The Haval Chitu is a

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produced by

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under the

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brand.

Overview

The Chitu was presented as the successor of the

Haval F5 The Haval F5 is a compact Crossover sport utility vehicle produced by the Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor from 2018 to 2020. First generation The Haval F5 was originally previewed by the Haval Concept R shown at the 2015 Shanghai Auto ...

in February 2021. Sales of the Chitu started two months later at

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in China two months later. The term Chitu is the

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word for "red hare" in

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. This makes the Chitu, after the Big Dog, the second model of the brand to be named after an animal.

Powertrain

The Haval Chitu is powered by a 1.5-liter turbocharged petrol engine tuned to produce and of torque, and a more powerful version tuned to produce and , paired with a DCT transmission. A hybrid variant is also available with a combination of 1.5-liter gasoline and an electric motor, developing a combined power of .

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