The cabin feels modern and well thought out, with a clean dash design and a floating centre console.
Soft-touch surfaces and ambient lighting give the interior an upscale feel, especially in the flagship Ultra trims.
A large 14.6-inch touchscreen multimedia sytem, paired with a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, sits at the centre of the tech-focused layout.
There are now three powertrains available.
The standard H6 uses a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 170kW and 380Nm.
This is paired with a nine-speed dual-clutch transmission with drive sent to the front wheels only.
The H6 Hybrid combines a 1.5-litre petrol engine with an electric motor for a combined output of 179kW and 530Nm, channelled through an innovative two-speed Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT) to the front wheels.
The new H6 PHEV also has a 1.5-litre petrol engine, but depending on the configuration it has either one or two electric motors.
The front-wheel drive H6 PHEV only has one electric motor and system outputs of 240kW/540Nm, whereas the H6 PHEV all-wheel drive has two electric motors (one on each axle) and system outputs of 268kW/760Nm.
The 2026 GWM Haval H6 is currently available in four exterior paint colours – Hamilton White, Ayers Grey, Golden Black and Astral Pearl. It has said it's working on bring two more colour options.
This occurs more often than you think and it’s often caused by overtightening of the sump plug when the old oil has been drained out and the new stuff is ready to go in. Generally speaking, the sump plug will be screwing into either a thin metal oil pan or a rather soft alloy sump. Either way, too much torque on the spanner that tightens it can easily strip the treads and leave you stranded. This is far from just a Haval problem – many makes and models have suffered the same fate.
The fix is usually to get the vehicle to a workshop where the mechanic can either drill out the messed up threads and cut a new thread to take an oversized sump plug. Done carefully, this can often be achieved without removing the sump.
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It sounds as though the material the dashboard structure or skin is made from has started to collapse or degrade in some other way. If the structure beneath the vinyl skin of the dashboard fails, you could conceivably wind up with a mis-shapen dash.
While that might sound trivial, it’s important that this gets fixed as this part of the dashboard houses the airbag. And if the opening for the airbag is not the right shape or is compromised somehow, it could affect the correct deployment of the airbag in a crash. And the consequences of that aren’t hard to imagine.
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The best advice here is to disconnect the battery and contact the dealership. Any time there’s odd electrical behaviour combined with a burning smell, there’s a decent chance you have an electrical short-circuit on your hands. And that can easily lead to a fire that could destroy the car and anything near it.
By disconnecting the battery, you’re removing the power source that is making something hot enough to produce the burning smell. The constant beeping, meanwhile could be a symptom of the same thing as the shorted or damaged wiring allows the warning beeper to continue blaring away even though the ignition is turned off.
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As standard all GWM Haval H6 variants get 19-inch black alloy wheels, automatic LED headlights, LED tail-lights, heated and folding side mirrors, a hands-free power tailgate (exc. Lux petrol), 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, 14.6-inch touchscreen multimedia system, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, voice assistant, 50W wireless phone charger, synthetic leather upholstery and electric driver’s seat adjustment.
Stepping up to the Ultra, as tested here, it gains rear privacy glass, a panoramic glass sunroof, head-up display, front stainless steel scuff plates, heated steering wheel, heated and ventilated front seats, as well as driver’s seat memory and lumbar support.
The 2026 Haval H6 is a five-seater mid-size SUV with a focus on passenger comfort and rear-seat space.
All variants offer generous shoulder and legroom, and wide door openings make ingress and egress easy.
The rear bench folds in a 60:40 split.
With all seats in use, the H6 offers 560 litres of cargo space — ample for weekly shops or prams.
Fold the second row flat and the space expands to over 1445 litres, making it one of the more practical offerings in its class.
GWM doesn't officially claim any 0-100km/h sprint figures for the Haval H6. It also doesn't list any top speed, though it should be able to travel at least 150km/h.
Fuel efficiency is a strong point for the hybrid, which sips just 5.2L/100km on the combined cycle.
The hybrid’s 1.8kWh battery recharges via regenerative braking, with no need to plug in, and its 61L fuel tank enables a theoretical range of over 1000km.
The regular petrol engine achieves a claimed 7.4L/100km on the combined cycle.
With the H6 PHEV, however, it has a 19.09kWh LFP battery pack that allows for up to 106km of EV range in the front-wheel-drive version and 100km of EV range in the all-wheel drive, according to NEDC testing.
GWM claims the H6 PHEV has a combined fuel consumption of 1.0L/100km in front-wheel-drive guise, and 1.1L/100km for the all-wheel drive.