KGM Musso EV: payload, towing and specs

1 variant in our database, from $64,000 to $64,000 list.

The KGM Musso EV is a five-seat dual ute, listed at $64,000, rated to tow up to 2,300kg. It is electric only. Readers weighing it up usually also look at the Toyota HiLux, MG U9 and Jeep Gladiator.

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What each variant can actually carry

Worked out for a typical touring load: two people, 150kg of gear and 150kg of accessories. “Spare payload” is what is left after that. “Max trailer” is the heaviest trailer that load still allows, which is usually well under the headline towing rating because GCM and towball weight both take their cut.

Variant	Price	Payload	GCM	Rated towing	Spare payload	Max trailer
AWD	$64,000	805kg	5,390kg	2,300kg	345kg	2,300kg (towing rating)

What’s left to carry as the trailer gets heavier

For the AWD. Payload left for people, gear and accessories once the towball has taken its 10 per cent of the trailer’s ATM.

GVM is the binding limit the whole way to this vehicle’s towing rating, so payload falls only by the weight on the towball.

Compare the KGM Musso EV

Pick a rival. Bars are scaled to the highest figure among this vehicle and the 10 rivals listed above, so the longest bar on each row is the best of that group rather than simply the better of two.

KGM Musso EV Toyota HiLux

Payload 805kg 1,100kg

Braked towing 2,300kg 3,500kg

GCM 5,390kg 6,300kg

Ground clearance 181mm 224mm

Touring range 380km 724km

Torque 630Nm 500Nm

Comparing the AWD with the SR5. Each model is represented by the variant nearest its own median price, so every figure in a column comes from the same vehicle rather than the best one of each. See the full line-up.

Engine and driveline

Variant	Engine	Transmission	4WD system	Power	Torque	Kerb weight
AWD	Dual electric motors	1sp reduction gear	All-wheel drive	266kW	630Nm	2,285kg

Fuel and touring range

The official ADR 81/02 figure is measured unladen, at low speed, on smooth tarmac. We lift consumption by 40 per cent to allow for the weight, the all-terrains, the bar and the dirt, then divide what is usable in the tank by that — leaving 5 litres in it, because planning to run a tank dry is how you end up walking. Where we have measured a vehicle ourselves we use our own figure instead. A plug-in hybrid’s claim assumes a full battery, which is gone within the first hour of a long drive, so it gets multiplied by five rather than 1.4.

Variant	Claimed	Tank	Touring use	Touring range
AWD	—	—	—	380km (published)

Can it clear the gaps?

Against the longest stretch between fuel on each leg, using the AWD’s touring range of 380km — which already allows for a loaded 4WD and leaves 5 litres in the tank. Carrying fuel changes everything below; so does a headwind, soft sand and a heavy right foot.

distance between fuel how far this one gets

Great Central Road Laverton to Yulara Carry fuel 1,107km gap, short by 727km
Canning Stock Route Wiluna to Kunawarritji Carry fuel 1,100km gap, short by 720km
Tanami Road Alice Springs to Halls Creek Carry fuel 1,050km gap, short by 670km
Plenty Highway Alice Springs to Boulia Carry fuel 812km gap, short by 432km
Anne Beadell Highway Coober Pedy to Ilkurlka Roadhouse Carry fuel 780km gap, short by 400km
Gibb River Road Derby to Kununurra Carry fuel 706km gap, short by 326km
Oodnadatta Track Marree to Marla Carry fuel 614km gap, short by 234km
Birdsville Track Marree to Birdsville Carry fuel 532km gap, short by 152km

Distances are OTA’s own, last checked October 2026. Roadhouses close without notice. Never plan a remote crossing on one tank alone.

Off-road geometry and dimensions

Angles and clearance are the manufacturer’s, measured at kerb weight on standard tyres. Load the back of a ute and the departure angle goes with it.

Angles are drawn to this vehicle’s published figures. The outline is generic, not a drawing of the vehicle itself, and the clearance is labelled rather than drawn to scale.

Variant	Clearance	Approach	Rampover	Departure	Length	Width	Wheelbase
AWD	181mm	20.2°	15.1°	24.3°	5,160mm	1,920mm	3,150mm

Servicing a KGM away from the city

Remote support rated 1.5 out of 5.

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Figures are the manufacturer’s. People are counted at 80kg each and towball weight at 10% of a trailer’s ATM. Only a weighbridge settles what your own vehicle weighs.