The Automobile Association (AA) has urged South African motorists to pay closer attention to vehicle payload capacity, saying the recent debate surrounding the Jetour T2 has highlighted a specification that many buyers overlook when choosing a family SUV. While payload has long been an important consideration for bakkies and commercial vehicles, the AA said it has rarely featured in discussions around passenger vehicles until now. "We haven't really seen this issue emerge before in the passenger vehicle market," said Ramagwede. Unlike towing capacity, payload includes everything carried by the vehicle itself. Instead, Ramagwede said motorists should begin treating payload as another important buying consideration alongside crash-test ratings, fuel economy, running costs and practicality.