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Volkswagen Golf vs GWM Haval Jolion

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Volkswagen Golf
Volkswagen Golf

$33,970 - $89,990

2023 price

GWM Haval Jolion
GWM Haval Jolion

$25,790 - $40,990

2024 price

Summary

2023 Volkswagen Golf
2024 GWM Haval Jolion
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Turbo 4, 1.5L
Fuel Type
-

Unleaded Petrol/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
7.0L/100km (combined)

5.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Too much road noise
  • Annoying touchscreen
  • Pricey

  • Quirky safety systems
  • Efficient, but not exciting
  • Hybrid equipment eats into boot space
2023 Volkswagen Golf Summary

In a world where hatchbacks are being cancelled left, right and centre, it was super refreshing to get into the Volkswagen Golf GTI hot-hatch recently.

I’d driven other Mk 8 Golf models including the R flagship wagon, but this was my go in the car I’d long considered to be the best Golf for the money.

But with prices continuously cruising north - this car is now a $54,990 prospect before on-road costs - does it still make dollars and sense? And what’s it like to live with in the daily grind?

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2024 GWM Haval Jolion Summary

If there is one word that should be at the very top of the GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid’s brochure, it is value, value, value.

Well, that's three words. But you get the idea.

This is the just-updated flagship version, and it gets tons of premium-style goodies, and it’s less than $40k drive-away. The cheapest one is under $33k on the road.

And with Japanese hybrid prices only heading one way — up — that makes this Chinese SUV something of a bargain.

The question is, does it have more to offer than just kindness on your bank account? Or to put it another way, is it both cheap and cheerful, or too much of one and not enough of the other?

There’s only one way to find out. So stick around as we take a closer look at the GWM Haval Jolion HEV Ultra.

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