- Doors and Seats
5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine
1.5T, 4 cyl.
- Engine Power
110kW, 210Nm
- Fuel
Petrol (95) 9L/100KM
- Manufacturer
FWD
- Transmission
Auto
- Warranty
5 Yr, 100000 KMs
- Ancap Safety
5/5 star (2017)
2017 Haval H2: owner review
- Very affordable for what you get.
- Build quality as good as any Korean/Japanese product
- Great looks
- Comfortable ride
- Turbo lag takes getting used to but you do.
- Muted turbo whistle noise in cabin at times if that upsets you
- Boot is on small size
- Not many dealerships around
The only way to start this is in a Churchillian manner in that Never in the field of automotive review has so much been spoken by so many about what is essentially an extremely good value for money and capable SUV.
I have owned European cars most of my life and went through a Classic Brie sports car stage in my younger days (AH Frogeye Sprite MGA, MGB GT) and am a tinkerer. So when my wife's excellent little Rio Hatch was getting to its sell by date I started looking around.
The first two times I saw a Havel was when the paint finish caught my eye and I thought wow that’s pretty good. This intrigued me and as I read all the biased and negativity by people who had lots to say but had never been closer than 500m from a Haval, I decided to have a look and do a few test drives.
Long story short when price was adjusted to $25 000 I bought a metallic silver H2 Lux.
Build quality: Easily as good as any Korean or Jap product out there.
Standard Features list: as long as both your arms and half way down one leg.
Driveability and comfort: more than acceptable very good long trip comfort.
Fuel consumption: How can they possibly say it’s heavy? Chinese vehicle: 6 Speed German Getrag gearbox and engine control electronics by Bosch, really?
Safety: 5 Star ANCAP
Value for money: Outstanding! We have owned it for nearly a year and COULD NOT be happier. So shut your ears to the deafening noise from the peanut gallery and go have a look. You will be glad you did.
Owned since new?
Yes
Owned for how long?
1 year(s)
Buy this make again?
Yes