2022 Haval H6 price and features: Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, Nissan X-Trail, Mitsubishi Outlander and MG HS rival creeps up in cost

Haval H6 sales are up a whopping 274 per cent this year, due to the huge reaction to the new-generation model released in April.

The recently released second-generation Haval H6 is now more expensive for 2022.

Jumping some $1000 across the four-tiered range from October 1, the Chinese rival to the Toyota RAV4, Mazda CX-5, Nissan X-Trail, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Mitsubishi Outlander, Honda CR-V and MG HS now kicks off from $31,990 drive-away, stretching to a tenner under $40,000 drive-away for the flagship Ultra AWD.

According to Great Wall Motors (GWM) Australia head of marketing and communications, Steve Maciver, the price rise has been unavoidable, and is down to increased manufacturing costs as a result of the ongoing effects of COVID-19 as well as the global microchip shortage.

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“The price rises were inevitable due to pricing pressures along the supply lines,” he told CarsGuide this week.

“But I believe we still offer a very strong competitive proposition, and will continue to do so for a very long time.”

Other than the price jump, there have been no other alterations in specification or structure to the 2022 H6 series announced this week.

As before, all grades of the popular medium-sized SUV are powered by a 150kW/320Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT) driving the front wheels on all but the Ultra AWD, which features an on-demand all-wheel-drive system.

A hybrid-powered H6 will also join the fleet by the end of this year, though prices and specification for this version remains unknown at this time.

The entry-level Premium variant from $31,990 drive-away is big on safety, with autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian and cyclist detection, lane departure warning, lane-keep assist, blind-spot monitoring, driver fatigue alert, traffic sign recognition, a reversing camera with rear parking sensors, tyre pressure monitoring and seven airbags, including a front centre SRS item fitted, for a five-star ANCAP safety rating result.

These come on top of LED headlights and tail-lights, a 10.25-inch digital instrumentation cluster, a 10.25-inch touchscreen multimedia system with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto functionality and 18-inch alloy wheels.

Living up to its name, the $34,990-drive-away Lux grade introduces more safety – namely adaptive cruise control and surround-view cameras – as well as dual-zone climate control, an eight-speaker sound system, heated front seats with electric adjustment for the driver’s side, leather-trimmed steering wheel and roof rails.

Going Ultra from $37,990 drive-away scores buyers the added security of rear cross-traffic alert and park assist, as well as a panoramic sunroof, 12.3-inch touchscreen multimedia system, a head-up display, a heated steering wheel, a wireless smartphone charger, an electronically adjustable front passenger seat, cooled front seats, a power-operated tailgate and 19-inch alloy wheels.

The aforementioned AWD on the H6 Ultra flagship adds $2000, pushing it up from $39,990 drive-away.

For reference, the other medium SUV brand for China, MG, has its competing HS start from just $29,990 drive-away (making the entry-level Core some $2000 cheaper than the 2022 H6 Premium), but costs $3000 more at the other end of the range, due to the Essence X AWD coming in at $42,990 drive-away.

Despite the small price hike, the Haval H6 range remains extremely competitive against Australia’s favourite in this class, the RAV4, with the latter starting from $32,695 before on-road costs for the GX 2WD manual (or $2000 more for the auto), stretching to $46,415 for the top-line Cruiser Hybrid AWD.

Speaking of hybrids, the 2022 H6 hybrid will employ a series parallel hybrid system similar to that of the RAV4 Hybrid (that begins from $37,070), and consist of a 1.5-litre petrol engine and electric motor duo for a total system output of 180kW/530Nm and about 5.2 litres per 100km. This compares to the Toyota’s 160kW/221Nm (FWD) and 4.7L/100km respectively.

We’ll bring you more information on the H6 hybrid as well as other coming versions as they become available, so watch this space.

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