Arriving soon as GWM confirms plugged-in Haval H6 launch date

Standard H6 will get a plug-in hybrid version on 18 March for the first time. Picture: GWM Great Wall Motors (GWM) South Africa has confirmed the reveal date of a plug-in hybrid version of the standard Haval H6. Available since last year in the GT, the partial electrified powertrain makes its debut on the normal H6 as an alternative to the self-charging hybrid HEV.

Premiering on 18 March, the plug-in hybrid combines the 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine from the HEV with a 19.1-kWh battery pack. Powering a single electric motor, the setup makes a combined 240kW/540Nm, according to Haval Australia where sales started earlier this year. Worth noting is that the GT has a bigger 35.4-kWh battery pack as well as a second electric motor, which also makes it all-wheel drive.

Buyers Down Under do, however, have access to a dual-motor all-wheel drive version, which outputs a combined 268kW/760Nm. As with the HEV, a Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT) sends the powertrain’s amount of twist to the front or all four wheels. The claimed all-electric range is 106 km, and the combined is up to 1 106 km.

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Despite being a plug-in hybrid, the H6 supports DC charging up to 34 kW. In Australia, pricing starts at $40 990 and ends at $43 990 for the flagship all-wheel drive Ultra.

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