2024 GWM Ute price and specs: Towing capacity up, Cannon X deleted ahead of 2025 facelift

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• 2024 GWM Ute pricing and specifications
• Towing capacity increased from 3.0 to 3.2 tonnes, except Cannon-XSR
• Blacked-out Cannon Vanta replaces Cannon-X variant
• Priced from $36,490 drive-away

The 2024 GWM Ute line-up has been updated with an increased braked towing capacity ahead of a facelift due between January and March 2025 with additional changes to its capabilities.

Most versions of the GWM Ute are now rated with a 3.2-tonne braked towing capacity – an increase from the 3.0-tonne limit for models produced between 2020 and mid-2024 – with the updated version arriving in Australia from this month.

The off-road-focused Cannon-XSR flagship variant retains a 3.0-tonne braked towing capacity, while all versions of the GWM Ute continue to have the mandated 750-kilogram limit for trailers without brakes shared by all passenger and light commercial vehicles.

In addition, a tailgate lock has been added to pick-up versions of the updated model, with no other specification changes.

Drive has contacted GWM Australia for more details on the revised towing capacity for the GWM Ute.

The facelifted model set to arrive at the start of 2025 will introduce a larger, more-powerful 2.4-litre turbo-diesel and a further increase to its braked towing limit at 3.5 tonnes, matching the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max and Mitsubishi Triton.

It will also become the 2025 GWM Cannon ute to bring the smaller ute in line with the larger Cannon Alpha.

However it appears the name change has come into effect early for the current model, with the GWM website partially updated to reflect the change.

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The current GWM Ute Cannon-X variant has been discontinued in Australia, with the blacked-out Cannon Vanta directly replacing it at the same $43,490 drive-away price – down $3000 from when it was introduced in late 2022.

All other variants – the Cannon, Cannon CC (cab-chassis), Cannon-L, Cannon Vanta and Cannon-XSR four-wheel drives – will continue to be offered.

Information from a third-party industry price guide suggests the line-up for GWM's dual-cab ute will be amended to match its other vehicles, with the base Cannon to become the 'Cannon Premium' and the mid-spec Cannon-L to become the 'Cannon Lux' – however GWM's website has not been updated to reflect this change.

The current GWM Ute is fitted with a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel producing 120kW and 400Nm, matched to a ZF-sourced eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission.

The updated 2024 GWM Ute is in showrooms now.

2024 GWM Ute price in Australia

• Cannon 4×4 dual-cab pick-up: $36,490
• Cannon CC 4×4 dual-cab cab-chassis: $37,990
• Cannon-L 4×4 dual-cab pick-up: $39,490
• Cannon Vanta 4×4 dual-cab pick-up: $43,490
• Cannon-XSR 4×4 dual-cab pick-up: $52,990

Note: All prices above are drive-away.

2024 GWM Ute Cannon and Cannon CC standard features:

• 3.2-tonne braked towing capacity (new)
• Tailgate lock for pick-up model (new)
• 18-inch ‘premium’ alloy wheels
• Automatic LED headlights
• LED indicators and tail-lights
• 9.0-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• 3.5-inch instrument cluster display
• Four-speaker sound system
• Comfort-Tek faux leather seat upholstery
• Six-way driver and four-way passenger manually-adjustable seats
• Polyester (plastic) steering wheel
• Paddle shifters
• Manual air conditioning
• Side steps
• Keyless entry and start
• Two front and one rear USB port(s)
• 220-volt power outlet
• 12-volt power outlet
• Autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection
• Lane-keep assist
• Adaptive cruise control
• Traffic sign recognition
• Tyre pressure monitoring
• Reverse camera
• Rear parking sensors
• Hill-start assist
• Hill descent control

2024 GWM Ute Cannon-L adds (over Cannon):

• 18-inch ‘luxury’ alloy wheels
• Sports bar
• Six-way power-adjustable driver’s seat
• Heated front seats
• Leather steering wheel
• Six-speaker sound system
• Dual-zone automatic climate control
• Rear privacy glass
• Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
• Power-folding side mirrors
• Front parking sensors
• 360-degree camera
• ‘Easy up/down’ assisted tailgate
• Chrome grille trim
• Cargo ladder
• Roof rails

2024 GWM Ute Cannon Vanta adds (over Cannon-L):

• 18-inch black alloy wheels
• Black exterior badging
• Black mirror caps, door handles, grille trim
• Black sports bar and roof rails
• 7.0-inch digital instrument display
• Wireless phone charging
• Leather upholstery
• Four-way power passenger seat
• Voice recognition
• 60:40 split-folding second row (with centre armrest)
• Door open warning
• Two smart keys (up from one smart, and one ‘ordinary’)
• Power steering weight modes
• Tilt/telescopic steering wheel adjustment (up from tilt only)

2024 GWM Ute Cannon-XSR adds (over Cannon Vanta):

• 3.0-tonne braked towing capacity
• Unique 18-inch alloy wheels
• 265/65 R18 all-terrain tyres
• Red brake calipers
• Different four-wheel-drive system with selectable modes
• Crawl Mode and Turn Assist functions
• Passive front stabiliser bar
• Front locking differential
• Underbody bash plate
• Steel front and rear bumpers
• Black wheel-arch flares
• Black front grille
• Black metal sports bar
• Black snorkel
• Sunroof
• Deleted: Front parking sensors

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