Chery’s first and thus far only electric vehicle (EV) in Australia now has a slightly different name.
The Chery Omoda E5 small electric SUV has become the Chery E5, with the Omoda lettering on its front and rear ends and steering wheel replaced with Chery lettering.
That’s because Chery will launch the Omoda brand in its own right in Australia during the second half of 2025. While the Chery C5 (formerly the Chery Omoda 5) and E5 are sold under this brand in other markets, they won’t be here.
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The E5 Urban (formerly the Omoda E5 BX) is now priced from $36,990 before on-road costs, matching the promotional pricing available for its predecessor since early this year. That’s a whopping $6000 less than when that model was released late last year.
The E5 Ultimate (formerly the Omoda E5 EX) is now priced at $40,990 before on-roads, which is $1000 more than the promotional pricing introduced earlier this year but $5000 less than at launch.
The spec list for the E5 is essentially unchanged from the Omoda E5, with a couple of exceptions.
“Based on a global realignment, the only amends are the removal of navigation in the EX/BX models, and puddle lamps in EX,” said a Chery Australia spokesperson.
“Both models continue to have Apple CarPlay/Android Auto for navigation requirements.”
The Chery E5 is on sale now.
Pricing
Drive-away pricing differs from state to state.
Drivetrains and Efficiency
The E5 features MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension.
Dimensions
Servicing and Warranty
The Chery E5 is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre vehicle warranty and an eight-year, unlimited-kilometre battery warranty.
Capped-price servicing information isn’t yet available, though the outgoing Omoda E5 requires servicing every 12 months or 20,000km, with the total price over seven years working out to $1901.34.
Safety
The Chery E5 has a five-star safety rating from ANCAP, based on testing conducted in 2022 of the Omoda 5 on which it’s based.
Standard safety equipment includes:
- Adaptive cruise control
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Driver attention monitoring
- Lane-keep assist
- Emergency lane-keep assist
- Integrated Cruise Assist
- Traffic Jam Assist
- Rear cross-traffic assist
- Safe exit warning
- Speed limit information
- Front, front-side, curtain and front-centre airbags
- Multi-collision brake
- Reversing camera
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Tyre pressure monitoring
The Ultimate adds a surround-view camera.
Standard Equipment
There are two members of the 2025 E5 lineup.
The Urban comes standard with the following equipment:
- 18-inch alloy wheels
- Kumho PS71 215/55 R18 tyres
- Full-size spare wheel
- Eco, Normal and Sport drive modes
- LED headlights
- LED front fog lights with cornering function
- Automatic high-beam
- Proximity entry with push-button start
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Heated, power-folding exterior mirrors
- 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
- 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Wired and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- DAB digital radio
- Voice assistant
- 50W wireless phone charger
- 6-speaker sound system
- Fabric upholstery with leatherette bolsters
- Folding rear armrest with cupholders
- Dual-zone climate control with rear air vents
- Gloss woodgrain effect trim with dark chrome accents
- Tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment
- 3 x USB-A outlets (1 x dash, 1 x upper windscreen, 1 x rear)
- 2 x USB-C outlets (1 x front, 1 x rear)
- 2 x 12V outlets (1 x front, 1 x boot)
The Ultimate adds:
- Sequential rear indicators
- Power sunroof
- Acoustic front door glass
- Rear privacy glass
- Power tailgate
- Leatherette-wrapped steering wheel
- Heated steering wheel
- Leatherette upholstery
- 6-way power driver’s seat
- 4-way power passenger seat
- Heated front seats
- Heated outboard rear seats
- Colour-adjustable ambient lighting
- 8-speaker Sony sound system
Colours
Titan Green is the standard exterior paint finish, with the following colours available at an additional cost:
- Lunar White
- Saturn Silver
- Space Black
- Martian Red
- Titan Green with Black roof (Ultimate only)
- Lunar White with Black roof (Ultimate only)
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