Video Summary
- The car's petrol and electric versions were designed at the same time.- The car's floor is a battery, resulting in a low center of gravity.
- There is a 19-liter frunk.
- The front charging port allows charging from either side.
- The boot is unaffected by the battery's presence, and includes a full-size spare wheel.
- The front no longer has the oversized silly grill of the petrol version and it looks better.
- The EV has grown into itself compared to the petrol car, and sits a bit nicer.
- The base BX model is $42,990 before on-road costs.
- The EX model is $45,990 before on-road costs, and has more equipment.
- The tested car is the base BX.
- The E5 has its own interior.
- It includes cloth seats that are preferred.
- The standard six-speaker Sony stereo is fine, as is.
- For $3,000 more, the EX includes electric seats, a heated steering wheel, heated seats, privacy glass, a sunroof, and a better stereo.
- There's a full curved 12.3 inch screens, that blend into the dash.
- The regenerative braking is difficult to find on the many-layered infotainment screen.
- The number of seats is five, and there's an average amount of rear seat spaciousness.
- It has a manual tailgate and offers average interior storage.
- The stats include a 61.1 kWh usable battery, 150 kW motor, 340 Nm torque, and a 430 km WLTP range.
- The car has plenty of power, especially for a front wheel drive vehicle.
- The base seats in this BX has only manual height adjustment, but is well-appointed.
- It is available in Titan Green exterior paint.
- The back seat doesn't have a lot of under-thigh support, but it does have a fully flat floor, one USB-A and USB-C in the back.
- Boot space is 300 liters with a full size spare wheel underneath the back floor.
- The Omoda 5 has been on sale in Australia for 18 months.
- Lane keep assist worked with it turned off.
- The driving experience has improved over time.
- Steering feels a bit vague with the car swerving.
- Throttle tuning, steering and regenerative braking all could do with improvement.
- Range is around 328-347km in real world situations.
- Charging to 80% takes 30 minutes.
- Car is quite a bit more refined than the petrol car, and is overall the better package.
