Haval adds flagship Vanta to H6 SUV range

GWM HAVAL has introduced a brand new flagship spinoff for its H6 medium SUV vary. The range-topping H6 Vanta sits atop the H6 Extremely in Haval’s medium SUV line-up and is offered for a restricted time solely with simply 1000 models touching down in Australian showrooms.

Primarily based on the H6 Extremely spinoff, the brand new H6 Vanta, is priced from $39,990 in two-wheel drive format and $41,990 for the all-wheel-drive (each costs drive-away) and options 19-inch black alloy wheels with an identical grille end. It’s accessible in 4 exterior colors: Burgundy Crimson, Blue Sapphire, Golden Black, and Hamilton White.

The mannequin is in any other case unchanged from its spinoff variant.

For the reason that introduction of the H6 in Australia in April 2021, Haval has offered almost 3500 models of the newcomer, which demonstrates, the agency says, the elevated attraction of its closely revised medium SUV. The model notably secured a 3.1 per cent share of the Medium SUV phase in December, which noticed it rank among the many high 10 promoting fashions in its phase for the primary time.

The second technology H6 relies on an all-new platform and sports activities a extra muscular look than the outgoing mannequin. Energy comes from a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine growing peak outputs of 150kW and 320Nm together with a seven-speed dual-clutch computerized transmission.

The common H6 line-up begins with the Premium spinoff ($31,990 drive-away), which is supplied with 18-inch alloy wheels, LED lighting, a ten.25-inch digitised instrument panel and a same-sized infotainment touchscreen, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, a reversing digicam, rear parking sensors, in addition to a tyre-pressure monitoring system.

The second-rung H6 Lux ($34,990 drive-away) moreover function LED entrance fog lights, roof rails, a leather-clad steering wheel, heated Comfortek eco-leather seats, dual-zone local weather management, an eight-speaker premium audio system, auto-dimming rear-view mirror, adaptive cruise management with Cease & Go performance and a 360-degree digicam.

The flagship Extremely is the one H6 spinoff to be accessible in two- ($37,990 drive-away) and all-wheel-drive ($39,990 drive-away) guises. It comes outfitted with 19-inch alloys, a panoramic roof, computerized tailgate, a 12.3-inch infotainment display, wi-fi telephone charging, head-up show, heated and ventilated entrance seats, rear cross-traffic alert and a self-parking operate.

The usual security gear line-up for the H6 vary consists of seven airbags, AEB with pedestrian- and bike owner detection, lane departure warning and -keep help, site visitors signal recognition, lane change help, blind-spot monitoring, plus driver-fatigue monitoring.

The Haval H6 is unrated by the Australasian New Automotive Evaluation Program (ANCAP) however scored a five-star C-NCAP end in its house market of China.

Service intervals are set at 12 months/10,000km initially, with subsequent companies spaced at 12 months/15,000km. The H6 is roofed by a seven-year/unlimited-kilometre guarantee, which incorporates 5 years’ roadside help and capped-price servicing.

The Haval H6 measures 4653mm in size, 1886mm in width, 1724mm in peak and rides on a 2738mm wheelbase. It has a braked towing capability of 2000kg and offers between 600-1485 litres of cargo area, inserting it on par with rivals such because the Hyundai Tucson and Nissan X-Path.

Domestically, the GWM Haval H6 competes within the SUV Medium (underneath $60,000) class.

As talked about, the mannequin completed 2021 within the high 10 with unit gross sales of 3635. Section leaders within the class embody the Toyota RAV4 (35,751), Mazda CX-5 (24,968), Mitsubishi Outlander (14,572), Hyundai Tucson (14,194), Nissan X-TRAIL (13,860), Subaru Forester (11,810), Kia Sportage (7949), Honda CR-V (6875) and MG HS (6828).

2022 GWM Haval H6 pricing*: