Haval H6 Premium 2018 review: snapshot

The entry-level offering in the Haval H6 line-up is the Premium, which is listed at $31,990 drive-away, but the brand is doing sub-$30k deals on this one.

Standard on this version are 17-inch wheels, fog-lights, auto headlights and wipers, laser puddle lights, heated auto-folding side mirrors, tinted glass, roof-rails, cruise control, mood lighting, stainless-steel scuff plates, electric driver’s seat adjustment, fabric seat trim, dual-zone climate control, keyless entry and push-button start, and an 8.0-inch touchscreen multimedia unit with Bluetooth phone and audio streaming and USB input. 

Safety kit is respectable, if not class-leading, with a reversing camera, front and rear parking sensors, six airbags, dual ISOFIX child-seat attachment points (and three top-tether hooks), and blind-spot monitoring included in both variants.

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The H6 doesn’t have sat nav fitted as standard in any spec (but it is being offered as part of those aforementioned deals), and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto phone-mirroring technology isn’t available at all.

It is powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo engine with 145kW of power and 315Nm of torque - better outputs than some of its mainstream rivals, which lack turbocharger tech. It doesn’t quite nail the fuel-efficiency quotient, though, with claimed consumption sitting at a high 9.8L/100km - about 20 per cent more than most competitors.