2025 Chery E5 price and specs
The
Chery Omoda E5
small electric SUV has become the Chery E5, with the Omoda lettering on its front and rear ends and steering wheel replaced with Chery lettering.
That's because Chery will launch the Omoda brand in its own right in Australia during the second half of 2025. While
the Chery C5
(formerly the Chery Omoda 5) and E5 are sold under this brand in other markets, they won't be here.
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The E5 Urban (formerly the Omoda E5 BX) is now priced from $36,990 before on-road costs, matching the promotional pricing available for its predecessor since early this year. That's a whopping $6000 less than when that model was released late last year.
The E5 Ultimate (formerly the Omoda E5 EX) is now priced at $40,990 before on-roads, which is $1000 more than the promotional pricing introduced earlier this year but $5000 less than at launch.
The spec list for the E5 is essentially unchanged from the Omoda E5, with a couple of exceptions.
'Based on a global realignment, the only amends are the removal of navigation in the EX/BX models, and puddle lamps in EX,' said a Chery Australia spokesperson.
'Both models continue to have Apple CarPlay/Android Auto for navigation requirements.'
The Chery E5 is on sale now.
Drive-away pricing differs from state to state.
The E5 features MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear suspension.
The Chery E5 is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre vehicle warranty and an eight-year, unlimited-kilometre battery warranty.
Capped-price servicing information isn't yet available, though the outgoing Omoda E5 requires servicing every 12 months or 20,000km, with the total price over seven years working out to $1901.34.
The Chery E5 has a five-star safety rating from ANCAP, based on testing conducted in 2022 of the Omoda 5 on which it's based.
Standard safety equipment includes:
The Ultimate adds a surround-view camera.
There are two members of the 2025 E5 lineup.
The Urban comes standard with the following equipment:
The Ultimate adds:
Titan Green is the standard exterior paint finish, with the following colours available at an additional cost:
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