Following a recent series of previews for it, the Omoda C7 is about to make its first public appearance on the upcoming Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week (KLFW) 2026, wherein Omoda | Jaecoo Malaysia has been named the official automotive partner. The Omoda C7 PHEV, which had its first showing within the country in the course of the official launch of the style event on July 16, can be set to get its first public appearance during KLFW.
Visitors will give you the chance to catch each cars on display on the Esplanade, KLCC Park, in the course of the course of the event, which is from August 3 to 9. At KLFW, the brand will even unveil a special collaboration with BEHATI, a recent Malaysian fashion label renowned for mixing traditional Malaysian cultural attire with modern, avant-garde street wear style.
The petrol C7 had its first official preview here on the Malaysia Autoshow in May last 12 months, followed by just a few sightings of the SUV running road trials before the model was shown to the newly launched Gen-O community in June. The KLFW event will essentially offer the general public the primary view of the Malaysian-spec CKD model.
At its latest showing last weekend, the SUV was presented in its front-wheel drive form, unlike the AWD version that was on the Malaysia Autoshow last 12 months. The petrol C7 is provided with a 1.6 litre turbocharged inline-four petrol engine offering 197 PS (194 hp, or 145 kW) and 290 Nm, paired with a seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.
As for the C7 PHEV, it’ll feature a Super Hybrid System (SHS) powertrain, which is shared with the Jaecoo J7 PHEV. The system consists of a hybrid-specific 1.5 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, which on the C7 has been barely bumped to supply 156 PS and 220 Nm of torque, and a 204 PS/310 Nm electric motor, working with a single-speed dedicated hybrid transmission.
Total combined output is 360 PS and 530 Nm, which is 13 PS and 5 Nm greater than the J7 PHEV. A BYD-sourced 18.3 kWh Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery provides as much as 95 km of all-electric range and a complete combined fuel/battery operation range of 1,250 km. nced brake-by-wire system.
Basically, each petrol and PHEV versions look similar, but there are just a few differences, like with the wheel design and size (19-inches on the petrol, while the PHEV wears 20s). Inside, the cars get different upholstery material, and the PHEV gets a front passenger seat leg rest. The variant also comes with a powered sliding 15.6-inch infotainment touchscreen that might be moved to the passenger side. It does lose the glove box consequently.
As reported previously, the C7 PHEV is about to reach here sometime in Q4 this 12 months, however the petrol version shall be introduced sooner, in Q3. Given its positioning below the C9, the C7 must have a starting price between the Chery O5 (RM116,800 OTR without insurance) and the bottom 2WD version of the C9 (RM168,800).
As for the C7 PHEV, nothing has been ventured yet, but its barely higher positioning over the J7 PHEV could make it around RM10k higher, putting it on the RM170k mark.
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