Overview
COPY-CAT automobiles are rife at this second in time, with some trying virtually an identical to fashions from different manufacturers.
Visualise Lamborghini’s Urus, launched in 2018 with a requisite aggro look, big wheels and tyres, a squadron of exhaust pipes, squat stance and quick again, then overlay that with the medium-size GWM Haval H6 GT… The similarities are apparent.
The latter shouldn’t be as in-your-face, however is disturbingly comparable in look, sufficient to elicit a re-examination.
‘Lambisti’ will know the distinction. However punters on the street wouldn’t have a clue. So, in essence, you may get your Lambo look-a-like at a tenth the value for those who go down the H6 GT path. Throw on a set of larger wheels and Bob’s your mom’s brother.
In fact, it gained’t clock a 0-100kmh dash in 3.3 seconds, however the H6 GT coupe SUV’s 2.0-litre, direct injection, turbocharged 4 banger will get the job carried out to a passable stage.
A hybrid mannequin is floating round someplace (and could also be right here quickly), however this one is a pure ICE-mobile and is offered in two variants, the front-wheel drive Lux and the AWD Extremely priced from $40,990 and $46,490 respectively, drive-away.
All-wheel drive petrol rivals embrace the Toyota RAV 4 AWD 2.5 Edge from $54,520, MG HS 2.0 Excite X from $38,990, Mitsubishi Outlander 2.5 ES from $38,740, Nissan X-Path 2.5 ST from $39,790 Hyundai Tucson 1.6 AWD from $43,900, Kia Sportage 1.6 SX AWD from $43,850 — all plus on-road prices.
Whereas the H6 GT Extremely AWD pushed lists at greater than many of those entry fashions, the drive-away pricing accounts for a lot of the value differential and the take a look at automobile is the top quality with excessive ranges of ordinary package.
To make clear, that is the GT mannequin with a four-door, quick again coupe profile. A extra typical, boxy H6 SUV can be out there.
The mannequin scores huge on luxurious and security tools boasting goodies like ‘eco’ leather-based upholstery, two 10.25-inch data screens, an LED instrument cluster, eight-speaker audio, Apple and Android connectivity, electrical adjustment to heated and cooled entrance seats, heated wheel, head-up show, massive glass sunroof, auto park perform, Michelin tyres, inductive cellphone charger and a 360-degree digicam system.
Security options embrace autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian, bike owner and cross highway recognition, ahead collision warning, lane departure warning, lane retaining help, emergency lane retaining, visitors signal recognition, blind spot monitor, adaptive cruise, visitors jam help, hill descent management, driver consideration warning, tyre stress monitor, and reverse brake help.
Dimension-wise it’s 4727mm lengthy, 1940mm vast and 1729mm excessive with a 2738mm wheelbase.
The direct injection petrol engine is turbo boosted and runs a excessive 12.0:1 compression ratio and but is glad to make use of common 91 octane unleaded. It’s good for 150kW and 320Nm output which is about common for the category and energy is fed to the 2 axles through a traditional seven-speed computerized transmission.
‘Typical’ is the operative phrase right here as that just about sums up all elements of the automobile from an engineering and styling perspective at the very least.
It will get a five-star ANCAP crash ranking and has a formidable seven-year / unlimited-kilometre guarantee.
Driving Impressions
Straight up we just like the seems to be of this beast with its Lambo-esque visage and flanks. Punters stroll up asking what it’s… at all times a superb signal particularly in one thing from this finish of the market.
And we like the best way it goes too though it’s a lazy 2.0-litre donk producing solely 150kW and 320Nm. GWM may have turned up the wick a contact and made it extra just like the Lambo…
They didn’t, and it pays dividends in driveability and on the bowser the place the biggish and considerably weighty H6 GT sips frivolously pushed rigorously registering a reasonably good mixed common of seven.5 litres per100km of the common 91 stuff. That goes out the window whenever you ratchet it up.
The H6 GT is responsive underfoot, too, with nearly no lag on planting the proper foot aside from accelerating from a standstill… ready… whooshdah. Bit problematic when you could have a big semi bearing down on you at an intersection…
The engine runs easy as silk and makes minimal noise aside from when the ‘exhaust booster’ is activated with elicits extra snap, crackle and pop from the rear of the automobile.
Although it’s a excessive driving SUV, the H6 GT is basically solely a sealed highway automobile able to driving on grime roads if wanted and doubtlessly within the snow. The AWD system prompts on demand which is typically too late for a given circumstance.
Suspension is by a traditional MacPherson strut entrance and multi-link rear set-up and quite a few drive modes are supplied – Regular, Sport, Eco, Sport and Snow together with two all-terrain modes.
It’s competent on sealed roads with a sporty flavour to the dynamics that ship secure cornering, robust braking, spectacular grip from the Michelin tyres and general good driver suggestions… to some extent. It’s in any case a high-riding, comparatively heavy wagon with the constraints the physics of that impose.
The five-seat compartment is roomy with considerably restricted headroom within the again row. An honest measurement, simply expanded load house is supplied… with an electrically operated automated tailgate.
The massive sunroof and auto park perform are superfluous in our opinion, however we appreciated the inductive cellphone charger and head up show. When you can’t park a automobile you shouldn’t be driving, I reckon.
The extent of luxurious provides to the automobile’s enchantment although too many capabilities are run by means of the touchscreens compromising the human-machine interface.
Utilizing cellphones in a automobile is unlawful however rifling by means of quite a few menus on a contact display is simply as harmful.
The 1680kg automobile has a 2000kg towing capability although we weren’t in a position to take a look at it.
This automobile took us abruptly and was actually significantly better than anticipated gauged in opposition to comparable choices from the identical continent.
Nevertheless, given the pricing of opponents, Haval’s H6 GT would possibly wrestle to get on buying lists.
