The landing of Chinese brands in Spain has no brakes. Now it’s your turn, Omoda, one of the new labels of the huge guest Chery International, which has the specificity that our country has chosen to join For the first time in Europe.
Omoda begins its activity at the end of this year, 2023, with the establishment of its own dealer network. And its first model is an SUV.
Omoda will land in Spain with an SUV, in this case a compact. The Omoda C5 has a length of 4.4 meters, which will place it in the wave of models that are as important at the sales level as the Dacia Duster, the MG ZS, the Ssang Yong Korando (if we look at price), or the most consolidated Seat Ateca, Toyota CH-R, or Hyundai Kona.
One of his most important characteristics is undoubtedly his huge front grill, consisting of a collage of hexagons. accompanied by some very nice daytime running lights. In pictures and in that first impression, it is original and attractive.
You can see some of them in profile’s “very Chinese” detailsHow splashes of color (in this case red) on the side skirts, mirrors, and wheels, while the rear follows a very common design pattern with the horizontal pilots and communicates with each other to reinforce the feeling of width.
For mechanics, Omoda initially opted for a classic petrol engine with a 1.6 turbo four-cylinder with 190 horses and 290 Nm of maximum torque. Connect to an automatic transmission.
read Advantages They’re not bad, as the Chinese brand announces the ability to sprint (although final approval is pending). from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.8 seconds, which is not bad.
The image that Omoda offers of the Interior of your C5 shows us a digitized dashboard with a double horizontal Mercedes-style screen, with a panel for the instrument panel and another for the multimedia systems.
It’s minimalist and simple—almost worthy of an electric car—with just a row of buttons in the middle, just below the horizontal line of air vents that runs the length of the dashboard, and above a large dual-platform wireless phone charging tray that reminds us of those of some Teslas.
You can appreciate that too. Ambient lighting (which could come in different shades) and the driving modes can be selected via another group of buttons around the gear selector switch.
The price of the Omoda C5 is unknown
One very important detail remains unclear: the Omoda C5 price. This was announced by the Chinese brand and will be revealed soon, but at least we already know that among its elements of equipment are ADAS systems like adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, autonomous emergency braking, lane departure warning with Maintenance assist, and automatic low and high beam.
