The new OMODA 7, revealed at the 2024 Beijing Motor Show, is heading to Endeavour in 2025.
The OMODA 7 will feature the brand’s first plug-in hybrid powertrain, technical details have not yet been released, but so far all we’ve been told is that with its “extreme energy-saving mode”, the OMODA 7 PHEV can supposedly cover more than 740 miles on a single tank of petrol and full battery.
It most likely uses the hybrid-dedicated 1.5 TGDI petrol engine used in other PHEVs from parent company Chery – China’s biggest car exporter – paired with either one or two electric motors, depending on whether you want two or four-wheel drive.
The OMODA 7 reportedly uses a stretched, revised version of the 5’s platform, and measures 4621mm long, 1872mm wide and 1673mm tall on a 2700mm wheelbase. The brand has said that the 7 will be a flagship model with a ‘more sport-focused driving experience’ that was developed following extensive research with early OMODA adopters from across the world.
We are yet to see inside but Chery says the OMODA 7 has an intelligent voice assistant that has has four distinct zones so it can be activated accurately by all passengers, a fragrance system, A “12+2” speaker sound system offering a “concert hall quality sound experience” with active noise cancellation in the cabin. Like the 5 there’s a distinctive grille, it has an unusual hexagonal pattern and a frameless look. There’s a strong tech story inside the car with what OMODA calls “an ultra-sensitive intelligent cockpit’. It features a large 15.6-inch central touchscreen that can slide across the dashboard to sit ahead of the front-seat passenger. Dual wireless charging pads form an angled bridge between the centre console and the dashboard. There don’t appear to be any physical climate controls, with almost every function controlled via the large touchscreen.