An up to date GWM Haval H6 GT PHEV (plug-in hybrid electrical car) SUV has been noticed in Australia, exhibiting inside and powertrain adjustments forward of its anticipated arrival in native showrooms within the coming months.
A rival to the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV and SEALION WORLD 6the Haval H6 GT PHEV spied at a Melbourne purchasing centre carpark wears ‘PHEV Hi4’ badges, signifying the fitment of the model’s upgraded PHEV all-wheel-drive system already supplied regionally on the common Haval H6 PHEV.
It additionally reveals an up to date inside, together with a bigger centre display screen, simplified centre console and a brand new steering wheel — the identical adjustments revealed in an up to date model unveiled for Brazil earlier this week.
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When CarExpert requested in regards to the up to date H6 GT PHEV for Australia, an organization spokesperson stated: “There isn’t a info to share at this stage on the affirmation or timing of this replace for ANZ (Australia and New Zealand).”
Nonetheless, it’s anticipated to launch right here through the second quarter (April to June) of 2026.
Whereas GWM Australia hasn’t formally confirmed any adjustments for the native market, the up to date model of the Haval H6 GT PHEV unveiled in Brazil seems to convey the identical adjustments because the car noticed right here.
The outside could also be unchanged, however inside there are vital upgrades.
Cabin enhancements for the Brazilian model embody a 14.6-inch centre touchscreen — up from the present Australian mannequin’s 12.3-inch unit — working new, quicker Espresso OS 3 software program.
Together with improved responsiveness and options equivalent to synthetic intelligence (AI)-based voice command, it’s anticipated so as to add the GWM Linked Providers smartphone appfirst seen in Australia on the Tank 500 in 2024.
The app allows distant management of the door locks, horn, lights, local weather management, and heated and ventilated seats.
The Brazilian unveiling additionally reveals the identical new steering wheel because the car spied regionally, with a carryover 10.25-inch instrument cluster however an easier, much less cluttered centre console – though it retains its row of bodily buttons between the centre stowage space and the touchscreen.
Additionally new is the addition of the Hi4 all-wheel-drive hybrid powertrain already supplied on the Haval H6 PHEV, the place it produces complete system outputs of 268kW and 760Nm, with official mixed gasoline consumption of 1.1L/100km.
Just like the outgoing Haval H6 GT PHEV and the present Haval H6 PHEV, the up to date coupe SUV makes use of a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine and a devoted hybrid transmission mixed with two electrical motors — one on every axle — to ship all-wheel drive.
In contrast to the Haval H6 PHEV bought right here, nevertheless, there’s a bigger 35kWh battery, up from 19.09kWh and matching the outgoing Australian-market Haval H6 GT PHEV.
The model has additionally been selling its ‘Hi4’ and ‘Hi4T’ all-wheel-drive techniques regionally, already fitted to the Tank 500 PHEV and the Cannon Alpha ute, because it seems to counter tightening emissions laws in Australia.
Whereas it doesn’t put on Hi4 badging there, the Brazilian-market H6 GT PHEV is claimed to provide 380kW and 772Nm, though it additionally quotes 393CV on the identical web site, which equates to 289kW. Claimed electrical vary on the WLTP cycle is 170km.
For context, the outgoing Australian-market Haval H6 GT PHEV has complete outputs of 321kW and 762Nm, with 180km of electric-only vary on the extra lenient NEDC cycle. The Haval H6 PHEV, with its smaller battery, affords 100km of NEDC vary in all-wheel drive guise.
The up to date Haval H6 GT additionally carries a claimed 0–100km/h time of 4.8 seconds, matching the acceleration declare of the present Haval H6 PHEV bought in Australian showrooms.
The Haval H6 lineup, together with the H6 and the H6 GT — which brings a swoopier roof for a extra distinctive look — was the second-best-selling mannequin vary within the GWM Australia lineup final 12 months, behind solely the Haval Jolion SUV.
The model posted document gross sales in Australia in 2025 to complete seventh general, with gross sales up 23.4 per cent year-on-year.
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