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Long-Term Update (3) – GWM H5 2,0 VGT 4×2 Automatic

Having undergone an ECU upgrade and its 10 000 km service the GWM H5 diesel pointed its nose towards the odd slice of Victoriana in the Karoo that is Matjiesfontein for a spot of ghost hunting.
Posted by CAR magazine - 15 January 2013
GWM H5 front view

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GWM H5 2,0 VGT 4×2

Slotting a turbodiesel into the GWM H5 may not have exorcised the previous transmission-related issues and it may lack in refinement, but it has made the car punchier at the low end and a bit less thirsty than its petrol sibling. The 2,0 VGT 4×2 could well be worth investigating.
By CAR magazine - 14 January 2013

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Long-Term Update (2) – GWM H5 2,0 VGT 4×2 Automatic

The H5 diesel long-termer undertook its first long-haul trip recently transporting my family and I on a 1 500 km round trip taking in Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and Addo Elephant Park.
By CAR magazine - 14 November 2012

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GWM Steed 5 Double-Cab 2,0 VGT 4×4 Lux

We set out to give the latest version of GWM’s Steed 5 quite a stern test. At the price (under R250 000) and given its specification, there is little doubt about those elements of the buying proposition. The question is, however, whether the Steed 5 has matured enough to now also make sense to those looking for a leisure vehicle, rather than just a cut-price workhorse.
By CAR magazine - 20 September 2012

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GWM H5 2,0 VGT 4×2

At R249 990 the GWM H5 2,0 VGT 4×2 is one of the cheapest diesel-engined SUVS currently on the market, but at this price point do you get what you pay for?
By Gareth Dean - 1 August 2012

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GWM C10 1,5

GWM’s foray into the passenger market gains momentum.
By CAR magazine - 18 June 2012

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Long-Term Update (5) – GWM H5 2,4 4×2

Our GWM H5 2,4 has completed its long-term test mileage. In fact it has gone slightly further than required, because its last job was to […]
By CAR magazine - 24 May 2012

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Long-Term Update (4) – GWM H5 2,4 4×2

It’s not often that a long-term test vehicle completes its 20 000 km term so far ahead of schedule, but then again the GWM H5 […]
By CAR magazine - 9 March 2012

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Long-Term Update (3) – GWM H5 2,4 4×2

My GWM H5 long-termer has had a tough few months. Only half-way into its test term, it has already clocked up 75 per cent of […]
By CAR magazine - 28 November 2011

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GWM H5 2,0 VGT 4×2 AT

This week saw the launch of GWM’s new H5 Diesel in Cape Town. I was interested to see how this SUV performs compared to our editor’s 2,4-litre petrol-engined H5 long-termer which is not the most energetic of machines.
By CAR magazine - 25 November 2011

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Long-term Update: GWM H5 – part 2

I’ve only had my GWM H5 long-termer for about three months and already it has accumulated more than 6 000 km with us. I say […]
By CAR magazine - 9 September 2011

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Long Term Update: GWM H5

Jumping out of a Range Rover Sport V8 Supercharged straight into a GWM H5 was always going to require considerable acclimatisation. It was also always […]
By CAR magazine - 27 June 2011

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GWM H5

GWM’s first official launch was held in Durban this week to announce its new H5 SUV, a replacement for the Hover. With more versions to come, this could be one to watch.
By Peter Palm - 15 June 2011

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GWM Florid Super-lux 1,5i VVT

Does this newcomer mark a turning point in Chinese automotive offerings?
By CAR magazine - 14 April 2010

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GWM DOUBLE CAB LUX

Does cheap necessarily mean nasty? Not quite, as we find a very viable
alternative from the Far East. But, oh, those brakes…
By CAR magazine - 1 June 2007

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GWM DC Lux 4×2

Glimpses at some of the wackily translated brochures from the latest Chinese firms to enter the South African market, and (not more than) passing glances […]
By Gareth Dean - 5 March 2007

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