Will China's newest brand shake things up in the UK?
It’s called Omoda – the ‘O’ representing “the bio element we need” and ‘moda’ pointing to the brand’s fashion focus – and will launch in the UK following roll-outs to the Chinese, Indonesian, Australian and New Zealand markets in 2022.
The first model to arrive in the UK will be the Omoda 5 - a mid-sized crossover available with a choice of pure-electric and petrol power. Chery says Omoda will be a BEV-focused brand in the UK, but Autocar understands the ICE car will be offered here initially. The fuel-burning options for the UK have not been confirmed, but in Australia the Omoda 5 is available with either a naturally aspirated 1.5-litre mild-hybridised four-cylinder unit driving the front axle and a 1.6-litre turbo four-cylinder producing 195bhp and 214lb ft.
Details are similarly unconfirmed on the EV, but reports suggest it uses a front-mounted motor with 198bhp and 295lb ft, powered by a 64kWh battery that nets a range of 280 miles on the WLTP cycle - figures that would make it a natural rival to the
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