The Omoda 7 is inbound as the fourth model in the the Chinese brand’s UK line-up and a twin of one of the fastest-selling cars in the UK.
Arriving in January 2026, the SUV will sit between the Omoda 5 and flagship Omoda 9 and be priced from £29,915.
It's twinned with the Jaecoo 7, which last month outsold the Nissan Qashqai – a mainstay of the UK car parc that regularly places within the top five best-sellers.
Like its Jaecoo twin, the Omoda 7 will offer a 145bhp 1.6-litre petrol engine and a 201bhp plug-in hybrid powertrain.
Known as the SHS and priced at £32,000, the PHEV pairs a 1.5-litre petrol engine with a 18.3kWh battery and an electric motor for 56 miles of EV driving. That’s more than dearer rivals, such as the Range Rover Evoque and Kia Sportage PHEVs.
As standard, the 7 gets a 15.6in touchscreen, smartphone mirroring, dual-zone climate control, a heated steering wheel and a six-speaker Sony audio system.
Noble, the higher of the two trim levels, adds ventilated 'gaming-style' seats, a panoramic roof, a powered tailgate and a more powerful 12-speaker audio system.
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I can see why people are choosing these unknown brand Chinese models over the run of the mill 'traditional' brands. When you just need a family holdall, getting somehing like this for £100 or even £50 a month less than them it makes perfect sense.
Some appear to have realised they need to make their models more appealing to maintain sales, others are going to really struggle very quickly I think. Nissan and Ford (europe) are prime examples IMO. its going to be interesting to see what happens over the next five years
It may be another bland box to some, but cars like this are game changers and not only going to cause the likes of Tiguan size manufacturers headaches, but headaches for those who already own Tiguan sized cars.
I currently drive a 5yr old Kodiaq which I can sell tomorrow for just under £22k. That suggests it'll be retailed for around £25k. When you have brand new cars like this come on to the market for £29k with a 7 year warranty, it's obviously going to put a dent in to our used car prices as well as new cars. Of course problems just get worse when you realise that many Euro cars in this sector, now attract the luxury car tax
Surely cars like this are another sign that big changes are just around the corner for the European car industry?
Didn't know you could get 2020 plug in Kodiaqs.
2020 Kodiaq 7 seaters are retailing on the Skoda site for under 20k meaning 19k, so this would be Omoda effort would still be 10k more and only seat 5.
Going just like the American car industry?, seems it's what's on the inside that matters more than the exterior looks, cars today seem to follow the same design, there's nothing radically new,and I wonder how long they'll last given that they are cheaper compared to European car prices.
That is a worry, but a 7 year warranty helps. Do any of these chalkenger brands have issues with parts availability? Insurance group?