Hyundai Kona Hybrid vs GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid 2024 comparison review

Hyundai Kona Hybrid vs GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid 2024 comparison review | Which small SUV is best?

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The small SUV is an increasingly popular segment of the Australian new-car market, but it has a sub-segment that's gaining traction even quicker: the hybrid. Needless, new hybrid small SUVs, including the recently launched 2024 Hyundai Kona Hybrid, are coming thick and fast.
In this expert comparison review, CarsGuide Senior Journalist Tom White pits the new South Korean model against the 2024 GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid, a rival that he's been living with for three months as part of a long-term test. These two small SUVs measure up very closely on paper, but how do they compare in reality?
Well, Tom covers the Kona Hybrid and Jolion Hybrid from all angles, deep-diving their pricing, features, safety, designs, practicality, powertrains, fuel efficiency, ownership details and driving performance. So, which hybrid small SUV is the best of the two? Watch to find out.
#Hyundai #Kona #GWM #Haval #Jolion #Review
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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Pricing and features
03:04 Design
07:06 Practicality
12:30 Under the bonnet
13:10 Efficiency
14:08 Driving
21:28 Safety
23:53 Ownership
24:22 Verdict
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@JamesTheobald-lh6wd 6 ай бұрын

We purchased the Jolion - after test driving a few models of SUV - found the amount of features etc you get as standard for the price - far outweighed the Kona and others. More room inside the Jolion for sure - as I'm 6ft 3" - it fits me front and rear with ease and comfort. We've been getting 5.9L per 100km fuel consumption. Considering how quickly Haval update and improve their vehicles - can't wait to see what they come out with next. Absolutely love the Jolion - no buyers remorse here! :)

@borismini6707 7 күн бұрын

No buyers remorse until you try to sell it

@JamesTheobald-lh6wd 4 күн бұрын

@@borismini6707 well - we've already had a Haval before this one ... no remorse at all. Held it's value pretty well.

@AKGujjuOz 6 ай бұрын

Kona's top-end variant is $9k-10k higher compared to Jolion Ultra hybrid, that too gets you a much smaller car across all dimensions. Pay $5k more and you get H6 Ultra Hybrid which is better than a Hyundai Tuscon let alone Kona. Choice is simple

@nandinikhemani2687 6 ай бұрын

True

@tonyz9066 6 ай бұрын

if you want to spend 40k, you should spend 3k more to haval h6 hybrid, its much much better

@mharro88 6 ай бұрын

Not to drive over the Hyundai it's not

@TheHayabusa09 6 ай бұрын

By adding the 'premium pack' to the Kona to get almost similiar specs to the Haval, your already nudging $50k. At $41k drive away, the Haval is unbeatable for value. Plus, the added infuriating safety warning alerts in the Kona would drive me insane!

@twisted_panties 3 ай бұрын

$37990 DA for the Ultra Hybrid at the moment, pretty good value. (April 2024)

@yellowcold1 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for commenting on the real world effectiveness of the safety systems, keep it up!

@hypolite1654 6 ай бұрын

The Kona for me especially the N-Line Kona 😍

@ivanlee27 5 ай бұрын

What a great review!

@cecilfisher5809 6 ай бұрын

Hi, I pick the Kona, looks great and runs well. Cheers

@SunnivaGokey 6 ай бұрын

The production team deserves accolades for a visually stunning masterpiece.🍓

@josemathew3916 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your Rewiew .booked Jollion hybid

@josemathew3916 Ай бұрын

Very good car Amaizing

@davidtaylor3 6 ай бұрын

Excellent review, thanks Tom. Very comprehensive and clearly articulated. I’ve ordered a Kona Hybrid Premium in the same dark blue colour as your test car, but with the optional light grey leather interior and sunroof. I really like that Hyundai have stuck with physical controls for the major interior functions while still providing all the modern tech expected in cars today, although I can’t say I’m a fan of the over-zealous “safety” alerts. Hopefully they’ll come up with an OTA update to improve those systems in the near future. I’m looking forward to picking it up in a couple of weeks after a 5 month wait.

@johnmartin7158 6 ай бұрын

Good choice, out of the 2 if someone forced me to pick it would be the Kona. I’m excited for you and I’m hoping you have much enjoyment with your new purchase.

@lungaswazi9194 6 ай бұрын

Good pick! It's an impressive hybrid system. I trust you'll enjoy it for a long time

@scraverX 5 ай бұрын

I went with the Hybrid Premium, but with N-Line as well (Oh and the boldest colour choice in the lineup). Ordered in the last few weeks of December, have 6-9 months (well now closer to 5-8 as we are in February.)

@andrewlavender4311 6 ай бұрын

I love comparison reviews like this but wonder whether brand reliability & after sales support should be a factor? Toyota seems to get bonus points for this from reviewers but no love for Hyundai? Find me a mechanic that would recommend a haval over a Hyundai….

@mharro88 6 ай бұрын

The Kona is 1000 times better to drive

@BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS_214 6 ай бұрын

Positive energy overload! Thanks for making my day better.

@jm78593 6 ай бұрын

Chinese manufacturers have always supplied German car manufacturers. The parts in the Haval Jolion HEV are Bocsh. I guess the tables have turned. Time for people to wake up and smell the Chow Mein. This car is the Bruce Lee of the motor industry. Strength, Panache and efficiency.

@tzeshenlim 13 күн бұрын

fry rise

@jm78593 13 күн бұрын

@@tzeshenlim Fly Lice

@Grant80 5 ай бұрын

Hard to find an honest review. Many I’ve seen oh China bad don’t buy. We own a Jolion love it. Funny it has power power then the hire RAV4 we’re driving.

@androo4519 6 ай бұрын

The Kona looks like what a second generation Pontiac Aztec might have looked like. Trashy badging spoils the Haval, but without that, it would be very anonymous. I would have... neither of them.

@mindfreeze0838 6 ай бұрын

Between the two I would take the ICE Jolion as its cheaper and you can get 6 or 6.5/100kml(which isnt a monumental difference to justify the gap between the non hybrid and the hybrid), you also get a spare and another level in the boot. The Kona while more fuel efficient makes you pay dearly for every feature it has when compared with the Haval. You also didnt mention EV only driving range which the Haval does pretty well on.

@sidjyothi 6 ай бұрын

The ICE jolion gets nowhere near 6.5l/100. More realistically 9.1L/100

@mindfreeze0838 6 ай бұрын

@@sidjyothi it can if you dont drive it like a racecar driver in the city it can achieve that on a highway with 8 in the city.

@chrisgray4239 6 ай бұрын

Prefer Kona but annoying nanny safety systems push it out...shame the Koreans don't have a simple single switch off button. 41% of drivers turn off these systems.

@timread9755 6 ай бұрын

Who would win in terms of performance and comfort btwn Kona HEV and Toyota Corolla Cross hybrid

@lungaswazi9194 6 ай бұрын

I'd still rate the Kona. I hate that CVT

@andrewlavender4311 6 ай бұрын

Agree with comment above. I’ve test driven both & the cvt in the cross is horrible.

@pjb5594 5 ай бұрын

@@andrewlavender4311Yeah it gets a bit noisy under hard acceleration like all cvts but most of the time you don’t even notice it. I have had a Hyundai dct before on a Tucson and never again (had to be replaced after 10,000ks ). Hopefully they have improved them.

@barmybee61 4 ай бұрын

No competition. Kona every day of the week. China is still playing catchup - quickly, but not there yet.

@Steve-jx3mh 6 ай бұрын

If we consider how rubbish a car the hyundai excel was back in the day they have come a long way to now be seen as semi premium. The Haval looks great value for money and its great to see it is better than the petrol versions. But id still pick a hyundai for now and am looking fwd to the Full EV version to hit australia

@lungaswazi9194 6 ай бұрын

The Jolion consumes over 50% more fuel. Isn't any faster in the real world. The kona is just better.

@Swoolley63 4 ай бұрын

Externally the Kona looks hideous, especially those wheel arches. ‘Cool’ is such a childish, nondescript word to describe something, the reviewer should endeavour to be more descriptive. Internally, from a visual perspective the Kona, in my opinion really isn’t impressive. Fuel consumption in both vehicles but especially the Kona was really low.

@londo0 2 ай бұрын

Had a look at 40k entry Kona Hybrid today, it's embarrassing how bad the interior looks for those $40k. Hyundai will see falling sales with what they offer in affordable range, they believe they can charge European prices for their cars.