The new LDV T60 will kill Toyota's future in America...

Key crash-avoidance safety technology has been added to the 2024 LDV T60 ute, alongside an all-new interior with two BMW-style screens, revised styling, and new coil-sprung rear suspension replacing leaf springs.

However, the safety systems are limited to the automatic version of a new T60 Max Plus variant, added just 10 months before one of the features – autonomous emergency braking (AEB) – becomes mandatory for new vehicles sold in Australia.

The Plus – starting from $45,990 drive-away for buyers with an ABN, or $48,411 drive-away for those without – is $2500 more expensive than the Luxe variant, or $4500 dearer when compared to the drive-away deals currently available on 2023-plate examples.

AEB will need to become mandatory across the LDV T60 range by March 2025 – including the manual Plus – if the other model variants are to remain on sale.