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New Omoda 7 plug-in hybrid SUV arriving in 2025 to take on Toyota RAV4

The new mid-size SUV from China will also be going up against the best-selling Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage

The new Omoda 7, revealed at the 2024 Beijing Motor Show, is headed to the UK in 2025 as part of a four-model offensive from the Chinese car maker. The 4.6-metre long mid-size SUV features a plug-in hybrid powertrain and will rival the likes of the Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage.

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As its name suggests, the Omoda 7 will sit in between the Omoda 5 – which we recently got to drive in prototype form – and the brand's flagship SUV, the Omoda 9. These two are arriving first and are due to go on sale this year.

Like its stablemates, the Omoda 7 sports a distinctive, highly complex grille pattern, which is flanked by a relatively small but sharp set of headlights. Moving to the side, we can see flush door handles and that the roofline gently slopes towards the rear, giving the car a more athletic profile.

We’ve yet to see inside the Omoda 7, but it apparently features a 15.6-inch central touchscreen that can slide across the dashboard so the front passenger can get a better view. Meanwhile, the immersive ‘12+2-speaker’ sound system with ‘million-level tuning’ offers a concert hall-like experience, and there’s active noise cancellation onboard, too.

Technical details about the plug-in hybrid powertrain are thin on the ground at the moment, and 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 buyers want two or four-wheel drive.

However, the brand’s UK country manager, Victor Zhang, revealed to Auto Express earlier this year that a regular petrol version of the Omoda 7 will also be sold here.

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