Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year

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Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year

Call it whatever you like – Omoda 5, Omoda C5, O5, C5 – this B-segment SUV has been facelifted for the second time, and it’s turned up at the ongoing Bangkok motor show. We first saw it in October, and Chery Malaysia told us then that it’ll land on our shores this year.

For all of you who previously cried out “trypophobia” – especially with regard to the original model – is this better for you? Super squinty eyes, and the nose is sharp and closed off now (a bit of hammerhead there? Yes – they call it Robo Shark design), and before you say this is because it’s the EV version, Car Magazine UK previously shot a petrol model – the only difference there is a small letterbox-shaped opening above the number plate.

Indeed, according to the publication, Chery is moving towards making ICE and EV versions of the same model look more similar. Previously, it was the petrol car with the many-holed grille; the EV had a bluff front end not unlike this one. At the back you’ll see new lightning-shaped tail lamp signatures. The tailgate and rear bumper have been reshaped; the number plate has been moved down to the bumper, now sitting within a V-shaped recess.

Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year

Look inside and you’ll see that there’s finally a new interior (the first facelift kept the original’s) – oblong-shaped two-tone two-spoke steering wheel and the twin 10.25-inch screens have made way for a 15.6-inch touch-screen and an 8.8-inch instrument panel. A prominent grab handle fuses into the central air vents and the cupholders are now hexagon-shaped. It’s altogether more wrap-around.

The model is sold only as an EV in Thailand, and this time there’s only one Max+ variant. Just like before, it has one 211 PS/288 Nm electric motor at the front (so the 7.2-second 0-100 km/h time and 171 km/h top speed are unchanged), but curiously, it’s got a smaller 50.6-kWh battery now (used to be 61) so the NEDC range has dropped from 505 to 422 km. Charging rates? Max AC has dropped from 9.9 to 6.6 kW but max DC is up from 80 to 110 kW now. No new charging times have (yet?) been divulged.

Features include dual-layer front windows with noise reduction, a 540 camera, driver’s seat massage, eight Sony speakers, multi-link rear suspension and 19 ADAS functions. According to the official website, the price is 7xx,xxx baht (as low as RM85k, as high as RM97k). Excited?

Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year
Chery O5 second facelift in Bangkok – sharp nose, ‘lightning’ tail lamps, new interior, in Malaysia this year

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