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Remember the days when the Koreans have entered our market Only the bravest bought one, to be rewarded by the nonexistent resale value and dubious available spare parts However, times have changed, and these days are Korean Marqués this rather popular, with proven and decent residual values.
That said, Chinese Marqués such as Haval was in the Malaysian market for some time, focusing primarily on commercial vehicles Their previous offers, as Haval H5 SUV, wasn ta popular choice among Malaysians Undeterred, they introduced the Haval M4 2014, aimed squarely at the budget car buyers, but can Haval M4 in its Elite Series top trim, challenge the locals to find out more, we were given the keys to this Haval M4 blue Elite shortened for the weekend.
On paper, the Haval M4 Elite certainly not impressive in terms of performance, but in terms of features for a compact SUV that costs less than RM80,000, the small Haval M4 Elite certainly packs a lot of value-added features, such as around View Monitor AVM, cruise control, a built-in video recorder DVR and driving a rearview mirror with integrated Smart Tags.
Visually, the Haval M4 Elite is quite looker recently launched Our test car was equipped with a blue vinyl wrap striking option that also includes a vinyl carbon fiber for the roof In addition, Elite M4 comes with projector headlights with large LED running lights, fog lights with LED DRLs, alloy wheels of 16 inches and finished brake calipers in red sporting intentions, perhaps.
Moving inside the Haval you will notice that the Gurun-assembly company was very generous with the use of hard plastics, like the entire door trim is made of hard plastic Same goes for the dashboard Despite this, the Elite M4 comes with leather-wrapped seats with contrasting red stitching and a center arm rest corresponding Fit and finish of the Haval is about average, with visible differences are on the dashboard cluster neon blue backlit meters certainly adds a touch to the Haval cheap, provides good readability.
Powering all Haval M4 variants is a Great developed Wall 1 5 liters VVT gasoline engine having four cylinders On paper, this small engine produces 105 horsepower at 6000 rpm and 138 Nm of torque at 4200 rpm Elite M4 is available exclusively with the six-speed automated manual AMT this engine despite what some sources said, has no relation to the 1NZ-FE found on the Toyota Vios.
About me settle into the M4 Elite, I noticed that sitting was a little bit too high for my taste, and to my dismay, the driver's seat does not have control of the Taller drivers may rise not be able to view the dashboard correctly, even the steering height adjusted to the best.
That aside, the leather seats on Haval is comfortable enough, but lack the thigh and significant support rear legroom is quite limited because larger passengers can feel uncomfortable on long journeys air conditioning works well, despite the hot and dry periods.
The player can however take some time getting used to the Haval M4 automatic way, comes with a Getrag manual transmission derived automated six-speed AMT Driving Haval as you would with a conventional automatic transmission, you will notice loss of power whenever the car upshifts to remedy this, the driver would need to anticipate changes in speed and ease of the accelerator when the car upshifts reason is because the AMT operates like a regular manual transmission instead of the clutch actuated human foot is a clutch controlled by computer.
Otherwise, the driver can also choose to drive the Haval using the manual mode similar to driving a manual, the driver should also facilitate the handle of gas just before it changes speed a bit of a chore, but it certainly keeps the smooth power delivery record, for what it's worth, is commendable light Haval T won your pants on fire, but the strong acceleration of the VVT engine should be able to keep drivers with the pace of traffic engine noise, especially above the 3000 rpm mark, can get quite intrusive and annoying.
Put the gearbox side, the small Haval not redeem himself with an excellent driving comfort No, really suspension and tires Haval did work absorbent swell road irregularities The 205 50R16 Giti rubber also contributed to the comfortable ride, and remained pleasantly quiet well on the largest bumps paved roads can be felt inside the car, but it's not a deal breaker While Haval offers surprisingly good comfort, this compact SUV is off its elements once thrown into the body roll over is apparent, but not dangerously tilting his side.
Surprisingly for a new car, the Haval M4 Elite comes with power steering, instead of the electric power steering fuel economy In theory, the power steering is able to provide feedback sufficient road to the driver, while providing better direction weight However, steering Haval is too little heavy at low speed, and feedback offer vague road brakes are strong, with discs all areas.
Overall, the Haval M4 Elite is a welcome surprise if Chinese automakers can adapt and improve rate Koreans have done, we will certainly see more of these on our good roads for car buyers because they will be presented with a variety of cars with a given budget Moreover, it will be interesting to assess the long-term reliability of the Haval for a price of around RM75,000, there are better choices out there, especially if the value of resale and practicality concerns you.
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