LITTLE greater than a month after it revealed the pricing for the preliminary batch of Launch Editions, Haval has introduced the driveaway pricing of its full-time, three-variant Jolion line-up from $25,490 for the entry-level Premium.
Haval says the mainstream vary will be distinguished from the previous Launch Editions by their mesh radiator grille.
“Except for the addition of the brand new range-opening Premium grade, that is the one different distinction from these preliminary LE fashions,” the model mentioned in an announcement.
Underpinned by Haval’s new ‘international light-weight modular platform’, the Jolion will compete within the more and more standard sub-$40,000 small SUV section in opposition to established favourites just like the Mitsubishi ASX, Hyundai Kona and MG ZS with the Chinese language model pinning its hopes on the Jolion’s attraction as a price proposition.
In change for the $25,490 pricetag, Premium consumers rating 17-inch alloy wheels, roof rails, paddle shifters, and a ten.25-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and a reversing digicam.
Different options embrace rear parking sensors, material seats, a six-way manually adjustable driver’s seat, air con, adaptive cruise management and a camera-based driver fatigue monitoring system.
Stepping as much as the mid-range Lux brings with it a $2500 value premium however nets consumers LED headlamps, daytime working lights and foglights, a leather-based steering wheel, heated Consolation-Tek seats, six-way energy adjustable driver’s seat, a 7.0-inch LCD driver’s show, a six-speaker sound system, dual-zone local weather management, auto-dimming rearview mirror and a surround-view monitor.
Priced one other $3000 upstream once more lays the flagship Extremely ($30,990) which builds on the Lux’s normal package record with greater 18-inch alloy wheels, a panoramic sunroof, 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen, wi-fi telephone charging and a head-up show.
All Jolions are powered by the identical turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine creating 110kW/210Nm with drive being despatched to the entrance wheels solely by a seven-speed dual-clutch automated transmission.
It’s a comparable story with the usual security gear with all variants scoring autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and bicycle owner detection, lane departure warning, lane maintain help, visitors signal recognition, lane change help, blind spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.
As is rapidly changing into the trade normal, Haval is backing the Jolion with GWM’s seven-year/limitless kilometre guarantee.
It stays to be seen how nicely the Haval does in opposition to the aforementioned favourites on the gross sales charts with its predecessor, the H2, chalking up a modest 1413 gross sales via the primary 4 months of the yr, incomes it a 3.2 per cent section share.
By comparability, the segment-leading Mitsubishi ASX notched up 5630 gross sales, gifting the triple-diamond model a 12.9 per cent share, simply edging out the MG ZS (5415/12.4%) and Hyundai Kona (5405/12.4%).
2021 Haval Jolion driveaway pricing
| Premium (a) | $25,490 |
| Lux (a) | $27,990 |
| Premium (a) | $30,990 |
