Chery Jaecoo 7 and Omoda 5 EV: size, price, interior and results

Chery has just arrived in Italy but is already targeting our market. After launching Method 5, it will introduce its electric version with Jaecoo 7 SUV, and then it will also launch a bigger model, Jaecoo 8 and explore new areas. In fact, in the next few years the Omoda 3 will arrive, a small one that will probably be placed in the B segment, but there will also be a place for the high-wheeled flagship, the Jaecoo 9. The Chinese group, in fact, has ambitious plans for Italy and aims to expand its network (which already has about forty dealers) to 80 showrooms, creating 1,500 jobs. A project focusing on two main pillars: Omoda and Jaecoo brands. If we have already seen the first one arrive on the Peninsula with SUV 5, the second one had never crossed the borders of Europe until today. There James 7 – That we had seen it live in the preview in Wuhu, where the Chinese group is based – will arrive in Italy after the summer, offering first with internal combustion engines and then also in a plug-in hybrid version. Omoda 5, however, is already ready for electricity: the EV version will start on our market in the next few months, and prices have not yet been confirmed, but which could be between 35 and 40 thousand euros.

Jaecoo 7. The name Jaecoo is a portmanteau of the German word Jäger (hunter) and cold. The first model, the 7, is a British-style SUV with C-segment dimensions: it is 4,500 mm long, 1,865 mm wide, 1,680 mm high and has a wheelbase of 2,672 mm. Five people can find space inside, while the trunk has 412 liters, but can be expanded to 1,335 liters by folding the back of the rear sofa. Dry weight is 1,709 kg, the front end is a MacPherson strut and the rear end is multilink: under the hood is a 145 HP 1.6 turbo gasoline engine with a seven-speed automatic transmission with a clutch and all-wheel drive . The four-wheel drive has different modes of operation and is designed to allow future customers to cope with even short off-road sections without problems (ground clearance is 20 cm). Among the various standard features, the company includes various Adas – from automatic emergency braking to level 2 driving -, full LED lights, front, side and curtain airbags, electric seat adjustment , Sony sound system, panoramic roof, digital instrument panel and 14. “vertical infotainment.

La Omoda 5 EV. After introducing the gasoline version, Omoda presented the 5 EV, a C-segment electric SUV with a length of 4.40 meters (1,710 kg weight, again with a MacPherson front axle and a multilink rear axle) that focuses entirely on technology and comfort ( and which has already received 5. Euro NCAP Stars). The interior has been significantly improved and includes a 10.25-inch digital instrument panel and 12.3-inch infotainment, compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, with a premium audio system. Underneath this EV is the T1X high-energy platform, with a 62 kWh LFP (lithium-iron-phosphate) battery and a front engine of 204 HP and 340 Nm: for 0-100 the company announces a time of 7.8 seconds, while the speed of the top is 170 km / h. The autonomy is 430 kilometers in the Chinese cycle, more allowed than the WLTP, while with a high power charge of 9.9 and 80 kW are seen, respectively in exchange or direct current: by connecting to a fast charging station, according and the company can. from 30 to 80% autonomy within 28 minutes. Multiple safety systems and driving assistants, with level 2 offered as standard.