GWM Haval H9

The Haval H9 can easily hold up to seven passengers without issues. It offers a very capacious cabin with a refined and sophisticated interior design that has a combination of black and walnut tinged leather along with aluminum and synthetic wood enclosures. To further maximize the boot space, you can opt to fold down the rear seats to make use of 747-litre of cargo space. For the lower variant, conversely, it has a dual-tone black and beige or all-black scheme This SUV is also equipped with a tachometer, electronic multi-tripmeter, leather steering wheel, digital clock, and digital odometer.

By the looks of the premium Haval H9, it can garner quite the attention for its prominent wide front grille along with five slats in-between as well as chrome exterior that set out a sleek and sharp aesthetic. To boot, its headlights are coupled with projector bulbs and daytime running LED lights underneath that are flanked by its broad chrome grille at the front.  

With the size, it equates to those top-of-the-line automakers' luxury flagship SUVs as this vehicle has dimensions of 4,856 mm in length, 1926 mm in width, and 1900 mm in height with a wheelbase of 2800 mm, front tread, and rear tread of 1610 mm. It is equipped with six-spoke 18-inch tires and an electric sunroof as well. Given its measurements and boxy layout, it certainly looks intimidating. However, considering the design of the H9, it does look a bit outdated.

Considering the H9’s build alike any other SUVs available in the market, the drive feel of this vehicle is similar to a truck. Shifting gears is fairly smooth. It has a soft feature on the front of the double-wishbone suspension and on the rear of the multi-link suspension. It also has an unfriendly fuel consumption of 10.9L/100 km.

This SUV is decked with a four-way manually adjustable, and a multi-functional steering wheel that makes it convenient and comfortable to hold. It is also armed with an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system with satellite navigation along with an existing CD player. While it is not much of an intuitive display, the Haval H9 also lacks modern features such as Apple Carplay and Android Auto. Although if you find parking this big vehicle hard, do not fret as it offers a remarkable voice-guided parking assistant to be of your service.

Similar to its rivals, the Haval H9 is a four-wheel-drive. It is powered by a 1998cc four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine that can generate 218 bhp maximum power with 324 Nm of peak torque which is mated with a standard feature of a ZF 8-speed automatic gearbox. For those unfamiliar with ZF, it is a German marque that develops transmissions and provides them to top-notch labels particularly Bentley, BMW, and Porsche to name a few. There is also an option to equip a 6-Speed Automatic Transmission gearbox for this SUV.

When we talk about safety, the Haval H9 can be very dependable as it features both driver and passenger airbags along with a side airbag-front. It also comes with height-adjustable front seat belts with seat belt warning, front and rear parking sensors, and a reverse camera. It is also decked with child safety locks, an anti-lock braking system (ABS), brake assist (BA), an electronic brake distribution (EBD), vehicle stability control system, hill start assist, roll movement intervention, hill descent control, electronic parking brake, as well as an electronic differential lock.

The Haval H9 is ideal for those with a big family or for those people who fancy SUVs in general. While it does not exactly scream the most out of its price in terms of its finish and design, it does offer luxurious charm for its extensive list of both interior and exterior features.