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2023 Chery Omoda 5 discovered in Sydney

The 2023 Chery Omoda 5 tracked by an eagle eye auto expert reader, who noticed it in traffic near Parramatta in Sydney’s western suburbs.

Wearing a NSW license plate indicates that the vehicle is undergoing final inspection before being branded Officially launched in Australiaand it is possible that the brand will use a light blue that closely resembles the light blue of the Hyundai-N as the main color if this is a press release vehicle.

auto expert We’ve reached out to several brand representatives in Australia to confirm launch dates for both the Chery and Omoda 5 SUV, and we’ll update this story as we know more.

The company previously told us a Launching in February 2023 is the plan.

If you don’t know about omoda 5it will be the brand’s most compact SUV in Australia – at least in the early stages.

At 4400mm long, 1800mm wide and 1585mm tall, it is aiming to steal buyers from rivals like the new generation Nissan qashqai it’s a bigger smidge, and MG ZST and Kia Seltosboth are slightly smaller.

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The Omoda 5 will follow the same path as many other compact crossovers in the segment, front-wheel drive and powered by a downsized turbocharged engine.

It is understood that the brand will launch the SUV with a 1.5-liter turbocharged petrol engine and a CVT automatic transmission. The output power is expected to be between 108kW and 115kW.

However, it is likely that the brand will add a 145kW 1.6-liter turbocharged version with a dual-clutch automatic transmission and more power and torque, not to mention a rear suspension arrangement. multilink instead of twisted beam.

Based on the screenshots (taken from a video), it’s hard to tell what version this is.

Detail thisThe upcoming Omoda 5 small SUV has received a five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP which we expect to continue in ANCAP testing.

The Chinese Chery was sold in Australia years ago by distributor Ateco, where the brand’s goal was to offer some of the most affordable vehicles on the market.

It’s unclear if the plan is the same this time around, but Chery International’s executive vice president, Charlie Zhang, told auto expert in 2022 that the brand wants to transfer expectations and possibly Men In Black to the memory of the old cars sold here.

“We won’t be labeled as a cheap Chinese brand… we want to be a technology-driven company,” said Mr. Zhang.

“We want to come to Australia with a whole new image… where customers remember the Chery for its technology, for its design, for its quality.”

Chery will enter the market alongside mass-market focused Chinese brands MG, LDV, GWM, GWM Haval and BYD, along with other brands such as JAC Motor and GWM’s Ora and Tank brands will also be released this year.

Stay tuned for more information on the Chery re-launch, including pricing and full specs details as it arrives.

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