GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid 2024 review: Major update for low-emissions small SUV rival to Hyundai Kona

The 2024 GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid has been given a new lease on life, with the low-emissions small SUV getting a significant midlife facelift, including a more coupe-like rear design. That said, regular petrol variants do remain available, albeit with the original wagon-style exterior.

Either way, a new front-end treatment is fitted, with the Jolion still looking familiar, even if most of its details have changed, such as the new vertical-slat grille insert. But inside, the design is more or less identical. Under the bonnet, buyers have a choice between a 105kW/210Nm 1.5-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine, or a 'self-charging' petrol-electric series-parallel hybrid powertrain with 140kW/375Nm.

In this expert review, CarsGuide Contributing Journalist Andrew Chesterton gets behind the wheel of the flagship Jolion Hybrid, the Ultra, to find out exactly how much better it has become.

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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Pricing and features
01:30 Design
02:25 Practicality
04:12 Under the bonnet
04:37 Efficiency
04:56 Driving
06:40 Safety
06:52 Ownership
07:07 Verdict
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