2025 Chery Omoda E5: ZS EV, Atto 3 rival detailed for Australia

The Chery Omoda E5 is arriving soon as the brand’s first electric vehicle (EV) in Australia, and will be offered in two variants.

While Chery has released a list of standard equipment as well as powertrain details, it hasn’t announced pricing yet. It says this will come closer to the car’s September launch.

The company has previously said, however, that its pricing will be “competitive”.

“I think the natural competitors are the [BYD] Atto 3 and the MG 4, so we’ll obviously be looking to how do we make sure that we’re competitive to get on the shopping list with customers,” Chery Australia managing director Lucas Harris told CarExpert earlier this year.

Chery has also previously said it’s working to get vehicle-to-load (V2L) technology for the Omoda E5 in Australia, which would give it a fairly unique selling point given this capability isn’t universal among EVs.

The Omoda E5 will launch, however, with one feature that’s very rare among EVs: a full-sized spare wheel.

Drivetrains

Efficiency

It can be charged from 30 to 80 per cent in under 30 minutes using a DC fast charger.

Dimensions

Servicing and Warranty

The Chery Omoda E5 is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre vehicle warranty, with its battery covered by an eight-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.

Chery will also offer seven years of roadside assistance and seven years of capped-price servicing. Service pricing has yet to be detailed.

Safety

Euro NCAP and NCAP have yet to test the Omoda E5, though the petrol-powered version received a five-star rating from both safety authorities.

Chery says the Omoda E5 has “18 kinds of intelligent driving assist functions”, and has specified it will have the following:

• Adaptive cruise control
• Autonomous emergency braking
• Lane-keep assist

Using the petrol-powered Omoda 5 as a guide, it appears features like blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic assist will also be standard.

All Omoda E5 models will come with front, front-side, front-centre and curtain airbags.

The EX also includes a surround-view camera.

Standard Equipment

There are two Omoda E5 trim levels available.

The base BX comes standard with the following equipment:

• 18-inch alloy wheels
• Full-sized spare wheel
• Roof and boot lid spoilers
• LED headlights
• LED tail lights
• Three drive modes
• 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
• 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Satellite navigation
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• DAB+ digital radio
• 6-speaker sound system
• 50W wireless phone charger
• Fabric seats with leatherette bolsters

The EX adds:

• Power tailgate
• Puddle lights
• Power sunroof
• 8-speaker Sony sound system
• Ambient lighting
• Black leatherette upholstery
• Heated front seats
• Heated outboard rear seats
• Heated leatherette-wrapped steering wheel

It appears we’ll miss out on the two-tone cream/blue interior seen in overseas Omoda E5s.

Colours

There’s a range of colours available. This comprises:

• Titan Green
• Lunar White
• Saturn Silver
• Space Black
• Martian Red

On the EX, Titan Green and Lunar White examples can be had with a black roof.

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