haval 7 seater review

Haval’s seven-seater in Australia is the H9, a ladder-frame SUV that fancies itself a budget Prado with a cheeky grin.

It dishes up generous equipment, plush chairs and genuine off-road cred thanks to low‑range 4WD and terrain modes, but the 2.0‑litre turbo petrol is keener on go than sipping fuel.

On-road it’s comfy and quiet, if a bit floaty over corrugations; in the third row, kids will be fine, adults will negotiate.

If you can live with the fuel bills and you’re shopping used, it’s cracking value for a family that actually leaves the bitumen; city-only types will find softer-riding, thriftier 7-seat crossovers.