Announced back in April as one of three additional models after the T60 bakkie coming to South Africa, LDV provided the media an official first preview of the incoming D90 SUV as its Bryanston dealership in Johannesburg earlier this month.
South Africa getting it firstKnown as the Maxus Territory in China , but marketed under the export LDV banner similar to the T60 that wears the Maxus T90 moniker at home, the D90 rides on the same ladder-frame chassis with dimensions of 5046 mm in overall length, a wheelbase of 2960 mm, height of 1876 mm and width of 2016 mm.
A step-up from the D90 Pro sold in the Peoples Republic and in Australia, and not a simple facelift as previously indicated, the D90, which debuted in China at the end of 2022, will have standard seating for seven and a choice of two trim levels, both powered by a single powertrain also used in the T60.
South Africa being the first right-hand-drive market to receive the D90 as the Pro-based model is still being sold in Australia and as the rebadged MG Gloster in India for now, the initial viewing centred around the Flagship that sits above the Elite in the local market range.
Suitably more aggressive in appearance than the D90 Pro that premiered in 2017, the D90 features a redesigned interior completely different from the T60 that went on-sale in China three years ago as the T90.
