Striking Omoda C7 officially priced

Publicly revealed at the Kyalami Festival of Motoring in August, Omoda has officially confirmed pricing of the long awaited C7.

Dimensions

Straddling the gap between the C5 and C9, the C7 debuts with both petrol and Super Hybrid System or SHS powertrains in a line-up spanning three models.

Completing Omoda’s product roll-out this year, the C7 rides on the Chery Group’s familiar T1X platform with dimensions of 4 621 mm in overall length, a wheelbase of 2 700 mm, a height of 1 673 mm and a width of 1 872 mm.

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Providing seating for five, the C7 has a claimed boot capacity of 614-litres for the petrol and 590-litres for the SHS, which expands to 1 371-litres with the second row folded flat in the case of both models.

The claimed tow rating is 1 250 kg.

Petrol or plug-in hybrid

On the powertrain front, the Luxury and Elegance grades make use of the now standard-fare 1.6 T-GDI engine pumping-out 145kW/290Nm.

A seven-speed dual-clutch ‘box is entrusted with sending the amount of twist to the front axle. According to Omoda, the claimed fuel consumption is 7.5 L/100 km.

Devoid of a trim level, the SHS combines the smaller 1.5 T-GDI with an 18.4-kWh battery pack powering a single electric motor.

The same configuration sister brand Jaecoo uses in the J7 SHS, the plug-in hybrid system develops a combined 255kW/525Nm, which goes to the front wheels via a Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT).

According to Omoda, the C7 SHS has a claimed all-electric range of 105 km, a combined of 1 200 km and will require a waiting time of 20 minutes from 30-80% using a DC charger up to 40 kW.

Spec

In terms of spec, the pair of petrol models both have the following as standard:

• 19-inch alloy wheels;
• LED headlights;
• Auto High Beam Assist
• electric tailgate;
• heated and folding electric mirrors;
• panoramic sunroof;
• leather upholstery;
• 8.8-inch instrument cluster;
• dual-zone climate control;
• voice activation;
• 15.6-inch infotainment system;
• wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto;
• ambient lighting

Included on the Elegance are red brake calipers, electric adjustability for the passenger’s seat to go with the electric driver’s chair on the Luxury, an eight-speaker sound system instead of the Luxury’s six, and heated plus ventilation functions for the front seats.

LED fog lamps and a wireless smartphone charger round the Elegance’s unique fixtures off.

Safety and driver assistance on the Luxury and Elegance comprise the following:

• front and rear parking sensors;
• tyre pressure monitor;
• six airbags;
• Adaptive Cruise Control;
• Lane Change Assist;
• Traffic Jam Assist;
• Lane Departure Warning;
• Hill Descent Control;
• Multi Collision Brake Assist;
• Forward Collision Warning;
• Hill Start Assist

For the Elegance, a total of seven airbags come standard, as does Lane Keep Assist, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Lane Prevention Assist, Blind Spot Monitoring, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Reverse Automatic Braking.

Finally, the Luxury’s reverse camera makes way for a 540-degree surround-view system.

Based on the Elegance means the SHS retains the same list of features, but adds a massaging function to the front seats, plus an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, a 12-speaker sound system and 20-inch alloy wheels.

Colours and price

In total, the C7 offer a choice of five colours: Matte Grey, Khaki White, Moonlight Silver, Misty Green and Carbon Crystal Black.

Included on both petrol models is a five-year/150 000 km warranty, a five-year/75 000 km service plan and the 10-year/one-million km first owner engine warranty.

On the SHS, the same service plan and engine warranty applies, however, the standard warranty is over seven-years/200 000 km with the added inclusion of a 10-year/unlimited km first owner only warranty on the battery pack.

• C7 1.6 T-GDI Luxury DCT – R539 900
• C7 1.6 T-GDI Elegance DCT – R589 900
• C7 SHS – R689 900

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