The new Haval Shenshou has been launched on the Chinese car market. The sharply lined Shenshou is a stylish SUV with a daring design, mixing design elements of a traditional SUV with elements of an SUV coupe. It sure doesn’t look like anything else in the Haval lineup. The rounded nose comes with a wide grille, combined with split headlights and a large Haval badge in the middle.
The Haval Shenshou has fancy Tesla-style
door handles that pop out when the driver approaches the vehicle. The Shenshou
has five seats and measures 4780/1890/1675 mm, with a 2800 mm wheelbase. Price of the
Haval Shenshou starts at 132.000 yuan and ends at 169.000 yuan (US$ 20.640 –
26.420).
The interior of the Haval Shenshou is very
nice. Haval has jumped a great leap when it comes to interior design. The 3-spoke
steering wheel looks sporty, albeit a bit big. There is a 12.3-inch full LCD
instrument panel and a 14.6-inch central control LCD screen for the
infotainment. On top of that, it is equipped with a HUD. The infotainment
system comes with popular apps such as Douyin, the original Chinese version of
TikTok, and koraoke. The orange detailing from the exterior comes back inside,
with orange stitching on the seats and doors.
The Shenshou is available with two
engines: a 1.5 turbo with 184 hp and 275 Nm, and a 2.0 turbo with 224 hp and
350 Nm. Both engines are mated to a 7-speed DCT. The base models are
front-wheel drive, the top models are four-wheel drive. Later on, Haval will
add a 1.5 turbo HEV and a 2.0 turbo PHEV to the lineup. These will pack much
more horsepower, up to 400 or thereabout, but they will cost significantly
more.
