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Omoda E5 compact electric SUV at the IAA 2025 motor show, photographed in Munich
Today's brief: Omoda E5

No drama, a seven-year warranty, and a price that undercuts Europe.

Chery's export SUV reviewed: real winter range, UK versus China spec, and the maker's staying power.

£33,065
From UK
257mi
WLTP range UK
~180mi*
Winter, real UK
7yr
Warranty, 100k mi UK

* Estimated from owner-reported seasonal factors. Range figures are WLTP for the UK market. Sources: Omoda UK, EV Database. Checked 04 Sep 2026.

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257 miles on paper. 180 in a British January.

Chinese spec sheets quote CLTC CN, typically 25-35% rosier than the UK's WLTP UK. We draw the lab figure hollow and the real ones solid, so you never compare the wrong two numbers.

Sources: EV Database, 汽车之家 owner data. Rule of thumb: real range ≈ WLTP × 0.78 in mixed driving. Updated 04 Sep 2026.

WLTP claimUK257 mi
Summer (real)~218 mi*
Winter (real)~180 mi*

* Owner-reported seasonal factors for the Omoda E5. Method: the range estimator.

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Every number carries a source, a standard and a date.

Sourced

Named sources next to the figure they back. Manufacturer pages, UK motoring press and Chinese owner platforms.

Labelled

WLTP, CLTC and EPA are never mixed. Every figure is tagged UK or CN for its market.

Checked

Confidence levels on every claim. A named editor signs off anything high-risk before it publishes.