Omoda 5 hybrid and Omoda 7 PHEV SUVs on the playing cards for Australia

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The subsequent-generation Omoda 5 and Omoda 7 have been revealed in China earlier than the all-new SUVs enter manufacturing in 2026 – and doubtlessly increase Chery’s Australian Omoda lineup.

Whereas the Omoda 5 is already on sale in Australia in each petrol and electrical types, often known as the Chery C5 and E5 respectively, the Chinese language automaker has now revealed its first hybrid model of the small SUV.

CarExpert understands the C5 and E5 will stay offered beneath the Chery model in Australia for the foreseeable future, which may depart the brand new hybrid-powered mannequin to be badged right here because the Omoda 5.

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2025 Omoda 5

Omoda Jaecoo was launched in Australia as a stand-alone model separate from Chery earlier this yr, earlier than the Omoda 9 massive SUV was launched in August.

The ‘SHS’ plug-in hybrid (PHEV) system within the Omoda 9 combines three electrical motors, a hybrid-specific transmission, and a petroleum engine to make as a lot as 395kW of energy, giving the Omoda 9 – which has similarities in measurement to the BYD Sealion 6 and Mitsubishi Outlander ‘mid-size’ PHEV SUVs – a 3.9-second 0-100km/h declare. 

Within the Omoda 5 hybrid, issues will probably be barely completely different, with a series-parallel setup that means it gained’t be a PHEV, however as a substitute a regular HEV like the present Toyota RAV4, Australia’s best-selling SUV.