Every year, the line of urban crossovers from the Chinese automaker Great Wall is constantly expanding. Already at the beginning of 2010, the concern developed and put into mass production its new product called “M2 Great Wall Hover”. Responses of owners claim that the new SUV has every chance to conquer the Russian market. If you look at the statistics of sales, then over the past 3 years, the modification of the M2 is gradually gaining popularity. Therefore, today we will devote a separate review to this model and consider all the features of the new Chinese SUV Great Wall Hover.
Owner reviews and exterior review
The appearance of the M2 modification is very controversial. On the one hand, the design of the jeep is too square and even clumsy. On the other hand, the car has a confident style and is literally saturated with brutality. The reason for this is the similarity of the car with the legendary Mercedes Gelendvagen, better known as the "cube". The same situation is observed in the Chinese "Hover": straight angular body lines, characteristic body kits and a large windshield.
Interior of the new Great Wall Hover
Owner reviews note that the interior of the car is quite spacious. Moreover, this trend is observed not only in the front, but also in the rear, where 3 adult passengers are comfortably accommodated. The level of quality of the finish cannot be called a standard, but nevertheless, Great Wall Hover-2013 does not have any technical flaws in the form of gaps and crevices. The only thing car owners scold the novelty for is too soft upholstery of doors and seats, which, with prolonged use (1.5-2 years), can simply lose its original appearance. Therefore, the cabin of the "Chinese" must be very carefully exploited.
Technical characteristics of the Great Wall Hover crossover
Owner reviews suggest that one should not count on a variety of engines in Russia. Only one gasoline unit with a capacity of 105 horsepower and a displacement of 1497 cubic centimeters will be launched on our market. It will be included in both the basic and luxury configuration of the Great Wall Hover crossover. The characteristics of this engine allow you to accelerate the car from 0 to hundreds of kilometers in 16 seconds. Yes, the dynamics here do not shine. But what about the situation with fuel consumption? In terms of fuel consumption, the novelty cannot be called too economical either: in the city, a car spends up to 10 liters of gasoline, on the highway this figure drops to the level of 6 liters. The only advantages of this power unit are the possibility of consuming 92nd gasoline. As you can see, the new “Great Wall Hover” has the characteristics of a range of engines that do not really correspond to the modern requirements of the world market. Perhaps this happened due to the low cost of the SUV? Let's figure it out.
Price policy
The cost of new items in the basic configuration is 518 thousand rubles. The price of the maximum configuration reaches 566 thousand rubles. Indeed, looking at such a pricing policy, much can be forgiven for the new Great Wall Hover M2, because the cost of its German counterpart, Mercedes Gelendvagen, is 3 million or more rubles.