China's answer to the new Toyota RAV4 is coming: All-new Haval H6 includes "autopilot chip"

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The Haval H6 is is expected to launch in Australia in 2021.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
26 Aug 2020
2 min read

China's answer to the top-selling Toyota RAV4 or Mazda CX-5 has been revealed, with the all-new Haval H6 breaking cover at the Chengdu International Auto Show.

The vehicle is an all-new take on the Haval H6 - the Chinese brand's mid-size SUV that, in its soon-to-be-replaced form, has been making in-roads on the Australian sales charts.

Some 395 examples of the current H6 have found homes in Australia so far this year, up more than 75 per cent on the brand's year-to-date total in 2019.

This H6 is the third-generation of the brand's mid-size SUV, and while details remain thin on the ground for now, we can see that the new model debuts a new look, and some clever new tech.

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For one, Haval is promising the new model will include a 5G connected architecture, and will be setup for over-the-air updates.

It will also include a BMW-style reversing-memory function (where, if you drive into a tricky, tight space that you're too nervous to reverse out of, the vehicle will remember the way you got it in and back out for you), as well as AEB that will recognise cars and pedestrians, and a slick premium-looking interior.

Under the skin, there's major updates to the engine and chassis, as well to the seven-speed automatic, and what the brand is calling an "autopilot chip" that pairs with 14 cameras and six radars to provide L2 autonomous functions.

The Haval H6 starts at a touch under $25k in China, with Australian prices and specifics yet to be confirmed.

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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