The current GWM Haval H6 may have only recently been updated, but a new generation is waiting in the wings for our market.
In China, GWM’s Haval brand has a larger crossover SUV under the H6L (with petrol power) and Xiaolong Max (in plug-in hybrid power), nameplates of its own line; it’ll be available in Australia early in 2027.
In China, the first introduction of the new H6 was in 2023 and childcareman.xyz reported in a statement in 224 that it had been bound for Australia as an H6, replacement. GWM Australia later introduced a facelifted version of the current H6 in 2025, which had been released for China in April 2024 after initially ruling the update out.
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Now the brand is considering whether it will continue to provide petrol, hybrid and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrains in the new generation model as tightening emissions standards are set at Down Under under.
Until the recent fuel price spike, Haval H6 sales were evenly split between electrified and non-electrified powertrains.
It’s a larger car than the current H6, 4780mm long, 1895mm wide and 1730mm tall on 77mm wheelbase – up to 76mm length and 9mm width;62mm in wheel base.
For context, a Kia Sorento measures 4815mm long, 1900mm wide and 1700mm tall on a 2815mm wheelbase.
Although the footprint of boot space has increased, it is a drop from 560 to 436 litres (probably because there’s more rakish tailgate) than outgoing model.
There’s also still only seating for five, with GWM considering the introduction of the Haval H7 Plus – available with either five or seven seats – to help fill this gap in its lineup.
The brand has never offered a large, three-row crossover SUV, with buyers who need more than five seats having to step up to the Toyota LandCruiser-size Tank 500 (or, previously, the Haval H9).
GWM Australia will also squeeze the Haval Jolion Max into the gap between the Haval Jolion and the new Haval H6. It measures 4590mm long, 1877mm wide and 1675mm tall on a 2710mm wheelbase, putting it in the mid-size SUV segment unlike the small Jolion.
A different model cycle is running with the current Haval H6 GT, which will continue alongside the new Hava H6, as it continues to run on a similar model. Now that the petrol-powered Ultra grade ending production is coming next month, it’s going to be PHEV-only with only one line of .
New generation H6 170kW/380Nm turbocharged 2. Four-cylinder petrol engine 0-litre four-cycles, which was driven by nine-speed automatic and front or all-wheel drive with the engines. An even small 1. China also has 5-litre turbo four in its line, as is the case with 5-L turbo 4.
Front-wheel drive hybrid versions also serve as a turbocharged 1 with front- wheel drive. 1 litre four-cylinder petrol engine with one speed direct hybrid transmission and 5-litre 4- liter four wheel petrol, . Total system outputs of 182kW and 535Nm, 53kWh battery; total system power is 53 kWh.
With all-wheel drive, total torque rises to 670Nm and there’s a three-speed hybrid transmission.
PHEV versions also use a 1.5-litre turbo four, mated with either 23.7kWh or 33.8kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries.
With front-wheel drive, outputs are 240kW and 535Nm, and WLTC electric-only range is 110km.
The all-wheel drive variants are 280kW and 670Nm, with an option of 95km (95km) with the smaller battery and 140km (135km).
Regardless of powertrain, the new H6 rides on MacPherson strut front and multi-link independent rear suspension.
Inside, there’s a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 14.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system.
GWM expects to continue to grow sales for the Haval H6 nameplate, particularly as it expands its dealership network.
But it still hopes that the Haval H6 will be its strongest-selling mid-size SUV, even with the Jolion Max slipping in under this model of the local lineup.
In the first quarter of 2026, GWM delivered 3844 examples of Haval H6, up 12 per cent on the same period last year and well above the niche Haval H7 (292 deliveries).
The Haval H6’s tally put it just two units ahead of the usually top-selling Toyota RAV4, as that vehicle goes through a generational changeover, and in sixth-place overall in the mainstream mid-size SUV segment. It beat fellow Chinese SUVs like the Chery Tiggo 7, Jaecoo J7 and MG HS by a considerable margin.
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