Haval H6 H6 Cup 2016 2 0T MT Elite Car Review - Hub Cars
Haval upstart Chinese launched a car in one of the hottest segments of the Australian new car midsize SUV markets.
WHAT Haval is the premium sub-brand price-driven Chinese automaker Great Wall, which launches here a less than a year Haval H6 plugs a gap between the compact SUV H2 and H8 more great in one of the fastest growing new car corners segment - midsize SUVs.
WHY test US The Haval H6 may be a new entrant into the Australian market, but it has been on sale in China since 2011 when it became a best-selling model in fact this little diminutive, conservative looking SUV is the fifth best-selling mid-SUV segment globally He joined the SUV showroom increasingly Haval, which includes compact H2 territory Ford vying H8 and H9, a Mitsubishi Pajero Sport size five-seater This, H6 is plumped as the sportiest Haval in the meantime.
MAIN RIVALS Mazda CX-5, Mitsubishi ASX, Hyundai Tucson, Subaru Forester, Holden Captiva, Nissan Dualis, Nissan X-Trail, Toyota RAV4.
WHEELS VERDICT Haval is a brand focused on the value itself the sale of equipment for the money shot rather than physical It seems, drives and feels like an old car that's well presented indoor suggest However, with many Poke fun underbonnet and dual clutch transmission when you're accustomed to its quirks you could do worse.
MORE roominess, lively engine friendly outside Minus Euro feel slightly jerky inside turn gearbox laggy, seats, firm back, electronic defects.
REVIEW OF WHEELS Great Wall Motors, owner of Haval spin-off premium, had a rough introduction in Australia Hurt by a return asbestos scandal, and work through tough times with his former local distributor, the brand is now back in control and ready for the next chapter of its business plan.
Leading the charge is the sportiest model to join the growing range of Haval SUV yet; H6 Launched in China in 2011 and now exported around the world to places including Benin look up, I had it in size city, top horse wagon with a swept roofline and the claims of Haval is driving the most powerful in its sector this, and the fact that it uses a wet box of double clutch six-speed has led to the brand Haval H6 a sports model, and the most important car it launched here.
Information on Haval at launch, even after digging in the global website of the car manufacturer, is very light on and somewhat contradictory, we do know, however, that the Great Wall internalized direct injection 2 turbo 0 liters batteries four resilient cylinders, producing 145kW at 5200rpm, while torque of 315nm happens 2000rpm No empty weights are provided, but a little digging turned up 1715 kg, making it almost as heavy as a Holden Commodore wagon.
Pushing the value equation for money is a rich list of equipment that embarrass rivals There keyless entry and push button engine start, a rearview camera with guides displayed by the color display seven inches low rise, monitoring of the blind spot on the radar basis, parking sensors front and rear air conditioning to both zones, alloys of 17 inches and a tire pressure monitor.
34990 LUX Our test car, which is above the 31990 Premium entry level, is on 19s, has a screen of eight inches taller, and includes a panoramic sunroof that didnt fly biggest passenger seats height both the driver's and front passenger wearing artificial leather have electric adjusting eight-way for the driver, and a picture hidden under the mirror projects unit of the left wing of an image on the screen central.
It feels more upscale, so you would not think you were sitting on plastic and dashboard would be almost home in an Audi At the rear, there's plenty of legroom and a almost flat floor, although the seats are hard, low-backed securities and don t offer much support.
No sat-nav is available for H6, and only the front wheel drive versions have landed here.
Driving the H6 adds some weight to the idea that this is the sportiest yet Haval Yes, the donk 2 0 liters is quick off the mark and happily revs, showing signs of scrabble wheel when the Sprint brand to move from left to its own devices, the box-clutch wet Getrag-source speeds organize gear intelligently on the hills, flexing only the top speed on steeper slopes.
There's a button on the center console that cuts the H6 between Eco, Normal and Sport modes The first two do little to change the way the Haval readers, but the sports setting seems remap the throttle to make more responsive.
Management is strange soft in the center, it weighs heavily in the sports setting and service centers with something along the low-speed assault, however, it is quite nice despite the wide range of steering.
Roll on the 19-inch tires Cooper is jittery at higher speeds, but in a straight line and at lower speeds, it is comfortable The H6 door MacPherson front and a multi-type independent suspension rod to -Chambres down at the back, it looks like a split torsion bar, but no one could confirm Haval in the corners, defaults H6 a confusing mixture of slow understeer controllable at a time, and if the angle is a little rough, a trace of oversteer that the rear end bounces.
Meanwhile, a pedal relatively wooden brake washes speed via disc brakes with four-wheel drive, getting long, rather than fading when working.
Gear changes via paddles on the steering wheel Tap slow the left twice to file two reports, and you're on the corner before the gearbox responded Upshifts also take their time, and from time to time the engine burst into anger between changes if you are on the throttle.
Fuel consumption on the test, with a spirited driving country road, fell to 11 100 km 6L, showing that it can develop a thirst if you treat it like the sports car Haval believes it is.
A constant discomfort is an ESC trigger happy setting that cuts indicators each time the Bosch system thinks the vehicle is cornering too fast on a winding section of road Yarra Valley, growing in the same area would be slightly put flashing hazard lights Haval Australia says it will have a word factory on it.
Ok, so this is the best yet driving Haval However, the problem is that if you tear plating kit far the Haval feels underdone compared to rivals Lack of sat-nav, lack of aid conduct that hurt him in even harder crash test evaluations, and the fact that it is a brand that has not yet unproven in Australia against all count.
However, there is a new Great Wall Haval the horizon promises the new Ford Territory size H7, because halfway through next year, will raise the game for the brand Maybe we should wait.
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