equipment level on offer and you'll realise that the T60 would save you thousands over directly comparable versions of the established segment choices. Yet it's just as tough, can tow just as much and you might even think it better looking. Choosing your ideal pick-up just got a little more interesting.