HAVAL H9:A lot of features; Engine is not its strongest point; It’s getting there.
Road test of the HAVAL H9 in Australia. David Brown talks to Errol Smith. Can China produce a good car? Or more to the point, can a Chinese vehicle sell in the Australian market? There is now a new SUV on the market called the HAVAL. It hails under the banner of being the SUV division of Great Wall Motors. The features are pretty good but the sum of the parts has not quite got a complete whole. But value for money is good’
Originally aired on 4 June 2016. For past programs and individual segments visit www.drivenmedia.com.au
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About Author
David Brown
David Brown started his working life as a Civil Engineer but you would not want him to design a bridge you wanted to safely walk over. His passion was in traffic engineering and transport planning which is all about how we use our transport systems not how we build them. He soon became involved in commenting on issues through all avenues of the media. He is now a motoring and transport journalist. He test drives a new car each week but his ultimate measure of how good a car is relies on his 12 year old and the Hayden Brown “Will you drive me to school in that car” factor.