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THE Trailrider is a take on LDV’s T60 ute created by Walkinshaw Performance, better known for its expertise in vehicles a good deal faster. Walkinshaw Performance runs V8 Supercar race teams, owns HSV and produces high-performance kits including a diesel engine upgrade for the HSV SportsCat. Walkinshaw Performance’s work with the T60 runs to a local suspension tune – wheel and tyre package included – and locally engineered accessories including side-steps, nudge bar, sports bar and roller tonneau cover. The suspension retune will also apparently be applied to the bread-and-butter T60s for future production, which is possibly the best part of this whole story. The introduction of the Trailrider, which comes in both manual and automatic transmissions, brings the T60 model line-up to six vehicles, given the base-spec Pro and