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Tom's Guide
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
Watch: LG C5 OLED Review
Kate has the LG C5 OLED TV set up in the lab and is ready to break down whether one of the most anticipated 4K OLED TVs of 2025 lives up to the hype. In this review, expect to get the honest truth about HDR performance, upgraded brightness compared to the LG C4 OLED, how it handles gaming. and the latest updates to the Web OS software. Spoiler: the C5 is a serious contender for best OLED TV of the year. If you're shopping for a premium OLED TV right now, this LG C5 review is a must-watch.
Business Insider
23-05-2025
- Business Insider
LG's new C5 is a fantastic OLED TV, but last year's C4 is still the better buy
Year in and year out, LG's C-Series OLEDs make it to the top of many recommendation lists. As someone who reviews TVs for a living, I've helped a few friends invest in one, and they're always incredibly satisfied. The new C5 OLED is poised to continue that tradition, and for good reason. It's a bit brighter than last year's C4, has excellent color accuracy, and produces the kind of deep, inky black levels that OLED TVs are known for. It also boasts more AI features (as does everything nowadays) and a long-needed remote redesign. However, the changes to the C5 aren't dramatic. Compared to the C4, this is more of an incremental improvement than a big upgrade. That's not a bad thing, since the C4 remains an excellent TV, but at full MSRP, there's little reason to go for the pricier C5 while last year's model is available for less. Of course, the C4 will eventually sell out, and the C5 will drop in price as the year goes on. When that happens, the C5 will become a better value and a top contender for the best TV of 2025. A familiar design, but the remote has been refreshed The C-Series is one of LG's most expansive TV lines, so it's no surprise that the C5 is available in six sizes: 42, 48, 55, 65, 77, and 83 inches. The MSRP ranges from $1,400 to $5,400, but many sizes are already marked down a few hundred bucks, and bigger deals will likely pop up later in the year. My review sample is a 65-inch model provided by LG. All sizes but the 42-inch version use an angled pedestal stand (the 42-inch TV has two widely spaced feet). The connections are around the left side of the TV (when facing its front) and consist of four HDMI 2.1 ports (with eARC on HDMI 2), three USB 2.0 ports, LAN, optical audio out, RS-232C, RF antenna, and an IR blaster port. The TV also supports Bluetooth 5.3 and WiFi 6E connectivity. The power cable is hard-wired and extends from the middle of the set. The back of the panel has an interesting textured marble look and feel. I'll admit that I dig it, but am also a bit surprised when cool design elements like this are so hidden, considering few are likely to see the panel's rear. One of the C5's biggest changes isn't even on the TV itself. It's a new design for LG's Magic Remote. I've never been much of a Magic Remote fan, so I was excited that a change was in store. While the old Magic Remote had a chunky curved design that was meant to be ergonomic (I never found it to be), the new one has a more traditional rectangular design. It fits more comfortably in my hand, and there are significantly fewer buttons, as the redesign has removed all number functions. It's a vast improvement over previous iterations, but it's still not perfect. For one, it isn't backlit, which is annoying in a dark room, and there's no input select button. Instead, you need to navigate through the Home menu to select an input on screen. There also isn't a dedicated mute button. Muting can still be achieved by holding the volume down button. But by mapping the function this way, it's now difficult to quickly lower the volume rather than completely mute it. It's just an odd design choice. The Magic Remote still has its motion control tech, which lets you wave it around like a wand to move a virtual cursor on the screen. This remains a divisive feature, and there's still no way to turn it off completely. You have the option to click down on a directional pad to navigate the TV in a traditional manner, but the motion controls get reactivated if you move the scroll wheel. Hopefully, at some point in the future, LG will add a way to fully deactivate the wand and just allow it to be a regular remote. The C5 delivers great picture quality with a touch more brightness than the C4 TVs — especially those in the midrange class and above — have grown so close in performance that it's hard to find significant fault with all that much. This is even more true for the best OLED TVs, because no matter the price point, they have perfect black levels at the pixel level (since the pixels can actually turn off) and they're generally highly color accurate. The LG C5 is no exception. I measured the C5 using a Portrait Displays C6 HDR5000 colorimeter, G1 pattern generator, Konica Minolta LS-100 light meter, and Calman calibration software. The LG C5 ships in Auto Power Save mode, which has an extreme blue tint and overbrightens most of the midtone grays. For an accurate picture, the first thing you should do is switch into either Filmmaker or Cinema mode. After that, navigate to the energy saving option in the General settings menu and change Energy Saving Step from Auto to Off. This will unlock the brightness adjustments. In Filmmaker and Cinema modes, high dynamic range (HDR) grayscale accuracy tracks incredibly well. DeltaE (dE) errors, which indicate how close the measurements are to perfect readings (the lower the better), were under the perceptible value of 2.3. The C5 covers 98.6% of the P3 color gamut and 73.34% of BT.2020, both improvements over last year's C4. Standard dynamic range (SDR) performance is equally impressive, with an average grayscale dE of just 1.9, a gamma of 2.21, and 98.7% coverage of Rec.709 (the standard SDR color gamut used for most cable, satellite, and live TV streaming services). In SDR with brightness set to 100, the C5 puts out 410 nits in a 10% window. If you plan on watching SDR content in a suitably dark room, a brightness setting of 11 brings light output down to 104 nits, just above the target of 100. If you prefer a slightly brighter picture for your SDR content, a setting of 40 brings light output up to 202 nits. With an HDR signal, the LG C5 is capable of a bit more brightness than last year's C4. Where the C4 measured just under 1,000 nits with a 10% window, the C5 hit 1,174 nits. The 200 nit improvement is enough to see a difference, and HDR content pops a bit more. But it still isn't competing with the C5's big brother, the G5, which can hit over 2,000 nits, or flagship Mini LED TVs from Hisense and TCL that can surpass a whopping 4,000 nits. What does this brightness mean with actual content, though? Small, bright portions of the screen (called specular highlights) sparkle and add life to the picture when watching HDR movies and shows. This is especially true because of OLED tech's ability to light a single pixel at a time. I was lucky to have my review period line up with the premiere of " Andor" season two, and just the opening title sequence, where the word Andor appears amid a space sky littered with stars, looked stunning. The blaster fire from the stolen TIE prototype lit up the Yavin IV night, as did the resulting explosions against the dark landscape. Dark shadows also provide great detail. The piano against the back wall of Sapper Morton's home in the early scenes of "Blade Runner 2049" stands apart and gives the image great dimensionality. On less capable TVs, the piano in this sequence tends to meld into the wall. Colors on the C5 looked lush and rich. The hills of the Shire and the forests around Rivendell in "Fellowship of the Ring" were inviting and realistic. And the fireworks at Bilbo's birthday celebration sparkled with light and color to the delight of all. There have been some reports of display-related posterization/false contouring (blocky rather than smooth gradations of colors and shadows) when watching certain HDR10 videos on the C5. However, this didn't occur during my testing, even when watching several dark/near-dark scenes in "Blade Runner 2049" and "Deathly Hallows Part 2" that can be tricky for some TVs to handle. It's possible the C5 may display some contouring in isolated instances, but this appears to be tied to specific conditions rather than being a widespread flaw. Like the C4 and past C-Series models, the C5 uses a traditional WOLED panel rather than a Quantum Dot OLED (QD-OLED) panel, which is used on some competing Samsung TVs, like the comparatively priced S90 series. The main shortcomings of WOLED when compared to QD-OLED are color volume and brightness. As such, I expect Samsung's new S90F to be a bit brighter and have slightly wider color capabilities than the C5. The marginal difference in color gamut won't make much of an impact, but the jump in brightness should allow the S90F to deliver more sparkling highlights in certain HDR content. I'll be testing the S90F in the coming weeks, so check back for details on how it compares to the C5. The LG C5 is a very capable gaming TV In the past, I've recommended the Samsung S90D to friends and readers as a gaming-centric television. It set itself apart from many direct competitors by supporting cloud gaming through the Xbox app with Game Pass, allowing access to a vast catalog of games without a console. It also has a high 144Hz refresh rate with PCs. Both of those features were missing on last year's C4. But the C5 levels the playing field. It now supports cloud gaming through the Xbox app and a 144Hz refresh rate with PCs. It also uses Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium variable refresh rate (VRR) technologies. I played "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33" through the Xbox app with a wired Gigabit connection, and overall was impressed. The image still isn't as detailed as it is when playing the game locally on my Xbox Series X, and streaming causes some posterization (likely from compression), especially in dark portions of the screen, but the game was responsive. I would still opt for a console to get the best visuals, but using the app is a great way to get your gaming fix without dropping a few hundred dollars for a Series S or X. Another small drawback to using cloud gaming instead of a console is that LG's Game Optimizer menu is only available with an HDMI connection. I'm a fan of the Game Optimizer menu, which displays frame rate, VRR, latency, and black stabilizer information while making access to these gaming features quick and easy. Pressing the settings button on the remote will open the Game Optimizer menu instead of the usual settings menu you get while watching regular TV. The one issue with the default Game Optimizer Picture Mode is that its color leans very blue. This does make the image appear brighter, but it causes the colors to be inaccurate. To bring the color accuracy in line with Filmmaker Mode, under the Picture menu, you can go to Advanced Settings, then Color, White Balance, and change Color Temperature from 0 to Warm 40. I also switched Color Gamut from Native to Auto Detect, and boosted OLED Pixel Brightness in the Brightness menu up to 100 (from the default of 80). New AI features are mostly unnecessary, but Voice ID is a cool addition This year, LG is touting a few new AI software features for its webOS smart TV system. A new AI Sound Wizard joins the previously available AI Picture Wizard. These modes let you customize your picture and sound settings by viewing different images and listening to different audio clips. Based on which images and audio clips you select, the system learns what kind of picture and sound elements you favor and then creates custom settings based on your preferences. While that sounds cool in theory, these modes generally introduce unnecessary adjustments. If you're unhappy with any of the TV's built-in presets, it could be worth giving the AI Wizards a whirl, but you can get the most accurate performance by simply choosing the TV's Filmmaker picture mode and Standard sound mode. A more interesting addition, though, is the ability to have up to 10 different user profiles with unique preferences and content recommendations. Each profile can be tied to a Voice ID (after you agree to share your biometric data), so the TV will automatically switch to your profile when you speak into the remote. In my experience, it only took a few seconds for the profile switch to happen. The profile is linked to your LG account, and the settings and layout preferences are saved in the cloud, so you could sign into your friend's C5 when you visit to pull up your own preferences easily (as long as there's space to add your account). That's a niche example, but the ability for a family to easily switch between profiles so kids can access the apps most interesting to them, while one of their parents can later speak into the remote and call up their profile setup is an intriguing one. Otherwise, LG's webOS smart TV system remains much the same as it was last year. That is to say, it gets the job done but isn't likely to wow you. You get access to all of the most popular streaming apps, and navigation speed is solid. The interface's emphasis on ads and shopping recommendations is a bit of a drag, but you can disable these from appearing through the menu system. While sound performance is lacking, Auracast inclusion is a welcome perk There are few TVs out there with sound I would call decent. It's an inherent flaw due to the thin design of modern displays, and very few are able to overcome it. Unfortunately, the C5 falls victim to this common pitfall. While dialogue can generally be heard clearly, the sound is thin and a bit tinny. If you're buying a set like this, it's worth adding a soundbar to the package to enhance the overall performance. Or better yet, an AVR with a full surround sound system. On that note, the C5 does have an interesting feature that I hope to see added to more TVs: Auracast support. Samsung started to support it with select models in 2023, but it's nice to see it on the C5. Auracast allows the TV to transmit over Bluetooth to any number of devices at the same time, as opposed to being limited to a single device. I tested this with a few different Auracast-capable headphones and earbuds, including the JBL Tour One M3 headphones, Earfun Air Pro 4 earbuds, and the LG xboom Buds. In the Sound menu, you can turn on Auracast broadcasting and select a quality level: 16kHz, 24kHz, or 48kHz. Then, from your headphones app, you can connect to the broadcast signal with any number of devices. With the JBL and the LG headphones, the process worked flawlessly with audio playing through both, and I could watch without distracting my family or worrying about being too loud for my neighbors late at night. The Earfun were a bit tricky to get to work, but that was a fault of the earbuds and their app, as opposed to the C5. There's also no lag between headphones and the TV, so the Auracast connection could help people better control the intelligibility of what they're watching. Should you buy the LG C5 OLED TV? I have no doubt that the LG C5 will eventually become one of the top midrange TVs of 2025. But right now, it's hard to recommend it over the less expensive C4. The C4 is still available everywhere at a generous discount, and it's likely to remain in stock for several more months. While the C5 is a fantastic TV and in every way equal or better than the C4, its improvements aren't earth-shattering or breathtaking enough to justify spending significantly more on it. (As of writing, the 65-inch C5 is $1,000 more than the C4.) As soon as the C5 gets a bigger discount, though, it deserves strong consideration. With its performance improvements (however minor), the inclusion of Auracast, new AI and profile features, Xbox app support, and the new Magic Remote design, the LG C5 has a lot to offer.
The Advertiser
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- The Advertiser
2025 Chery C5 price and specs
The Chery C5 replaces the Chery Omoda 5, wearing revised front-end styling and incorporating some key changes under the skin. Arriving in Chery Australia showrooms this month, the renamed and upgraded small SUV replaces the model with which the Chinese brand single-handedly relaunched itself Down Under in 2023. While the C5 sticks with the Omoda 5's turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, Chery has ditched the continuously variable transmission (CVT) for a six-speed dual-clutch auto. Combined cycle fuel consumption is unchanged at 6.9L/100km. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. The C5 has also lost its torsion-beam rear suspension in favour of a multi-link independent setup, previously seen on defunct GT versions of the Omoda 5. Boot space has also expanded by 10 litres to 370L. In terms of standard equipment, the new entry-level C5 Urban sits somewhere between the base FX and BX trims in the old Omoda 5 range, gaining the LED headlights and colour-adjustable ambient lighting of the latter. It wears a price tag of $29,990 drive-away, again putting it between these Omoda 5 grades which were being offered for $27,990 and $30,990 drive-away, respectively, at the end of their lives. A top-spec Ultimate model is priced at $34,990 drive-away, or $1000 more than the old Omoda 5 EX – after taking into account the $3000 promotional discount it was being offered with this year – but lacking its power passenger seat and heated steering wheel. Up front, the C5 loses the Chery logo in favour of a Chery wordmark, and features a revised grille and lighting clusters. The Ultimate also gets a new alloy wheel design. The Chery C5's paint colour palette is largely monochromatic, with Martian Red being the only colour (and not shade) available. Gone are the distinctive pastel Jupiter Blue and Titan Green finishes, while even the subtler Midnight Blue is no longer available. This leaves just Martian Red, Space Black, Mercurial Grey, Saturn Silver and Lunar White, with the latter two available with a black roof in the top-spec Ultimate. While Chery is launching Omoda as (another) standalone brand in the second half of 2025, the C5 has lost its Omoda name… despite being sold under this spinoff brand in other markets. The Chery C5 is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. Chery has yet to detail capped-price servicing information for the C5, though it offers seven years of capped-price services on all its vehicles. The Chery C5 is expected to carry over the Omoda 5's five-star ANCAP safety rating from 2022. Standard safety equipment across the range includes: The Ultimate adds a surround-view camera. There are two trim levels in the Chery C5 lineup. The C5 Urban comes standard with the following equipment: The C5 Ultimate adds: Lunar White is the standard exterior colour for the Chery C5. The following finishes are optional for an extra cost: The Ultimate can be had with a choice of two two-tone paint finishes: MORE: Everything Chery C5 Content originally sourced from: The Chery C5 replaces the Chery Omoda 5, wearing revised front-end styling and incorporating some key changes under the skin. Arriving in Chery Australia showrooms this month, the renamed and upgraded small SUV replaces the model with which the Chinese brand single-handedly relaunched itself Down Under in 2023. While the C5 sticks with the Omoda 5's turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, Chery has ditched the continuously variable transmission (CVT) for a six-speed dual-clutch auto. Combined cycle fuel consumption is unchanged at 6.9L/100km. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. The C5 has also lost its torsion-beam rear suspension in favour of a multi-link independent setup, previously seen on defunct GT versions of the Omoda 5. Boot space has also expanded by 10 litres to 370L. In terms of standard equipment, the new entry-level C5 Urban sits somewhere between the base FX and BX trims in the old Omoda 5 range, gaining the LED headlights and colour-adjustable ambient lighting of the latter. It wears a price tag of $29,990 drive-away, again putting it between these Omoda 5 grades which were being offered for $27,990 and $30,990 drive-away, respectively, at the end of their lives. A top-spec Ultimate model is priced at $34,990 drive-away, or $1000 more than the old Omoda 5 EX – after taking into account the $3000 promotional discount it was being offered with this year – but lacking its power passenger seat and heated steering wheel. Up front, the C5 loses the Chery logo in favour of a Chery wordmark, and features a revised grille and lighting clusters. The Ultimate also gets a new alloy wheel design. The Chery C5's paint colour palette is largely monochromatic, with Martian Red being the only colour (and not shade) available. Gone are the distinctive pastel Jupiter Blue and Titan Green finishes, while even the subtler Midnight Blue is no longer available. This leaves just Martian Red, Space Black, Mercurial Grey, Saturn Silver and Lunar White, with the latter two available with a black roof in the top-spec Ultimate. While Chery is launching Omoda as (another) standalone brand in the second half of 2025, the C5 has lost its Omoda name… despite being sold under this spinoff brand in other markets. The Chery C5 is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. Chery has yet to detail capped-price servicing information for the C5, though it offers seven years of capped-price services on all its vehicles. The Chery C5 is expected to carry over the Omoda 5's five-star ANCAP safety rating from 2022. Standard safety equipment across the range includes: The Ultimate adds a surround-view camera. There are two trim levels in the Chery C5 lineup. The C5 Urban comes standard with the following equipment: The C5 Ultimate adds: Lunar White is the standard exterior colour for the Chery C5. The following finishes are optional for an extra cost: The Ultimate can be had with a choice of two two-tone paint finishes: MORE: Everything Chery C5 Content originally sourced from: The Chery C5 replaces the Chery Omoda 5, wearing revised front-end styling and incorporating some key changes under the skin. Arriving in Chery Australia showrooms this month, the renamed and upgraded small SUV replaces the model with which the Chinese brand single-handedly relaunched itself Down Under in 2023. While the C5 sticks with the Omoda 5's turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, Chery has ditched the continuously variable transmission (CVT) for a six-speed dual-clutch auto. Combined cycle fuel consumption is unchanged at 6.9L/100km. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. The C5 has also lost its torsion-beam rear suspension in favour of a multi-link independent setup, previously seen on defunct GT versions of the Omoda 5. Boot space has also expanded by 10 litres to 370L. In terms of standard equipment, the new entry-level C5 Urban sits somewhere between the base FX and BX trims in the old Omoda 5 range, gaining the LED headlights and colour-adjustable ambient lighting of the latter. It wears a price tag of $29,990 drive-away, again putting it between these Omoda 5 grades which were being offered for $27,990 and $30,990 drive-away, respectively, at the end of their lives. A top-spec Ultimate model is priced at $34,990 drive-away, or $1000 more than the old Omoda 5 EX – after taking into account the $3000 promotional discount it was being offered with this year – but lacking its power passenger seat and heated steering wheel. Up front, the C5 loses the Chery logo in favour of a Chery wordmark, and features a revised grille and lighting clusters. The Ultimate also gets a new alloy wheel design. The Chery C5's paint colour palette is largely monochromatic, with Martian Red being the only colour (and not shade) available. Gone are the distinctive pastel Jupiter Blue and Titan Green finishes, while even the subtler Midnight Blue is no longer available. This leaves just Martian Red, Space Black, Mercurial Grey, Saturn Silver and Lunar White, with the latter two available with a black roof in the top-spec Ultimate. While Chery is launching Omoda as (another) standalone brand in the second half of 2025, the C5 has lost its Omoda name… despite being sold under this spinoff brand in other markets. The Chery C5 is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. Chery has yet to detail capped-price servicing information for the C5, though it offers seven years of capped-price services on all its vehicles. The Chery C5 is expected to carry over the Omoda 5's five-star ANCAP safety rating from 2022. Standard safety equipment across the range includes: The Ultimate adds a surround-view camera. There are two trim levels in the Chery C5 lineup. The C5 Urban comes standard with the following equipment: The C5 Ultimate adds: Lunar White is the standard exterior colour for the Chery C5. The following finishes are optional for an extra cost: The Ultimate can be had with a choice of two two-tone paint finishes: MORE: Everything Chery C5 Content originally sourced from: The Chery C5 replaces the Chery Omoda 5, wearing revised front-end styling and incorporating some key changes under the skin. Arriving in Chery Australia showrooms this month, the renamed and upgraded small SUV replaces the model with which the Chinese brand single-handedly relaunched itself Down Under in 2023. While the C5 sticks with the Omoda 5's turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, Chery has ditched the continuously variable transmission (CVT) for a six-speed dual-clutch auto. Combined cycle fuel consumption is unchanged at 6.9L/100km. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. The C5 has also lost its torsion-beam rear suspension in favour of a multi-link independent setup, previously seen on defunct GT versions of the Omoda 5. Boot space has also expanded by 10 litres to 370L. In terms of standard equipment, the new entry-level C5 Urban sits somewhere between the base FX and BX trims in the old Omoda 5 range, gaining the LED headlights and colour-adjustable ambient lighting of the latter. It wears a price tag of $29,990 drive-away, again putting it between these Omoda 5 grades which were being offered for $27,990 and $30,990 drive-away, respectively, at the end of their lives. A top-spec Ultimate model is priced at $34,990 drive-away, or $1000 more than the old Omoda 5 EX – after taking into account the $3000 promotional discount it was being offered with this year – but lacking its power passenger seat and heated steering wheel. Up front, the C5 loses the Chery logo in favour of a Chery wordmark, and features a revised grille and lighting clusters. The Ultimate also gets a new alloy wheel design. The Chery C5's paint colour palette is largely monochromatic, with Martian Red being the only colour (and not shade) available. Gone are the distinctive pastel Jupiter Blue and Titan Green finishes, while even the subtler Midnight Blue is no longer available. This leaves just Martian Red, Space Black, Mercurial Grey, Saturn Silver and Lunar White, with the latter two available with a black roof in the top-spec Ultimate. While Chery is launching Omoda as (another) standalone brand in the second half of 2025, the C5 has lost its Omoda name… despite being sold under this spinoff brand in other markets. The Chery C5 is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. Chery has yet to detail capped-price servicing information for the C5, though it offers seven years of capped-price services on all its vehicles. The Chery C5 is expected to carry over the Omoda 5's five-star ANCAP safety rating from 2022. Standard safety equipment across the range includes: The Ultimate adds a surround-view camera. There are two trim levels in the Chery C5 lineup. The C5 Urban comes standard with the following equipment: The C5 Ultimate adds: Lunar White is the standard exterior colour for the Chery C5. The following finishes are optional for an extra cost: The Ultimate can be had with a choice of two two-tone paint finishes: MORE: Everything Chery C5 Content originally sourced from:
7NEWS
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- 7NEWS
2025 Chery C5 price and specs
The Chery C5 replaces the Chery Omoda 5, wearing revised front-end styling and incorporating some key changes under the skin. Arriving in Chery Australia showrooms this month, the renamed and upgraded small SUV replaces the model with which the Chinese brand single-handedly relaunched itself Down Under in 2023. While the C5 sticks with the Omoda 5's turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, Chery has ditched the continuously variable transmission (CVT) for a six-speed dual-clutch auto. Combined cycle fuel consumption is unchanged at 6.9L/100km. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. The C5 has also lost its torsion-beam rear suspension in favour of a multi-link independent setup, previously seen on defunct GT versions of the Omoda 5. Boot space has also expanded by 10 litres to 370L. In terms of standard equipment, the new entry-level C5 Urban sits somewhere between the base FX and BX trims in the old Omoda 5 range, gaining the LED headlights and colour-adjustable ambient lighting of the latter. It wears a price tag of $29,990 drive-away, again putting it between these Omoda 5 grades which were being offered for $27,990 and $30,990 drive-away, respectively, at the end of their lives. A top-spec Ultimate model is priced at $34,990 drive-away, or $1000 more than the old Omoda 5 EX – after taking into account the $3000 promotional discount it was being offered with this year – but lacking its power passenger seat and heated steering wheel. Up front, the C5 loses the Chery logo in favour of a Chery wordmark, and features a revised grille and lighting clusters. The Ultimate also gets a new alloy wheel design. The Chery C5's paint colour palette is largely monochromatic, with Martian Red being the only colour (and not shade) available. Gone are the distinctive pastel Jupiter Blue and Titan Green finishes, while even the subtler Midnight Blue is no longer available. This leaves just Martian Red, Space Black, Mercurial Grey, Saturn Silver and Lunar White, with the latter two available with a black roof in the top-spec Ultimate. While Chery is launching Omoda as (another) standalone brand in the second half of 2025, the C5 has lost its Omoda name… despite being sold under this spinoff brand in other markets. Pricing Drivetrains and Efficiency Dimensions Servicing and Warranty The Chery C5 is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. Chery has yet to detail capped-price servicing information for the C5, though it offers seven years of capped-price services on all its vehicles. Safety The Chery C5 is expected to carry over the Omoda 5's five-star ANCAP safety rating from 2022. Standard safety equipment across the range includes: Autonomous emergency braking Blind-spot monitoring Integrated Cruise Assist Driver attention monitoring Emergency lane-keep assist Lane-keep assist Multi-collision brake Rear cross-traffic assist Reversing camera Front and rear parking sensors Tyre pressure monitoring Front, front-side, front-centre and curtain airbags The Ultimate adds a surround-view camera. Standard Equipment There are two trim levels in the Chery C5 lineup. The C5 Urban comes standard with the following equipment: 17-inch alloy wheels with machine finish 215/60 R17 tyres Space-saver spare Electronic parking brake Auto hold Automatic projector LED headlights LED front fog lights with cornering function Automatic high-beam Heated, power-folding exterior mirrors Rain-sensing wipers Acoustic front door glass Proximity entry with push-button start Remote start Eco, Normal and Sport drive modes 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system Wired and wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto DAB digital radio Voice assistant 6-speaker sound system Fabric upholstery with leatherette bolsters 6-way power driver's seat Leatherette-wrapped steering wheel Tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment Rear folding armrest 60:40 split/fold rear seats Colour-adjustable ambient lighting LED front interior lighting LED luggage area light Single-zone air-conditioning with rear vents Matte metallic centre console finish 2 x front USB-A outlet (one in centre console, one on upper windscreen) 1 x front USB-C outlet 1 x rear USB-A outlet 1 x 12V front power outlet 1 x 12V power outlet in boot The C5 Ultimate adds: 18-inch alloy wheels with gloss black finish 215/55 R18 tyres Red brake calipers Power sunroof Power tailgate 8-speaker Sony sound system Leatherette upholstery Heated front seats LED rear interior lighting Frameless auto-dimming rear-view mirror Dual-zone climate control 50W wireless phone charger Colours Lunar White is the standard exterior colour for the Chery C5. The following finishes are optional for an extra cost: Mercurial Grey Space Black Saturn Silver Martian Red The Ultimate can be had with a choice of two two-tone paint finishes: Saturn Silver with Black roof
Perth Now
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
2025 Chery C5 price and specs
The Chery C5 replaces the Chery Omoda 5, wearing revised front-end styling and incorporating some key changes under the skin. Arriving in Chery Australia showrooms this month, the renamed and upgraded small SUV replaces the model with which the Chinese brand single-handedly relaunched itself Down Under in 2023. While the C5 sticks with the Omoda 5's turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, Chery has ditched the continuously variable transmission (CVT) for a six-speed dual-clutch auto. Combined cycle fuel consumption is unchanged at 6.9L/100km. Hundreds of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now. Supplied Credit: CarExpert The C5 has also lost its torsion-beam rear suspension in favour of a multi-link independent setup, previously seen on defunct GT versions of the Omoda 5. Boot space has also expanded by 10 litres to 370L. In terms of standard equipment, the new entry-level C5 Urban sits somewhere between the base FX and BX trims in the old Omoda 5 range, gaining the LED headlights and colour-adjustable ambient lighting of the latter. It wears a price tag of $29,990 drive-away, again putting it between these Omoda 5 grades which were being offered for $27,990 and $30,990 drive-away, respectively, at the end of their lives. A top-spec Ultimate model is priced at $34,990 drive-away, or $1000 more than the old Omoda 5 EX – after taking into account the $3000 promotional discount it was being offered with this year – but lacking its power passenger seat and heated steering wheel. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Up front, the C5 loses the Chery logo in favour of a Chery wordmark, and features a revised grille and lighting clusters. The Ultimate also gets a new alloy wheel design. The Chery C5's paint colour palette is largely monochromatic, with Martian Red being the only colour (and not shade) available. Gone are the distinctive pastel Jupiter Blue and Titan Green finishes, while even the subtler Midnight Blue is no longer available. This leaves just Martian Red, Space Black, Mercurial Grey, Saturn Silver and Lunar White, with the latter two available with a black roof in the top-spec Ultimate. While Chery is launching Omoda as (another) standalone brand in the second half of 2025, the C5 has lost its Omoda name… despite being sold under this spinoff brand in other markets. The Chery C5 is backed by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Chery has yet to detail capped-price servicing information for the C5, though it offers seven years of capped-price services on all its vehicles. The Chery C5 is expected to carry over the Omoda 5's five-star ANCAP safety rating from 2022. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Standard safety equipment across the range includes: Autonomous emergency braking Blind-spot monitoring Integrated Cruise Assist Driver attention monitoring Emergency lane-keep assist Lane-keep assist Multi-collision brake Rear cross-traffic assist Reversing camera Front and rear parking sensors Tyre pressure monitoring Front, front-side, front-centre and curtain airbags The Ultimate adds a surround-view camera. There are two trim levels in the Chery C5 lineup. Supplied Credit: CarExpert The C5 Urban comes standard with the following equipment: 17-inch alloy wheels with machine finish 215/60 R17 tyres Space-saver spare Electronic parking brake Auto hold Automatic projector LED headlights LED front fog lights with cornering function Automatic high-beam Heated, power-folding exterior mirrors Rain-sensing wipers Acoustic front door glass Proximity entry with push-button start Remote start Eco, Normal and Sport drive modes 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system Wired and wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto DAB digital radio Voice assistant 6-speaker sound system Fabric upholstery with leatherette bolsters 6-way power driver's seat Leatherette-wrapped steering wheel Tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment Rear folding armrest 60:40 split/fold rear seats Colour-adjustable ambient lighting LED front interior lighting LED luggage area light Single-zone air-conditioning with rear vents Matte metallic centre console finish 2 x front USB-A outlet (one in centre console, one on upper windscreen) 1 x front USB-C outlet 1 x rear USB-A outlet 1 x 12V front power outlet 1 x 12V power outlet in boot The C5 Ultimate adds: 18-inch alloy wheels with gloss black finish 215/55 R18 tyres Red brake calipers Power sunroof Power tailgate 8-speaker Sony sound system Leatherette upholstery Heated front seats LED rear interior lighting Frameless auto-dimming rear-view mirror Dual-zone climate control 50W wireless phone charger Lunar White is the standard exterior colour for the Chery C5. Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert Supplied Credit: CarExpert The following finishes are optional for an extra cost: Mercurial Grey Space Black Saturn Silver Martian Red The Ultimate can be had with a choice of two two-tone paint finishes: Saturn Silver with Black roof Lunar White with Black roof MORE: Everything Chery C5
