As a "niche product" newly listed by Haval in 2021, Haval Chitu has been giving up chips for several big brothers, with monthly sales fixed at about 5,000 units, and the market rarely has its voice.
In fact, Haval Red Rabbit itself is quite strong, if you force marketing, monthly sales of more than 10,000 is not difficult at all. Because this car has both a sense of design and practicality, and the cost performance of the configuration even exceeds that of the Haval H6, the product reputation is quite considerable.
On December 27, haval chitu two new power models were launched, namely the 1.5T low-power version of the copper rabbit and the brass rabbit, priced at 104,800 yuan and 99,800 yuan respectively; and the haval red rabbit hybrid DHT version - king rabbit, priced at 138,800 yuan.
The reason for the listing of two low-power versions of the Red Rabbit is speculated to be a compromise on fuel consumption tuning, because the old Red Rabbit high-power 1.5T model has a measured fuel consumption of nearly 9L, which is a bit high for this small SUV.
The Haval Red Rabbit has always been positioned as the first car for young people, so it was very important at the beginning of the design
Focusing on the adjustment of acceleration and handling, the author has indeed tested this car for a long time, and has a deep feeling for its power acceleration and agility. But in a big city like Beijing, which is stuck in traffic, its power tuning does make the fuel consumption reach about 9L.
The 1.5T low-power version listed this time, the power output is 110KW, 220N .m, the power response is still very fast, but the fuel consumption is controlled to about 6.7L, which is still quite affordable.
In addition, the more important is the Red Rabbit, which is equipped with the Great Wall DHT hybrid for the first time, with a maximum power of 140KW, 370N .m, a fuel consumption of 100 kilometers reduced to 4.7L, and a theoretical cruising range of 1000KM.
It should be said that the three newly listed red rabbits are slightly different from the original in positioning. The pursuit of energy saving and low fuel consumption should face the user should be a rational young man. The long endurance also pays more attention to the use of small family travel.
To be honest, the Haval Red Rabbit has always given people a "big toy" feeling, from the appearance to the interior, to the color is very jumpy. It's hard to imagine that this car has more space in the rear than the H6. SuVs with ride comfort in the 100,000 level are benchmark products, and even the H6 does not dare to give up.
What is more unexpected is that the DHT hybrid red rabbit listed this time belongs to the low-end model, although the price is 10,000 higher than the ordinary version of the red rabbit top version, but the configuration is entry-level. It is speculated that this is also due to the impact of the chip shortage.
At present, the flagship models of each brand of the Great Wall are out of stock, and it is estimated that the three new models are designed according to the configuration that can be supported by the current inventory chip.