Even if the domestic roads are basically paved roads now, the demand for off-road vehicles is not large, but there are still a large number of off-road enthusiasts, for some male compatriots, the dream model is not a Rolls-Royce and Bentley, but a performance sports car and an off-road vehicle. Therefore, the off-road vehicle market is not just a niche market, otherwise the tank 300 and tank 500 would not have such a high heat.
Behind the tank 300 and tank 500 fires, in fact, the biggest contributor is the Haval H9. Since the launch of the Tank 300, the Haval H9 seems to have been snubbed by the Great Wall and the market, is the Haval H9 falling with it?
The Haval H9 is the biggest booster of the tank brand
As we mentioned above, without the Haval H9, there would be no Tank 300 success. On the surface, the Haval H9 and the tank 300 are not positioned the same, and the two seem to be unable to fight. But in fact, behind the success of the Tank 300, it is not relying on marketing means and hard power, but on the reputation accumulated by Great Wall Motors in the off-road market for many years.
In 2014, Haval's first medium-sized SUV, the Haval H9, was officially listed, and as far as the market environment at that time was concerned, Haval squeezed into the medium-sized hardcore SUV market that had long been occupied by joint venture brands was a thankless task, and it was also questioned by many voices.
However, Haval H9 is hard to rely on its own strong strength, in the medium and large hard SUV market broke out of its own piece of the world, by the domestic off-road enthusiasts highly affirmed, its sales are also long in the market segment ranked among the best. In May last year, the Haval H9 ushered in its 100,000th vehicle model off the production line.
There is no doubt that before the advent of the Tank 300, the Haval H9 was definitely the brightest star in the off-road market, so that until now, when it comes to off-road, the first thing more people think of is the Great Wall. After the emergence of the tank 300, with a more pure off-road shape and strong off-road ability, it instantly absorbed countless powders, behind which was the contribution of haval H9's accumulated reputation over the years.
How much energy is there for the veterans?
For the off-road market of the Great Wall, Haval H9 is definitely a veteran, with the continuous growth of the tank brand, the sales of Haval H9 have also been greatly affected, so that at the end of last year, the Internet also reported that the Great Wall is about to stop the sales of Haval H9, but the official debunking rumors at the first time.
Recently, some media have also exposed some news of the new Haval H9, which also fully shows that haval H9 will not only not stop production, but also continue to update iterations, and the Great Wall will not abandon this veteran. Judging from the news exposed on the Internet, the new Haval H9 will make changes in appearance and interior design.
Especially in the interior design, the news said that the new car will use the popular suspension central control large screen, and the gear shift handle will also adopt a similar design to the tank brand, full of domineering. Its specific detailed design will have to wait until the subsequent official announcement.
For the new Haval H9, the outside world is most concerned about the power. Last year, the Great Wall put the powertrain of the 3.0T V6+9AT on the tank 500 for the first time, directly filling the topic. In this era of small displacement, the Great Wall has developed large-displacement engines in reverse and achieved mass production, which is simply a bonus for off-road fans.
On the new Haval H9, although the Great Wall did not disclose its power information. But many fans have expected the Haval H9 to carry the tank 500 with the same power total, after all, for a big man like the Haval H9, equipped with a 3.0T engine is not excessive.
If the new Haval H9 is equipped with the same powertrain as the tank 500, its competitiveness will be greatly improved, after all, the 2.0T engine equipped with the current Haval H9 is already powerful enough in power. Referring to the current price range of 21.48-27.98 million yuan for Haval H9, if it is really equipped with the same powertrain of tank 500, it is bound to increase in price, and the starting price must be at least 250,000 yuan or more, but it will not exceed the starting price of tank 500.
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Since the listing of Haval H9 in 2014, there has been almost no major replacement in 8 years, and the seams have been patched up for so many years, Haval H9 has actually reached the time of replacement. According to the news exposed on the Internet, the new Haval H9 is expected to be available at the end of the year.
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