2023 GWM Haval Jolion review: S | Chinese small SUV's sporty variant targets MG ZS and Chery Omoda 5
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2024
- The 2023 GWM Haval Jolion is officially a popular small SUV, having amassed legions of fans thanks to its strong value-for-money proposition. But other Chinese models in the segment are also on the rise, with the best-selling MG ZS recently joined by the ambitious Chery Omoda 5 - so the pressure is on.
It's no surprise, then, that GWM has taken the opportunity to inject a bit of life into the Jolion line-up with the release of a sporty new variant, the S. Yep, this new family member is aiming to offer a more engaging driving experience with the addition of independent rear suspension and an upgraded 1.5-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine with 130kW of power (+20kW) and 270Nm of torque (+50Nm).
So, in this expert review, CarsGuide Journalist Tom White hops behind the wheel of the new Jolion S to see if the 'S' really does stand for 'sporty. And as he finds out, the small SUV is a lot more fun to drive than most people would give it credit for. But it has some serious flaws on the safety front...
#Haval #Jolion #Review
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00:00 Intro
00:32 Pricing and features
02:22 Design
04:01 Practicality
08:08 Under the bonnet
08:39 Driving
12:42 Efficiency
13:13 Safety
14:19 Ownership
14:38 Verdict
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It seems this guy maybe friends with Matt from ‘the right car’ just some complaints about things that don’t matter to people who own these cars .
The seats in the same material as almost every new car these days is not thin at all and is more hard wearing than genuine leather which hardly any new cars use these days
The badges are the same as Volvo Skoda Porsche Range Rover and lexus
U simply swipe right on screen and have all the shortcuts including volume control no need to go through menus .
The radial shifter lets you know when you move to d or r , u can easily feel when you change through the knob
Also the transmission is so smooth and you don’t know your moving through gears as it’s so seamless
If you swipe left there’s shortcuts… including volume on the left side of the screen for the passenger.
With the rotary gear shift, it’s not that difficult to use. From park, rotate clockwise once for Drive. When in drive rotate left twice for reverse. And since it’s electronic, you can just turn the engine off… the gearbox goes into park automatically - as mentioned in the manual.
No excuse for not having a manual volume knob. It's stupid engineering.
Gotta say, this is the most critical OZ review of the Haval Jolion, period! I was in the market for a small SUV, with a strong warranty, roomy interior for me and the 6 foot plus footy boys and decent turbo performance. I trawled the local Toyota (18mth waiting list), KIA (37k buys nothing decent) and MG (dodgy infotainment) manufacturers and stumbled across this, GWM from a recommendation. Strewth!! How great is it?? To say, GWM have already upgraded the power output and re-configured the rear suspension for a supple ride, this thing just blew me away! HUD, panoramic sunroof, digital screens and interior space for ages, had me grabbing the cheque book out! Plus, it looks great. I'm getting thumbs up in traffic, people on the street asking me what it is and how good it looks etc...Would I recommend it? Absolutely. Oh, and the kicker..$37k drive away..
We own Lux has done things that u go grrrr but really love ours.
Yeah but it's a Chinese piece of junk.
@@michaelminster9239 nope spud. Good quality good price.
@@michaelminster9239what phone do you use?
My wife has now had her Jolian Vanta for 19 months, we both love it. Once set up the systems have worked flawlessly. We get under the quoted fuel mileage most of the time in Adelaide suburban traffic, though if you drive it hard it increases quite quickly. Overall, the best smallish car i have driven in my 72 years. And one should compare this car with others of like equipment, not like one reviewer who compared it with a similarly equipped Toyota cross which costs nearly $20k more. Couldn't give a stuff about the number of badges, there's a volume control on the steering wheel, plus easy access through the screen. Once the media screen is setup you barely touch it again. I guess time will tell how durable this car is 10 years on.
Just got my haval Jolion S about a month ago and I love it!
Congrats😊
How many K's and what is your fuel consumption . Picked mine up 2 weeks ago. Cheers Don.
DONT UNDER ESTIMATE CHINA😊
"There is no volume knob that can easily use", except for the one that is on the steering wheel just where my hands are. I will also complain about the safety features but wait I can turn them off, what a deal breaker! Oh, Look, GWM who the brand Haval the makers of the jolion have put the 3 badges... woe is me!
This shows the preconceived ideas that Aussie reviewers come with when it comes to Chinese cars, it's more of a "what can nitpick and complain about "than an actual fair review. There is nothing fundamentally wrong or a so-called "deal breaker" here, just great value for money.
I love the fact that the passenger can't touch volume control . If Im driving don't touch my music or volume 😂😂
Maybe these Aussie car reviewers are anti China.
yes!!!! dont touch anyting in my car!!! u're right mate.@@eddie3630
Since when is 18% more power and 23% more torque "not that different"?
Doesn't sound like much to me.
@@michaelminster9239 Trust me, you're going to notice the difference between 220Nm and 270Nm of torque. One might cruise up a steep hill in third gear, while the other one would have to kick down to second.
Are there any hybrid reviews of the jolion around???
excellent review.
informative yet critical
Hope this Version comes to Brazil! Hello GWM Brasil
Good design😊
Funny you say no one cares about the badges on the seats, yet I literally refused to buy the premium spec bc it didn't have Haval written on the seats.
Maybe only losers care?
@@michaelminster9239 Harsh
Driver monitoring system I turned it off before I drove it out of the dealership and have never had to deal with it again.
The comment was ridiculous that you have to turn all the safety features off before you drive. Also quite irresponsible to suggest doing that .
Lane keeping assist only nudges your wheel slightly , the fatigue monitor can easily be turned off and only turns on when u turn it back on .
Your ignorant comments about your data being recorded was just ridiculous.
Also the rear window is not tiny or letterbox like at all, I have driven Kia and Mazda suvs which are all similar, you can see all of the road behind you and more
Why are you so defensive? Are you Chinese? Attached to this company?
There has been so much commentary about the overbearing driver’s assistance systems and also the excessive use of badging I’m sure GWM will fix those issues with the next refresh , at least for global markets.
The driver assist features are not overbearing and seems a handful of people who say this or reviewers who hate the car and look for anything to put it down. I’ve driven these cars for 18 mths and they are the sane as any other brand
There has only been a few people who rebadged their haval the majority of owners see nothing wrong. It’s also never been raised as an issue on over haval pages in markets in other countries
@@pjb5594 2022 yes, 2023 no. They have updated the software, and if anyone who has a 22 just take the car back to the dealer for a free update
do you need to turn off safety features everytime you get into the car? or does it remember
It remembers, unlike Hyundai's
How reliable is that dual clutch?
@@pjb5594 Not if they're talking about Nissan CVTs!
Had a chat at the carwash with a guy who bought a jolion, he said the only think that was annoying about the car was all the driver assist interruption when he drove
There is no more driver assist features than most new cars today. You can turn anything off if you don’t want that feature on. Mayne that guy didn’t know that
@@wcrash9361 most likely as he was a retiree
For the money is to good and use of the petrol is less than a kia sportage hyundai Nissan if this suv cam from Japan evryone going to be ready to bay 😮
His ex was Chinese 😂.
It's not cheap it's inexpensive..
Good review (annoying music)
How easy is it to remove those excessive horrible Haval jolien logos at the bck? Will it leave marks?
It’s very easy but why would you want to ? They look better blacked out. No one like a no name car
@@wcrash9361 Nah mine looks sweet without the badges.
@@john_barnett your opinion but most people disagree, strange how u never see cars with no badges but seems a fad with haval h6 gts which is a bit sad to have a no name car
I much preferred the mg zst over this. The torque converter in the MG essence is better than the shit DCT in this
The fact youre annoyed when driving this car due to the safety system, makes ANCAP filled with glee.
You sound pretty mean when you say to a brand and the badge work is too much no one cares blah blah… sounds like you’re not promoting the brand but slandering it, seems like an biased car review
Awwww, did he hurt your communist feelings?????
Never seen it
MG is also Chinese brand now😂❤
I feel the same. Turn off that ELK
Forget about the badges, in / out move on do your job and stay with the review benefits..
rubbish dct, everything buried in the infotainment screen is rubbish, pretty sure you only get 1 key as well = rubbish, and these cars trim fades quickly in our harsh aussie sun.
You get two keys with the Jolion S. Curious how you know about the fading trim since they are relatively new
@@andreaplatt9905 well since the S is the most expensive you hope to get 2 keys but all the other versions you dont. and i know about faded trims as im a detailer and get numerous enquires from haval/MG car owners !
@@mrz1281 got two keys with the Ultra
@@john_barnett 2 remotes or 1 remote 1 physical key?
@@mrz1281 I'm really surprised by your comments. I'm also a car detailer for many years and its industry known that only the very high end cars have real leather interiors.
ACCC caught out most manufacturers claiming leather when in fact it's not. for example Toyota now say "leather accented", Mazda says "Maztex" and the list goes on with all major car manufacturers who lied. For the record all these companys claim the fake leather or vinyl is "harder wearing material than leather".
Hmmmm
Burnt ricer with turbo 4 and FWD burning donut
Continuous whinging sbout tge lack of volume knob. Never use the one in our car. The wife wants the music down she asks.
@@Bear-wj1mc hahaha. Pathetic response
It's stupid engineering.