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The LDV Maxus is a light commercial van model, originally produced by LDV Limited. It was launched at the end of 2004. The model was jointly developed under the LD100 programme code by LDV and Daewoo Motor, prior to Daewoo entering receivership in November 2000, in a five year, £500 million development programme. It was intended to replace LDV's Convoy model, and Daewoo Motor Polska's Lublin II model. A narrower derivative sharing the bodysides of the SWB low-roof versions was partially developed under the BD100 codename to replace LDV's Pilot model, but this never reached production.

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LDV Maxus
Overview
Manufacturer	LDV Limited SAIC Motor
Also called	LDV V80 (Australia) Maxus V80 (China) Maxus LD100 (Russia) Weststar LDV Maxus (Malaysia)[1] MG V80 (Thailand)[2] Fargo Fora (Turkey)[3] TEMSA Maxus (Turkey)
Production	2004–2009 (LDV) 2011–present (SAIC)[4]
Assembly	UK: Birmingham (LDV) China: Wuxi, Jiangsu (SAIC) Turkey: Gebze (Askam Otomotiv, until 2015) Russia: Nizhny Novgorod (GAZ) Malaysia: Pekan (HICOM) Thailand: Laem Chabang (SAIC-CP)
Body and chassis
Class	Light commercial vehicle (M)
Body style	Van Minibus Chassis cab
Layout	Front-engine, Front wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	2.5 L I4 VM R425 DOHC diesel
Electric motor	Fuel cell-powered 115 kW (154 hp) 350 N⋅m (260 lbf⋅ft) (FCV80)
Transmission	5 speed manual 5-speed automated manual 6-speed manual 6-speed automated manual 6-speed automatic 1-speed fixed gear ratio (FCV80)
Battery	14.3 kWh Lithium-ion phosphate (FCV80)
Range	190 mi (305 km) (FCV80)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,100–3,850 mm (122.0–151.6 in)
Length	4,920–5,670 mm (193.7–223.2 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	LDV Pilot LDV Convoy LDV Cub FSC Lublin (indirect)
Successor	Maxus V90 (China)

Following General Motors' acquisition of Daewoo, LDV secured the exclusive rights to the vehicle, purchased the tooling, and moved it from Daewoo's plant in Lublin, Poland to the LDV site in Washwood Heath, Birmingham. A version of the Maxus is manufactured by GAZ.

In March 2011, the Chinese company SAIC Motor launched a new commercial vehicle marque called Maxus, following its acquisition of the intellectual property of LDV in 2010.[5][6] The LDV Maxus model was relaunched by SAIC as the V80 in June 2011.[5]

History

Since its launch, the Maxus received good reviews and sold well across the United Kingdom. The van was used on the fleet basis by companies, such as National Grid, Royal Mail, and various services of the British Police.

Not long after its launch, the LDV Maxus was awarded the Professional Van and Light Truck Magazine "Van of the Year 2005", and has since won several further awards including "Van of the Year", "Minibus of the Year" and "Combi of the Year".^{[citation needed]}

LDV was acquired in July 2006 by the Russian automotive giant GAZ, that had plans to start production of the Maxus in one of its Russian factories by 2010, but the LDV factory went into administration in June 2009, due to lack of funds from Russian owner GAZ.

About 800 workers were laid off during this period, leaving the whole van building operation in question.[7] It had been hoped that the Malaysian company Weststar LDV, which distributed the Maxus under licence in Asia, Europe and the Middle East, would acquire LDV, but the deal fell through the week before LDV entered administration.[8]

In 2008, LDV manufactured 10,000 vans, generating sales of about £150 million, but lost £54 million in 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, before the failure of the company.[9]

In August 2010, China's SAIC, which bought most of the LDV assets, planned to launch the Chinese version of Maxus in 2011,[10] and in April 2011 announced the Maxus would be called the Datong (meaning big wisdom and smooth in Chinese) under its new Maxus brand.^{[citation needed]}

The Maxus was available in two wheelbases, three roof heights, and a choice of 2.8t, 3.2t, and 3.5t GVW. The vehicle was also available in these roles:

• Multi-purpose role, mixing seats and space for the transport of goods
• Minibus (passenger van) version providing 10, 12, 15 or 17 seats
• Chassis cab version with dropside, tipper, luton and box vans

A platinum version became available with metallic paint, alloy wheels, air conditioning, tinted windows, and additional front fog lights

Maxus V80

Available from the summer of 2011, the Chinese built V80, marketed under the new Maxus marque, is available in three versions: standard, logistics, and deluxe. The Minibus is available from 7 to 16 seaters, in two trim levels. The choice of two wheelbases remains, with two different versions of the 2.5-litre diesel engine producing 88 or 100 kW.[11]

Colour choices include crystal violet, olive-brown and aurora silver for deluxe variants,[12] blanc white, aurora silver and lava grey for standard[13] and the logistics variant only with blanc white.[14] The Maxus V80 is exported to English speaking countries under the LDV brand. Australia and New Zealand were the first to receive exports in 2012.[15]

In 2013, the Maxus V80 was exported to Thailand, in May 2014, to Colombia,[16] in May 2015, to Ireland,[17] and in 2016, to the United Kingdom.[18]

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  Maxus V80 SWB
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  Maxus V80 LWB
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  Maxus V80 LWB
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  Maxus V80 facelift

FCV80

A plug-in hybrid fuel cell version of the V80 the FCV80 a light passenger was launched in November 2017 at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition.[19][20] The FCV80 has an electric motor that delivers 100 kilowatts (130 hp) and 350 N⋅m (260 lbf⋅ft) of torque.[21][22] It has a 14.3 kWh Lithium-Ion battery that can be charged (plug-in AC) in four hours.[21][22] It has a maximum speed of 100 km/h (62 mph), two 100L hydrogen tanks that can be refueled in 3 minutes, a driving range of 305 kilometres (190 mi) and a range of 500 kilometres (310 mi) at 40 km/h (25 mph).[21][22] The FCV80 can seat 10 to 14 passengers.[22][21] In 2020, the FCV80 had recorded sales of 297 vehicles.[23]

MG V80

The V80 is marketed as the MG V80 in Thailand since March 2019.[24] The Thai-spec V80 is powered by a 2.5-litre diesel-turbo sourced from VM Motori. Outputs are rated at 136 hp and 330Nm. There are two transmission types to choose from: six-speed manual; or single-clutch automatic (automated manual).

References

External links

• Official LDV Maxus website (Archive copy)
• Official Fargo Fora website (Archive copy)
• SAIC Maxus V80 website (Archive copy)
• LDV Ireland website

На других языках

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[de] LDV Maxus

Der LDV Maxus ist ein Kleintransporter des britischen Automobilherstellers LDV. Er entstand 2000 in Kooperation mit Daewoo Motors.

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- [en] LDV Maxus

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[it] LDV Maxus

Il LDV Maxus è un veicolo commerciale leggero prodotto dalla casa automobilistica inglese LDV Group dal 2004 al 2009. Dal 2011 ritorna in produzione dopo che la cinese SAIC acquisì l’assetto produttivo dalla LDV e ne creó la propria sussidiaria commerciale denominata SAIC Maxus.[1]

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[ru] LDV Maxus

LDV Maxus — семейство лёгких развозных переднеприводных автомобилей категории LCV2 (полной массой 2,8-3,5 т), производившихся в 2004—2008 годах английской фирмой LDV Group Limited (Leyland-DAF Vans) из Бирмингема. Семейство Maxus предлагалось в трëх «весовых категориях» — 2,8; 3,2 и 3,5 т с короткой (3,1 м) и удлинённой (3,85 м) вариантами колёсной базы. Грузоподъëмность составляла от 917 до 1616 кг. Максимальная внутренняя длина грузового отсека — 3,36 м, внутренняя ширина — 1,77 м, внутренняя высота — 1,93 м. С 2006 года выпускались также грузовики и шасси Maxus с отдельными трёх- и шестиместными кабинами, бортовыми платформами и снабжëн кузовами типа фургон-бокс. Грузовой отсек снабжен противоскользящим и легкомоющимся материалом и снабжён петлями под крепление груза. Расстояние между задними арками в 1,39 м было рассчитано на размещение европоддонов. Задняя дверь — с двумя распашными на 100° створками. Кроме базовых версий фургонов в семейство Maxus входили специализированные и специальные версии, включая рефрижераторный фургон и реанимобиль. Трëхместная кабина соответствовала современным требованиям по эргономике. В базовый список оснащения включались кондиционер и аудиосистема с CD-плеером. Тормозная система оснащалась АБС и EBD производства Bosch.

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