The Chery Omoda E5 was launched in Malaysia yesterday and is obtainable in a sole variant priced at RM146,800 on-the-road with out insurance coverage. For the cash, you’re getting an electrical car that’s able to offering 430 km of vary following the WLTP customary.
That is made doable by the Omoda E5’s lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery that’s sourced from BYD and has an power capability of 61 kWh. The battery powers a front-mounted electrical motor rated at 204 PS (201 hp or 150 kW) and 340 Nm of torque, enabling the SUV to get from 0-100 km/h in 7.6 seconds.
The E5 comes with a three-phase onboard AC charger (Kind 2) that may deal with a peak of 9.9 kW in addition to DC quick charging at as much as 80 kW, the latter able to getting the battery from a 30-80% state of cost in simply 28 minutes. There’s additionally a vehicle-to-load (V2L) system that may output as much as 3.3 kW if you wish to energy electrical home equipment and units.
When it comes to gear, the E5 comes customary with LED projector headlamps, 18-inch alloy wheels, a powered sunroof, powered tailgate, puddle lamps, selectable drive modes, leather-based upholstery (blue and gray two-tone or all-black), ventilated entrance seats, dual-zone local weather management (with PM 2.5 filter and rear vents) and dynamic ambient lighting.
The infotainment system is powered by a Qualcomm 8155 system on chip (SoC) and consists of help for each Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. The system is linked to a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, a 12.3-inch touchscreen and an eight-speaker Sony system. There’s additionally a 50W wi-fi charger with a cooling perform to maintain your telephone cool because it prices.
As for driver help methods, there’s a 360-degree digicam, computerized excessive beam, lead car departure alert, adaptive cruise management, entrance collision warning, autonomous emergency braking, lane departure warning and prevention, lane preserve help, rear cross visitors alert in addition to a tyre strain monitoring system.
At its asking worth, the E5 is both RM38,800 or RM28,000 greater than its ICE-powered equal – the Omoda 5 – relying on the variant in contrast towards. Extra headline-grabbing is the E5 is a little bit over RM20k cheaper than the BYD Atto 3 Prolonged Vary which affords related specs. The hole reduces to simply over RM3k when in comparison with the entry-level Atto 3 Customary Vary.
Shifting ahead, the E5 may price much less to purchase when native meeting (CKD) kicks off in Q2 this yr – the primary batch of vehicles are totally imported (CBU) from China. For now, is the E5 a greater electrical SUV in comparison with the Atto 3? Is it really a extremely good worth for cash proposition? Properly, that’s what Hafriz Shah makes an attempt to seek out out in his assessment of the E5. So, give it a watch and tell us which of the 2 you’d go together with and why within the feedback under.
One last item to level out is colors. Whereas the automobile Hafriz exams right here is in crimson, it isn’t an possibility that’s obtainable to clients. As an alternative, the obtainable hues are Khaki White, Phantom Gray, Darkish Black and Aqua Inexperienced, the final of which we’ve included a gallery of under.
GALLERY: Chery Omoda E5 in Malaysia, Aqua Inexperienced
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