HAVAL name is not new for us here in Pakistan. HAVAL is subsidiary of Great Wall Motors ( GWM) of China AND primarily deals in Crossovers / Sports utility vehicles. The brand is also operational with CKD assembly line in Pakistan under Sazgar Automobile company. As of now, Haval Pakistan offers two models to chose from ; Jolion & H6.
The C-segment H6 is currently in third generation which went in production back in 2020. The 3rd generation H6 is based on GWM's brand new L.E.M.O.N platform which is lighter, rigid, with improved safety & stronger performance with better fuel economy. Soon after its introduction it became one of the largest selling model for Haval brand. In fact it is also the most sold model of crossover in China. Statically, in recent years around approximately 40% of total global Haval brand sales is courtesy of H6. Availability of impressive equipment , features, build quality & attractive pricing helped H6 stick to sales charts.
Although H6 is well sought after vehicle, it is still not in first 5 world best crossovers as far as sales trailing behind models like Rav-4, CR-V, Tiguan. Haval H6 is in production for almost 3 years now and the company wanted to give the model a mid cycle makeover/ facelift to keep the model relevant in the market. In Chinese domestic market, Haval H6 sales also now trailing behind "SONG" a model from rival BYD.
There were rumors regarding this development but now Haval has officially reveled some limited photos of the upcoming facelift model. The available photos reflects just the frontal face of the makeover model and we can see that previously large chrome grill has been replaced with an all new front. The LED headlights lens pattern is also new although the profile of the light housing remains untouched . The facelift also gets a new bumper with large horizontal openings for air flow.
We dont notice much different on the side profile but in some pictures the lower portion of the doors looks slightly different. No pictures are revealed for rear and possibly there might be a redesigned rear end with new taillights & redesigned hatch door. As per very brief unconfirmed reports, the facelift will slightly increase in size; 58mm in length and 54mm in width. The wheelbase will remain as before. These increments might be because of new exterior changes. These increments might be because of new exterior changes. There are no pictures for interior but we can expect some updates & that might not be significant and possible some technological improvements. No details on mechanicals and most probably it will be carry over from pre-facelift model.
Haval will be revealing the refresh H6 model sometime later this year . Its very subjective but I believe many readers and Haval followers will prefer the pre-facelift model being more modern and with better appearance on front. So, what are your thoughts ? Share in comments.
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