At least one Haval Monster travels on Russian roads

In Russia, a Haval Shenshou crossover, aka Monster, was accidentally spotted. A Chinese car drives around Astrakhan. The car has already been registered. This hints that someone bought it privately.


A bystander managed to take a picture of the car from behind. From the design of the stern, it is clear that this is exactly the Haval Monster. Moreover, it is not simple, but hybrid. This is determined by characteristic features such as linings on the pipes, a nameplate at the back and an orange insert.

A hybrid power plant can please Russian drivers with meager fuel consumption. Despite the fact that this is a crossover with the appropriate aerodynamics for the class, in the combined cycle it consumes only 5,5 liters of gasoline, and AI-92 brand. Up to 100 km / h, such a car accelerates in 7,7 seconds.


The hybrid powertrain is Haval's proprietary LEMON DHT system. It is based on a 1,5-liter turbo engine and can operate in both parallel and sequential modes. In simple terms, this means that the electric motor at low speeds only charges the running battery through the generator. At high, it connects to the front axle, adding dynamics.

The power of the LEMON DHT hybrid plant is 244 hp. With. A full tank of fuel is enough for 1 km. The running battery does not need to be charged from external sources.

The only negative of the hybrid Haval Monster is the maximum speed limit at around 175 km / h. Such protection to increase the life of the electric motor.

It is possible that the Chinese brand Haval will bring the Monster model to Russia officially. This can happen if these crossovers are massively imported to Russia under the parallel import scheme. It is more profitable for an official dealer to sell a model that is in demand on the market.


Haval Monster can become a serious competitor to Geely Monjaro in Russia. Recall that the latter is already on sale in our country at a price of 4,5 million rubles.

How much official dealers can ask for "Monster" is hard to say. In China, this crossover is sold from 1,45 million rubles in terms of our money. At the end of last year, Russian companies engaged in parallel imports offered such gasoline crossovers from 2,2 million.

Even in the basic configuration, the Haval Monster has rich equipment. This model is declared the flagship of the brand in terms of high technology.