Haval Monster

Haval Monster: which version to buy

The Haval Monster has been sold in one generation since November 2021 as an SUV 5-doors, with three factory versions still listed without an end date. There is no second generation and no restyling in the data, so the buying choice is not “which year of body,” it is which of the three powertrains. Two of them share the exact catalogue name 2.0T DCT and must be split by drive: FWD versus AWD.

The Haval Monster has been sold in one generation since November 2021 as an SUV 5-doors, with three factory versions still listed without an end date. There is no second generation and no restyling in the data, so the buying choice is not “which year of body,” it is which of the three powertrains. Two of them share the exact catalogue name 2.0T DCT and must be split by drive: FWD versus AWD. The third is 1.5T DCT.

The first paragraph is the decision in short: if you want the smallest engine and the highest power per litre in this line-up, 1.5T DCT is the only 184 hp / 275 Nm option. If you want 40 hp and 70 Nm more, both 2.0T DCT cars deliver 224 hp and 345 Nm from 2000 cm³; the only measured difference between those two is FWD versus AWD. Acceleration, top speed, fuel use, kerb weight, gross weight, ground clearance and wheel size are not measured for any version, so they cannot be used to rank the cars.

Specs that actually separate the versions

What does not change between versions: Gasoline fuel type, 4 cylinders in Inline layout, 4 valves per cylinder, Turbo, Front, transverse engine position, Direct injection (direct), Robotic gearbox with 7 gears, Independent, spring front and rear suspension, Ventilated disc front brakes, Disc rear brakes, and a 61-litre tank. Compression ratio, bore and stroke, fuel grade, CO2, eco class, kerb mass, gross mass, clearance and wheels are not measured on all three.

Engine: 1.5T DCT versus both 2.0T DCT cars

1.5T DCT uses 1499 cm³. Both cars named 2.0T DCT use 2000 cm³ — 501 cm³ more (+33.4% on 1499). Peak power is 184 hp versus 224 hp: the 2.0-litre pair is 40 hp stronger (+21.7% on 184). In kilowatts that is 135 kW versus 164 kW, a gap of 29 kW. Peak torque is 275 Nm versus 345 Nm: 70 Nm more on the 2.0-litre pair (+25.5% on 275).

Peak power rpm is 5500 on all three. Peak torque rpm is 1500 on all three. The extra displacement does not move the rpm points in this data set; it only raises the hp and Nm figures.

Specific output (arithmetic on the given numbers):

• 1.5T DCT: 184 hp / 1.499 L ≈ 122.7 hp per litre; 275 Nm / 1.499 L ≈ 183.5 Nm per litre.
• 2.0T DCT (either drive): 224 hp / 2.000 L = 112.0 hp per litre; 345 Nm / 2.000 L = 172.5 Nm per litre.

The smaller engine is the more densely loaded unit on both hp/L and Nm/L. The larger engine still wins on absolute power and torque. If the buying question is “most output from the least cubic centimetres,” 1.5T DCT is the answer. If the question is “most hp and Nm on the page,” either 2.0T DCT is the answer, and drive then becomes the remaining fork.

Torque advantage of 2.0T DCT over 1.5T DCT at the same 1500 rpm point is 70 Nm. Power advantage at the same 5500 rpm point is 40 hp. There is no third engine family: no diesel, no hybrid, no other displacement.

Drive: the two cars both called 2.0T DCT

The catalogue lists two rows with the identical name 2.0T DCT. They match on every measured engine and gearbox field: 224 hp, 164 kW, 5500 rpm, 345 Nm, 1500 rpm, 2000 cm³, Gasoline, 4 Inline, Turbo, Robotic 7. The only labelled difference is drive: one is FWD, one is AWD.

That means:

• Choosing 2.0T DCT (FWD) versus 1.5T DCT buys +40 hp, +70 Nm, +501 cm³, same FWD.
• Choosing 2.0T DCT (AWD) versus 1.5T DCT buys the same engine step plus a change from FWD to AWD.
• Choosing 2.0T DCT (AWD) versus 2.0T DCT (FWD) buys AWD and zero extra hp, kW, Nm, displacement, gears or tank volume.

There is no AWD 1.5T DCT in the data. All-wheel drive is locked to the 224 hp / 2000 cm³ pairing. If you need AWD, the only version is 2.0T DCT with AWD. If you do not need AWD, paying for that row does not buy more power than the FWD 2.0T DCT.

Gearbox and layout: nothing to choose

All three versions use a Robotic 7-speed unit. There is no automatic, no manual, and no other gear count in this generation. Engine placement is Front, transverse on all three. Suspension wording is identical. Brake wording is identical. The gearbox and chassis labels therefore do not help pick a version; they only confirm that the cars share the same described hardware outside engine size and drive.

Performance, mpg, weight: not measured

0–100, maximum speed, city / highway / combined consumption, CO2, eco class, kerb weight, gross weight, ground clearance and wheel sizes are not measured for 1.5T DCT, 2.0T DCT (FWD) and 2.0T DCT (AWD).

Because mass is not measured, weight per horsepower cannot be calculated. Because consumption is not measured, mpg cannot be ranked. Because 0–100 is not measured, the 40 hp and 70 Nm gaps cannot be turned into seconds. Those gaps remain engine-paper differences only.

Tank volume is 61 litres on all three, so range cannot be compared either: the same tank sits behind three different engines with unknown fuel use.

Generations: there is only one to compare

1 generation starts 2021-11-01 and has stop empty, so it is the current and only generation. It has 3 versions and one body: SUV 5-doors. There is no earlier Monster generation in this data to compare for “what the next generation changed.” A buyer is not choosing between generations; they are choosing among three concurrent versions of the same generation.

Which version to choose

Choose 1.5T DCT if you want FWD, 184 hp / 135 kW, 275 Nm, 1499 cm³, and the highest specific output in this model (≈122.7 hp/L and ≈183.5 Nm/L). It is the only version under 200 hp. It shares the Robotic 7, 61-litre tank, Turbo Gasoline 4 Inline recipe, and Independent, spring suspension with the others. It cannot be ordered with AWD.

Choose 2.0T DCT (FWD) if you want the 224 hp / 164 kW / 345 Nm / 2000 cm³ step and you want to keep FWD. Versus 1.5T DCT that is +40 hp and +70 Nm at the same rpm points (5500 / 1500), with 501 cm³ more displacement and lower specific output (112.0 hp/L, 172.5 Nm/L). Versus the other 2.0T DCT, you give up AWD and give up nothing in hp or Nm.

Choose 2.0T DCT (AWD) if AWD is the requirement. It is the only all-wheel-drive Monster in the data. Engine numbers match the FWD 2.0T DCT exactly (224 hp, 345 Nm, 2000 cm³). Versus 1.5T DCT you take both the engine step and the drive change. Versus 2.0T DCT (FWD) you take only the drive change.

There are no prices in the source, so “what the extra money buys” can only be stated as hardware: the step from 1.5T DCT to either 2.0T DCT buys 40 hp and 70 Nm; the step between the two 2.0T DCT rows buys AWD and not more power. Reliability, common problems and real mpg are not in this data set and are not claimed here.

Summary in one line: three versions, one generation, one body; pick 1.5T DCT for 184 hp FWD, 2.0T DCT FWD for 224 hp without AWD, 2.0T DCT AWD for the same 224 hp with AWD — and treat 0–100, mpg, weight and clearance as not measured on every row.