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Replacing the dated Haval H2 small SUV, the /gwm/haval-jolion has grown in size and popularity.
Having first been introduced in 2021, the Jolion quickly found an audience thanks to its combination of affordable pricetag, close-to-class-leading practicality and a loaded equipment list.
Initially available with a 110kW/210Nm 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine, the Jolion line-up has since expanded to include a sportier 130kW260Nm tune of the same engine, as well as a petrol-electric hybrid that boasts 139kW/375Nm.
The line-up currently starts at $25,790 for the Haval Jolion Premium and ranges through to $37,490 for the range-topping Haval Jolion Ultra Hybrid.
There are six colours in the Jolion range, including white, grey, black, blue, and red. An additional green shade is available on the non-hybrid or S grade variants, while an alternate light blue is available only on the hybrid.
Any time you have a burning smell in a car, you have a potential fire. If something is hot enough that you can smell it, it’s possibly hot enough to burst into flames, especially if it contacts a fuel or oil leak somewhere on the car.
The fact that the smell occurs when going uphill suggests that it’s something in the driveline (engine or transmission) that’s getting hot because it’s working hard. It could also be a cable or hose that’s incorrectly routed too close to something that’s getting hot (like the exhaust) and causing the smell. In any case, the answer to your question is no, it’s not normal and it needs investigating.
Sometimes, a new exhaust system will create the odd strange smell as it heats up the first couple of times this shouldn’t be happening after 9000km. You need to take the car back to where you bought it from and have the dealership fix this before a real fire takes hold, or something important melts and stops working.
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The Haval product has only been on sale in Australia since 2015, so it’s a bit hard to gauge its long-term reliability prospects. Even more so when it’s a model like the Jolion which hasn’t been on local roads for anything like seven years (it was launched here in 2021).
Based on the experiences of CarsGuide readers, the Jolion has been responsible for some electronic woes and the odd build-quality issue. These, however, could be isolated problems rather than a general assessment of the model. At least with a 2024 model, you’ll have at least six years of warranty, so you could use that time to assess the car’s reliability and quality for yourself before making a decision to hold on to it beyond the warranty period.
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There could be any number of reasons for this from an electrical or a mechanical point of view. Since the car is under warranty, why not tackle your Haval dealership with the problem as, legally, it’s their responsibility to put right.
But on another level, are you sure the vehicle is not using its electric motor to help power the vehicle? The transition between petrol, electric and a combination of the two can be pretty hard to pick sometimes, especially in newer vehicles with smoother engines and better sound-proofing. In fact, the Jolion Hybrid has been praised in road tests for the seamless way it transitions between petrol and electric power, so maybe because you’re not feeling or hearing this transition, it appears to be not happening, even when it is.
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The Haval Jolion has a spacious interior for the segment, with above par rear seat space, including a flat floor in the back and a large pass-through storage area under the front console.
The Jolion comes standard with 17-inch alloy wheels, cloth seat trim (synthetic leather on higher grades), a 3.5-inch digital instrument cluster, a 10.25-inch multimedia touchscreen with wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, halogen headlights (LED on higher grades), single-zone climate (dual-zone on higher grades), and the full set of active safety equipment.
Boot space is 430 litres for combustion variants, or 390 litres for hybrid variants.
The Haval Jolion is available with three varieties of 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine. The standard tune provides 110kW/220Nm, the sportier S ups performance and includes direct injection, increasing outputs to 130kW/270Nm, while the hybrid benefits from the assistance of a fairly large electric motor to provide a combined output of 139kW/375Nm.
The Haval Jolion is a five-seater, with seat trimmed in either fabric on the entry-level car, or synthetic leather on higher grades.
Haval does not provide 0-100km/h sprint times for the Jolion range but you should expect a number in the 9.0-second bracket. Top speed is around 185km/h.
Range is dependent on grade. Theoretically the hybrid versions can travel 1100km between fills, while the standard 1.5-litre versions can travel 679km and the S can travel 733km between fills.