The Haval H5, also known as the Great Wall Haval H5 and Hover H5, is a

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(SUV) produced by the Chinese manufacturer

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from June 2010 to 2020. It uses a

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construction, with

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and selectable

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, and is available with either gasoline or

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s. In Australia, it was being marketed as the X-Series, with model names relating to engine size, thus as the X240 and the X200. The vehicle has passed the European tests regarding environment protection, safety and performance and is entitled for marketing throughout the

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. It is the successor of the Great Wall Haval H3 and both cars are nearly identical, except for their front designs.

Features

It uses Mitsubishi 4G63 and Mitsubishi 4G69S4N petrol engines of 2.0 and 2.4 litres, or the GW2.5TCI diesel. In October 2010, the more powerful but smaller (2.0 litres) GW4D20 diesel was added to the lineup. The Haval H5 comes with either a five-speed or a six-speed manual transmission, depending on model. It uses disk brakes. It has three trims: Standard, Luxury and Premium. The Premium trim features power windows, power door locks, rear window defrosters, leather seats, power-adjustable driver's seat, six speakers, a DVD player, GPS and a power sunroof all as standard. Heated seats are optional. Styling of the body and rear end of the Haval H5 is extremely similar to the exterior design of the

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, with the front end design taking inspiration from the

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. Starting from 2011, the variant sold in Australia is no longer the H3, but the facelifted H5, although the 2.4 litre gasoline model is sold as the X240 and is only available in manual transmission, and the 2.0 litre diesel models are available in either automatic or manual transmission and are sold as the X200. Four wheel drive: The X200 automatic version (2013) does not feature a low and high range while in 4WD mode. The manual version does. File:Great Wall Haval H5 01 China 2012-05-12.jpg, A pre-facelift Haval H5 front. File:Great Wall Haval H5 02 China 2012-05-12.jpg, A pre-facelift Haval H5 rear. File:Great Wall Haval H5 China 2012-05-12.jpg, Early facelift of the Haval H5 front. File:Haval H5 Red 002 China 2015-04-13.jpg, A post-facelift Haval H5 Red Label front. File:Haval H5 Blue China 2016-04-07.jpg, A post-facelift Haval H5 Blue Label front.

Variations

Great Wall Haval H5 Extreme Edition China 2012-04-08

A slightly different version, with a typical large grille and called the GKC Edition was also produced, but only for the Chinese market. This version was facelifted in July 2011 and was known as the Zhizun.

References

External links

{{Great Wall Motors H5 Cars introduced in 2009 Cars of China Rear-wheel-drive vehicles All-wheel-drive vehicles 2010s cars