Omoda 9 revealed: posh plug-in hybrid SUV costs less than £45k
April 02, 2025 by Tom Wiltshire
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The new Omoda 9 looks much more appealing than previous offerings, with a high-tech interior and long-range plug-in hybrid engine
It’s fair to say that Omoda’s first cars in the UK weren’t universally liked, but the Chinese brand’s difficult second album looks to be an entirely different kettle of fish. The new Omoda 9 is a flagship SUV, packing a genuinely sleek design, efficient plug-in hybrid engine and a glamorous-looking cabin.
Priced from £44,990, the Omoda 9 undercuts premium PHEV alternatives such as the BMW X3 or Volvo XC60. Order books will open from May.
Omoda 9 design
The generic styling employed by the Omoda 5 translates quite well to the larger 9, and it doesn’t look nearly as much like a hodgepodge of other car designs. The front end is quite striking, with a full-width lightbar melding into vertical LED daytime running lights.
The narrow headlights sit above a Peugeot-aping body-coloured honeycomb grille, and there’s also a clamshell bonnet.
The sides are rather featureless, but you do get intricate alloy wheels (in a sensible size) as well as flush door handles. At the rear there’s a quad-exit exhaust, a full-width rear lightbar, and a roof spoiler.
Though it’s unlikely to win any design awards, the Omoda 9 does have presence – and you definitely get a lot of metal for your money.
Omoda 9 interior
Inside is similar to the exterior in that it’s a combination of a bit dull but nevertheless quite impressive. Don’t listen to the claims of a 24.6-inch display – it’s two screens set under one piece of glass, in exactly the same way as Hyundai and Kia do it. There’s one in front of the driver for speed and other information, and one in the centre for infotainment.
We definitely hope that these displays have been given an update from the ones used in the Omoda 5, as they were desperately clunky and awkward to use.
Underneath the screen you get a chrome-heavy centre console that includes a big sliding cover for the storage areas and three expensive-looking dials for the climate control. Chrome is a bit of a theme, despite many European manufacturers moving away from it – you also get chrome trim on the doors, on a bar spanning the full width of the dashboard, and even on the electric seat controls.
Speaking of seats, they’re heated and ventilated with a rather funky pattern. You also get a Sony stereo, a huge panoramic sunroof and plenty of advanced driver assistance features. Omoda says it’s using an ‘everything as standard’ approach with the 9 – so you can expect one well-equipped trim level rather than distinct bands with different equipment.
Omoda 9 engine
There’s just one engine on offer with the Omoda 9 – it’s a plug-in hybrid similar to the one in the Jaecoo 7. Called SHS or ‘Super Hybrid System’, in the Omoda 9 it pairs a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine with an electric motor on each axle and a large, 34.4kWh battery (for reference, the entry-level Mini Cooper Electric uses a 32.6kWh battery).
It’s a combination that makes for some impressive stats. Total system output is 449hp, sent to all four wheels, meaning a hot hatchback-rivalling 0-62mph sprint of just 4.9s. That’s the same time as a BMW M135i xDrive.
Omoda also claims up to 93 miles of fully electric driving, thanks to that large battery, and the ability to fast-charge at rates up to 70kW which should give a full charge in around 30 minutes. That contributes to a claimed maximum range of more than 700 miles, though with CO2 emissions of 40g/km it does miss out on the lowest tax band occupied by some plug-in hybrid alternatives.
Omoda 9 price and release date
The Omoda 9 is available to order now and first deliveries should be with customers by May 2025. It costs £44,990 in its single engine and trim combination. It comes with a seven-year, 100,000 mile warranty and separate eight-year cover for the battery.
Its pricing sits in an interesting spot. It’s much cheaper than posh plug-ins such as the BMW X3 or Volvo XC60, but does cost more than some really excellent alternatives from more budget brands – such as the Skoda Kodiaq or Kia Sportage. The Omoda 9 is larger than those two cars, and does come with much more equipment as standard, but you’ll be buying a relatively unknown Chinese brand that’s still in its infancy in the UK. We’ll drive the Omoda 9 soon, so keep checking Carwow for our thoughts.
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