Electric Technology Auto News: Harvard's new H8 will be launched. Can the 8-speed gearbox change the bad luck of poor sales?

Starting with the H6, Haval established its position as the leader of domestic car models with sales of tens of thousands of units per month, and also made many veteran domestic car companies sigh that a pickup truck manufacturer could surpass them. After that, Haval launched the H2, H7, H8, H9 and other H family models based on the H6, and this combination of punches made many joint ventures unable to react.

However, the H8, which was born at the wrong time, has had dismal sales since its launch. Now, taking advantage of the hot mid-size SUV market, Great Wall has quietly exhibited the new Haval H8 model at the Shanghai Auto Show which ended not long ago. The biggest highlight of the new car comes from the re-tuned 2.0T gasoline engine. There is also a diesel version equipped with a 2.0L twin-turbocharged diesel engine. The new car will be launched in mid-May.

In terms of appearance, the new Haval H8 adopts a brand-new front face shape, which no longer gives people the direct viewing feeling of the large H6. The shield-shaped center grille is matched with a large area of ​​chrome frame, which has a much better texture than the old model. The interior of the center grille adopts a new design in the form of dotted lines, which is in line with the high-end route of mid-size cars. There are also two grilles under the body, which are connected to the headlight group. At the same time, a silver decorative guard plate is added under the front bumper. The overall effect is very domineering and sharp. In addition, the newly designed headlights are also very eye-catching.

Compared with the front face, the rear part of the new car has not changed much, including the replacement of the new chrome strip and the lower guard plate design at the bottom of the bumper. Among them, the chrome strip between the two taillights is significantly wider than the current model, and the English logo of the Haval brand HAVAL has been moved from the top to the top of the trim. In addition, the double-sided exhaust ports of the new car are larger and fuller, and the silver lower guard plate also adopts a new design.

Entering the car, the interior of H8 continues the exquisite and luxurious route, and the new model adds an LCD instrument panel display. The instrument panel has also become an integrated design. At the same time, the layout near the gear lever has been redesigned, various buttons have been integrated, and a new electronic gear lever has been adopted, which is more beautiful and technological.

At the same time, the new car adopts a new style of electronic gear lever, which is more technological, and the layout of the area around the gear lever has also been replanned. In terms of configuration, automatic parking, adaptive cruise control, front collision warning system, lane change assistance, sensor tailgate, lane departure warning, panoramic image, advanced seats, etc., all the mainstream configurations of cars of the same level can be seen. The space is not much different from the old model, and the overall performance is at the average level of cars of the same level.

In terms of the most important power, the new Haval H8 is equipped with a re-tuned 2.0T gasoline engine with a maximum power of 251 horsepower and a peak torque of 355 Nm. It is also equipped with a ZF 8-speed manual transmission, which is smoother than the current 6-speed. At the same time, the new H8 also adds a diesel version equipped with a new 2.0L twin-turbocharged diesel engine with a maximum output power of 190 horsepower and a peak torque of 420 Nm. It is also matched with an 8-speed automatic transmission produced by ZF. From this point of view, the new H8 has made obvious progress in terms of power.

In general, 91che (public account 91che) believes that the new H8 has obvious changes in the front face and power, while other aspects still continue the design of the old model. The 8-speed gearbox should bring better smoothness and fuel economy, which is very exciting.

Finally, I want to say that the H8, which was launched in 2016, was one of the few domestic SUV models with a price of more than 200,000 yuan in the market at that time. However, the sales of H8, which was born at the wrong time, were extremely bleak. Haval H6 sold a total of 580,683 units in 2016, while Haval H8 sold only 7,471 units in 2016. The reason is that the launch time has been postponed again and again since the date of its release. With the endless stream of domestic models today, consumers will not wait at all. Secondly, consumers at that time could not accept domestic mid-size SUVs, and domestic models did not have a say in the high-end market. Finally, and most importantly, the H8 starts at 180,000 yuan. There are many joint venture cars to choose from at this price, and the two subsequent price cuts did not attract the attention of consumers. Today's newly designed H8 shows us that Haval wants to take advantage of the great opportunity for mid-size SUVs to be accepted by consumers to re-promote this model, but whether consumers can buy it in the end depends on the specific performance and price of H8.

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