GWM adds Haval Jolion S to growing SUV range

GWM has introduced the addition of a sportier ‘S’ variant of its Haval Jolion small SUV, the newly revealed mannequin anticipated within the nation inside “the approaching days” and priced from $36,990 drive-away.

The newest addition to the Haval Jolion vary receives a efficiency increase courtesy of a brand new 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that GWM claims delivers 130kW of energy and 270Nm of torque, representing a 20kW and 50Nm enhance over the rest of the Jolion vary.

Matching the displacement of engines used throughout the remainder of the present Jolion vary, the brand new unit is paired solely to GWM’s seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and consumes a claimed 7.5 litre per 100km on the ADR mixed cycle, an enchancment of 0.6L/100km over different non-hybrid Jolion variants.

Different enhancements to the Jolion S embody a sportier suspension tune with a multilink rear-end fitted in lieu of the torsion beam setup discovered on different Jolion fashions.

Visually, the Jolion S options a number of styling cues which are acquainted to the Jolion Vanta together with black alloy wheels, black wing mirrors, black facet garnishing, and blackened decrease entrance and rear bumper sections.

Moreover, and in response to buyer suggestions, the Jolion S has now adopted laborious buttons for the HVAC controls to make it simpler to regulate cabin temperature whereas on the transfer.

The remainder of the gear ranges and options are equivalent to these provided within the extremely specified Jolion Extremely on which the Jolion S relies.

Security and driver help applied sciences additionally match the Jolion Extremely, together with autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian, bike owner and crossroads detection, lane preserve help, lane departure warning, blind spot detection and lane change help, ahead collision warning and site visitors signal recognition.

The brand new GWM Haval Jolion S is obtainable in a selection of 5 exterior colors: Hamilton White, Golden Black, Mars Purple, Azure Blue, Smoke Gray and the brand new Tropical Inexperienced which is unique to the Jolion S.

Like all GWM merchandise, the Jolion S is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre guarantee, five-year roadside help plan and five-year capped-price servicing scheme.

Yr-to-date gross sales figures issued by the FCAI present GWM has bought 6158 examples of the Haval Jolion in Australia, giving it a 6.2 section share and an eighth-place rating.

The sub-$40K small SUV section wherein the Haval Jolion competes is led by the MG ZS (with 16,359 unit gross sales to the top of October 2022) forward of the Mazda CX-30 (12,252), Mitsubishi ASX (10,939), Hyundai Kona (10,274), Kia Seltos (7803), Subaru XV (7251), Toyota C-HR (6686).

The section prime 10 is rounded out by the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross (5294) and Honda HR-V (4139).

2023 GWM Haval Jolion pricing*:

*Nationwide drive-away value.