LDV G10 van to live on in Australia with safety upgrade, styling tweak

LDV’s cheapest van is set for a safety upgrade and styling tweak in plans to keep it on sale alongside the new Deliver 7.

One of Australia’s most affordable delivery vans – the LDV G10 – is set to remain in showrooms for the foreseeable future through a styling update and safety upgrade.

It was long expected the G10 – launched in 2015 – would be superseded and discontinued with the arrival of the Deliver 7, a similarly-sized but new-generation van with greater levels of comfort and technology.

Government approval documents published today show LDV’s diesel G10+ will live on as a – likely cheaper – alternative to the new model, coinciding with a new front bumper to set the new model apart.

And while it is yet to be formally announced, it’s all but confirmed the G10 will gain advanced crash-avoidance technology absent from the current model in order to meet inbound Australian motor-vehicle rules.

MORE: 2025 LDV Deliver 7 price and specs

Arrival timing is yet to be confirmed, but it is understood the first examples of the Model Year 2025 (MY25) G10 are due early next year, ahead of the safety mandate in March.

Prices are expected to rise over the current van, which starts from $34,490 drive-away for the cheapest 2023-build petrol grade, currently on a run-out offer – compared to $42,490 for the base Deliver 7, both prices listed for ABN holders.

Documentation seen by Drive suggests styling changes for the MY25 G10 will be limited to a new front bumper design borrowed from the defunct G10 Wagon people mover.

An even more substantial facelift for the G10 has been unveiled in China, with a new front end and more modern twin-screen dashboard, but it is not shown in the local documents.

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Current LDV G10 van.

LDV has only filed to approve a single engine, the current 119kW 2.0-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine, matched with a six-speed manual or eight-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive.

There is no mention of the 160kW 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine offered in certain versions of today’s model. It remains to be seen if it will be axed for the 2025 G10 range, or will arrive at a later date.

The most significant upgrade – one not listed in the documents – is safety, as the G10 is expected to gain autonomous emergency braking (AEB) for the first time in its nine-year run in local showrooms.

AEB will become mandatory for new passenger and light-commercial vehicles locally in March 2025, with a further requirement for pedestrian detection to be added in August 2026.

The G10 lacks any form of active safety tech – such as AEB, lane-keep assist or blind-spot monitoring – and even before crash-avoidance systems became a key pillar of ANCAP crash testing, it earned just three stars for safety in 2015.

MORE: LDV G10 people mover axed, van safe for now

Testing conducted by ANCAP in 2022 of the crash-avoidance tech in popular vans saw the G10 earn just 5 per cent – and a ‘Not Recommended’ label – scoring zero in every pillar of the assessment bar a ‘Marginal’ rating for a driver fatigue reminder system.

LDV Australia is yet to confirm details of the 2025 G10 range, including the safety upgrade – but the latter will be required if it is to remain on sale.

It remains to be seen if there are further upgrades beyond the new bumper and safety tech, such as changes to the interior.

Despite its age – and lack of technology compared to rivals – the G10 range was Australia’s second-best selling mid-size van last year (3638 sales), behind the Toyota HiAce (7133). It has lost ground in 2024 as newer rivals from Ford and Hyundai grow their footprints.

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