Having been leaked in a filing with the Chinese ministry of industry and knowledge technology (MIIT) two weeks ago, the GWM Ora 5 has officially been revealed. The primary latest model from the Ora sub-brand since 2022’s Ora 07, this electric SUV fills an enormous hole in GWM’s EV lineup – frankly surprising given the firm’s off-roader bent.
Looking very much akin to a Good Cat on stilts, the Ora 5 sports a lot of its smaller sibling’s design cues, resembling the ovoid headlights, organic surfacing and full-width “dawn” taillights imprinted within the rear windscreen for a cleaner rear end design. The automotive also sports the wide centre air intake and vertical corner inlets introduced on the facelifted Good Cat.
Nevertheless, the Ora 5’s body is less rounded, and the glasshouse (predictably topped by roof rails) can be longer and more upright, so it doesn’t share the identical body because the hatch.
Inside, the Ora 5 again borrows plenty from the Good Cat, particularly the pill-shaped dashboard design and the toggle switches below the centre air vents. But while the Good Cat’s centre console takes the shape of an island, the 5’s unit is more conventional, with a single smartphone holder (with a Qi wireless charger, in fact) and space for 2 cupholders, an armrest, a single rear air vent and a drawer for rear storage.
As per the facelifted Good Cat, the 5 uses GWM’s latest Coffee OS infotainment system, with a ten.25-inch digital instrument display and a 14.6-inch floating centre touchscreen. The automotive also boasts a 1.65-inch square metre panoramic glass roof that blocks 99% of UV light, a passenger seat with not only 128 degrees of recline but in addition an ottoman, and 33 storage spaces throughout.
Chinese automotive portal Autohome – which also shot a few of these photos – reports that the automotive measures 4,471mm long, 1,833mm wide and 1,641mm tall with a wheelbase of two,720mm, making it nearly 250 mm longer than the Good Cat around the identical size as a BYD Atto 3. Power comes from a 204 PS (150 kW) motor mated to a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery of unspecified capability.
What do you think that – would you prefer to see the Ora 5 launched in Malaysia to revitalise GWM’s flagging EV lineup? Hold forth within the comments after the jump.
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This Article First Appeared At paultan.org
