The Chery O5, which is a brand new name for the Omoda 5 facelift, can be launching in Malaysia on September 10. We all know this from the corporate’s countdown post on social media – earlier today, Chery Malaysia posted up the ‘2 Days’ image you see above, showing the O5’s latest wheels.
“We’re 2 Days away! The countdown is on, and the streets are about to vary. The Recent Chery O5 is sort of here, able to set trends, turn heads, and redefine what it means to make an entrance,” the caption reads.
One other post pronounces a launch roadshow for the O5, which can be held on the busiest junction in Malaysia – in front of Lot 10, facing KL’s version of the Shibuya scramble crossing. This comes after Chery Malaysia released a primary teaser cum registration of interest for the O5 last week.
The facelifted Omoda 5 first surfaced in Russia last yr, and we detailed the refreshed B-SUV from Indonesia – where it’s generally known as the Chery C5 – in July. Like these two markets, our O5 will wear Omoda branding even though it’s being sold by Chery Malaysia and never the Omoda | Jaecoo arm.
The unique Omoda 5’s front end was a love-or-hate affair because of that wide, studded grille; while it still covers an enormous area on the facelift, the shiny studs are gone and the brand new grille is made up of body-coloured squares. It’s a more subtle look, and the pre-facelift’s red highlights across the body and wheels (latest design, fully black) have also been deleted. It looks more mature and handsome now, don’t you’re thinking that?
The Indonesian-spec automobile retains the familiar 1.5-litre turbo-four engine (156 hp and 230 Nm), however the CVT with nine virtual ratios has been dropped in favour of a six-speed dual-clutch transmission. Also, the unique torsion beam rear suspension has been replaced by a multi-link set-up.
The Chery’s interior remains to be clean and modern, and kit count was never an issue, so we are able to expect more of the identical there, including twin 10.25-inch screens, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, ventilated seats, dual-zone auto air-con, an eight-speaker Sony audio system and a wireless charger. On the security front, expect the standard six airbags, Level 2 ADAS driver assist features and a ‘540-degree’ camera system.
The list price for the pre-facelift Omoda 5 was RM108,800 for the C variant and RM118,800 for the H, before discounting got here into play. You’d think that with increased competition (the heavily facelifted and enhanced Proton X50 is priced from RM85,800 to RM109,300), Chery Malaysia will give the O5 lower RRPs, but there’s also limited room to manoeuvre, because the smaller Tiggo Cross occupies the RM88,800 to RM99,800 bracket.
Stay tuned for our launch report. For now, what do you’re thinking that of the Chery O5’s latest look and features?
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