2023 GWM Ora Review | Australia's Cheapest EV Touches Down | Drive.com.au

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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2024

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  • @ben8718
    @ben8718 Год назад +16

    I am sold, it looks so agile and easy to park, I love the color scheme as well, so cool

  • @pimm6678
    @pimm6678 Год назад +7

    My cousin got this car for over a year in Thailand and it works awesome

  • @barron204
    @barron204 Год назад +21

    It did well in the crash tests, and better than I expected.

  • @ubonrat8653
    @ubonrat8653 Год назад +32

    I like it, the world needs more small cars

  • @campbellreither550
    @campbellreither550 Год назад +30

    Excellent presenter, well done.

  • @andrewtaylor5510
    @andrewtaylor5510 Год назад +7

    My Family purchased the Ora Good Cat in Thailand home being in Bangkok. It was great to drive but range anxiety was biggest concern with charging stations and not to mention capacity of them in AMPs with regional travel. Home charging was suitable without concern for metro commute in Bangkok.
    I hope structure of charging network for Australia can support after sales of EV charging fast in both metro and regional.
    Overall this care is great and only negative is linear exhilaration with form of ABS causing tyre screeching noise like in the movies when you put your foot down.
    The ORA Good Cat from Thailand is great and wonder why they not call it Good Cat in the AU.

  • @anonanon6678
    @anonanon6678 Год назад +5

    0:31 and 3:01 sneak peeks of the (pink?) Ora Sport are a bonus in this video.

    • @yodad4776
      @yodad4776 Год назад

      Suckers ..sneak peak on a closed track ..u can see the lockable bollard gate and it's fenced off ...look at your surroundings

  • @normmansor1313
    @normmansor1313 Год назад +14

    This car was just launched in Malaysia and reviews have been good so far.
    And, as usual, Susannah is stunning as always 😍.

    • @vincecarlo
      @vincecarlo Год назад +4

      #1 BEST Selling EV 2022 In Thailand

  • @f1b1777
    @f1b1777 Год назад +8

    Just to help you the reason why they have mini looking thing etc is coz Great Wall have a deal with BMW development of the cars . Also you forgot to talk about the little sensor on the A pillar detects you tired or and if you locked live things like a pet or your baby in car as you walk away it will alert you .

    • @breadnewbie6326
      @breadnewbie6326 Год назад +1

      to be exact: designed by ex Porsche designer.

    • @jerrymyahzcat
      @jerrymyahzcat Год назад

      It’s the worst sensor ever. I turned it off in the Jolion I drove for 3 weeks. Far too intrusive even when you just looked down to see your speed it would complain at you. Wasn’t liveable with at all.

    • @John-yx6yz
      @John-yx6yz Год назад

      @@jerrymyahzcat Strange. I've been driving the Jolion for 7 months now, it only once thought I was sleepy...perhaps there's a sensitivity setting?

    • @jerrymyahzcat
      @jerrymyahzcat Год назад +1

      @@John-yx6yz it wasn’t the sleepy detection. That sensor performs 2 functions. Sleepy/drowsy and eyes off the road (attention). I never had the sleepy detection but it was insistent if I looked at the speedo or centre console to change the aircon for example. It would tell me to keep my eyes on the road. I turned that off - and left the sleepy detection on.

    • @donodono2287
      @donodono2287 4 месяца назад

      I think it looks more like a Suzuki Swift than anything else... 🤔

  • @therealjeffg
    @therealjeffg Год назад +8

    Great review thanks, a comparison to byd and mg4 would be great when you can get them all together. I’ve seen some UK reviews that don’t rate the ora as highly as the mg4 so am interested in your view

  • @jandircarneiroleao
    @jandircarneiroleao Год назад +5

    GWM is now arriving in Brazil, I'm buying a hybrid Haval H6. What is the rating of GWM vehicles in Australia?

    • @retrodude9185
      @retrodude9185 Год назад +1

      Around 7 out of 10

    • @jandircarneiroleao
      @jandircarneiroleao Год назад

      @@retrodude9185 thank You

    • @markuc
      @markuc 7 месяцев назад

      Selling pretty well. Nicely equipped and designed

  • @djm8027
    @djm8027 Год назад +4

    Noticed a few in these driving around Bangkok , looks ok

    • @vincecarlo
      @vincecarlo Год назад +2

      Best Selling in Thailand in '22

  • @TalismanPHX
    @TalismanPHX Год назад +14

    GWM needs to sell this vehicle in the USA 🇺🇸 and Canada 🇨🇦. It would be a tremendous sales hit!!

    • @TimBorg
      @TimBorg Год назад +1

      no its a rip off and too ugly

    • @breadnewbie6326
      @breadnewbie6326 Год назад +1

      wait for BYD small car (forgot the name). but, US suddenly put additional $7K tarrif for imported EV car, so expect higher price.
      ps: all ora cars are designed by ex Porsche designer.

    • @TimBorg
      @TimBorg Год назад

      @@breadnewbie6326 its so ugly makes me vomit blood
      would never buy a car made in China
      why would i waste my life savings on a $44k ugly lemon?
      that USA thing has nothing to do with me and even if it did I would also never want to buy a American made car as they also rubbish ugly lemons

    • @TimBorg
      @TimBorg Год назад +1

      @@breadnewbie6326 Porsche makes the worst ugliest lemons = so revolting and only a NAZI worshiper should like anything German

    • @breadnewbie6326
      @breadnewbie6326 Год назад +5

      @@TimBorg your money, your choice. nobody care about what you like / don't like.

  • @sticustom
    @sticustom Год назад +5

    The one thing you will never see in a GWM is the car driving down the road with the blinker on.

  • @tonyz9066
    @tonyz9066 Год назад +30

    45k too expensive, 35-40k will be reasonable

    • @philipchin6802
      @philipchin6802 Год назад +4

      Car dealership cashing in?....

    • @DrakenKnightWorld
      @DrakenKnightWorld Год назад

      25k*

    • @theairstig9164
      @theairstig9164 Год назад

      @@philipchin6802 car dealership knows they won’t see the customer again after the initial sale

    • @bingyangyu6327
      @bingyangyu6327 Год назад +2

      $45k for a Yaris, wtf are they thinking?? This car is like $20k in China. You can get ZS EV for this money and it's a SUV.

    • @birdyashiro1226
      @birdyashiro1226 Год назад

      @@bingyangyu6327你没事吧😅😅

  • @shivnaddha4623
    @shivnaddha4623 Год назад +1

    I own tesla but i loved this little car. Well designed.

  • @Mububban23
    @Mububban23 Год назад

    7:50 how much for the human sat nav option? 😀

  • @EnzoLui
    @EnzoLui Год назад +5

    My friend in China, bought this EV for 100k RMB. Equivalent to 21k Australian dollars. Aussies earn too much money so pay big on imported cars....

    • @theairstig9164
      @theairstig9164 Год назад +1

      Nothing to do with putting the cars on ships and putting them through AU specific import processes then

    • @jacobheinz8236
      @jacobheinz8236 Год назад +1

      @@theairstig9164yeah, no need to consider shipping costs from China to aus, forget about shipping insurance costs, hey why bother with storage costs? Ignore PDI by local Aussies paid in local labour rates, take away the profit margin necessary in Aust, then it’ll be about the same price in China! Some mothers do have ‘em.

    • @keithwilson1554
      @keithwilson1554 Год назад

      @@jacobheinz8236 It's $10,000 for an Individual to import a car shipping,taxes,compliance,inspections etc. A large scale importer would do it cheaper. The Chinese model has a smaller Motor. So a 35 to 40,000 price may have been achievable. But everyone is Price gouging at the moment including the Banks.

  • @MrToppox
    @MrToppox Год назад

    😈😈😈 well you have an articulated sense of well being , the way you show in great detail with explanations 😈😈😈

  • @ad_fletch
    @ad_fletch Год назад +1

    Wish the Model 3 had a ‘you’re about to curb the wheel’ warning…on the other hand the Ora’s ‘corrective’ steering seems even more annoying on country roads than our Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance.

    • @jerrymyahzcat
      @jerrymyahzcat Год назад

      The corrective steering in the Jolion from GWM is nasty too.

  • @donodono2287
    @donodono2287 4 месяца назад

    Can it be charged overnight by plugging it into regular wall sockets at home, or do you have to visit a charging station?

    • @Drivecomau
      @Drivecomau  4 месяца назад

      You can plug it into a regular wall socket with the provided cable. If you have a 10 Amps socket it would take around 22-23 hours for a full charge for the Standard Range battery, and 29-30 hours for the Extended range models. If you have a 16 Amp power outlet, that drops to around 14 hours and 18.5 hours respectively. Of course rather than wait until the car is completely flat, topping up overnight means for a regular commute you should be easily able to use a regular power socket.

  • @arbutus12
    @arbutus12 Год назад +4

    GWM (Great Wall Motor) will build electric MINIs for BMW In China.

  • @SuspectAccount
    @SuspectAccount День назад

    This is the most stylish car in the country. Shame you can't seem to get that interior colour though. It really does have a 1962 vibe.

  • @ancgeo1
    @ancgeo1 Год назад +1

    Why you should pay for a hatch back for 50k.. It should be between 18-28k maximum

  • @murdyloveshopping
    @murdyloveshopping Год назад +1

    The 2023 model in China is using the column shift /steering wheel gear, shift, I wonder why in the UK and Australia is still the same as the 2022 model

    • @Drivecomau
      @Drivecomau  Год назад +2

      It looks like right-hand drive vehicles (including those sent to the UK and Thailand) are a little slower to catch up and retain the console-mounted gear selector. The car we drove in this video was a pre-production vehicle so some features may be slightly different, although it looks like the gear selector won't change before deliveries begin.

  • @Wofinet
    @Wofinet Год назад +2

    Great to see an affordable ev. That nose badge needs an intervention though. It looks a bit naughty. 😳

    • @jerrymyahzcat
      @jerrymyahzcat Год назад

      Why can’t GWM have a consistent logo. The GWM cannon has a circle thing, others have GWM. Come on, pick a consistent logo.

  • @vincecarlo
    @vincecarlo Год назад +3

    ORA BEST Selling EV in Thailand in 2022

  • @rcast3763
    @rcast3763 Год назад

    Only one trim level, just battery size and number of motors difference?
    What type of battery, LFP?

    • @jay-uo2bi
      @jay-uo2bi Год назад +2

      I may be incorrect (this is per wikipedia) but I believe the 47.8kwh battery is LFP but the bigger 59.1/63.1kwh battery is NMC.

    • @breadnewbie6326
      @breadnewbie6326 Год назад +1

      3 trims. 2 type of motors. LFP.

    • @Drivecomau
      @Drivecomau  Год назад +2

      There will be two trim levels across three variants. Standard Range and Long Range will share the same equipment, plus there will be a GT version above that. In Australia all will share the same 126kW/250 motor, which is only a single motor, front-wheel drive set-up, there's no dual motor version of the Ora available.
      Overseas the Standard Range uses a 48 kWh lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) battery, whereas the Long Range and GT runs a 63 kWh lithium-ternary (NMC) battery. We've asked GWM Australia if battery chemistry will be the same here, but they were unable to confirm.

  • @crewstationcafe1091
    @crewstationcafe1091 Год назад

    Hi. Could you please test the GT version? Thanks

    • @Drivecomau
      @Drivecomau  Год назад +1

      We're keen to get behind the wheel of the GT too, but for the most part changes to the Ora GT are cosmetic or equipment-specific, so the driving and dynamics won't change. We've taken a deeper look at the Australian-spec Ora, so you can read all about it at www.drive.com.au/reviews/2023-gwm-ora-review-australian-first-drive/ and catch the video of the Ora Extended Range at ruclips.net/video/dyZC4BPFsls/видео.html

  • @karl6203
    @karl6203 Год назад +2

    I don’t get why they just don’t call it a ‘Funky Cat’? What happens when they release other vehicles from the Ora brand?

    • @Drivecomau
      @Drivecomau  Год назад +2

      In the case of the Lightning Cat, they're previewing it in Australia as the GWM Ora Sport, so it looks like all Ora vehicles are set to get a reworked name for Australia.

  • @jorgeson3586
    @jorgeson3586 Год назад +2

    Prices are still too high and size too big. We need a sub 4 meter 4 door hatch back with smaller battery, therefore lighter weight, faster to charge in 240 V garage plug in, cheaper to buy , just to do all my shopping runs ,school run, leave it at train stations, visit friends, go to beach etc. damn it how many times do we need to tell you !😂

    • @jay-uo2bi
      @jay-uo2bi Год назад

      Ora make a smaller and much cheaper car called the Black Cat, but I don't think it would be sold in Australia etc as it probably wouldn't be able to do under NCAP tests due to it's small and low cost nature.

    • @ad_fletch
      @ad_fletch Год назад

      Fiat 500e would be nice, or updated Zoe.

    • @vincecarlo
      @vincecarlo Год назад +1

      That would be NETA V
      #2 HIGHEST Registration in Jan'23

    • @theairstig9164
      @theairstig9164 Год назад +1

      The issue is still currently battery manufacturing constraint. As of the publication there is no BYD seagull with a sodium lithium hybrid battery. That will change by the end of 2023 . Spot prices for raw lithium carbonate are crashing now. This is going to sound surreal but once the battery input costs drop by 80% from what they are today, and the power density goes up from 160Wh per kg to 200 your cheap city car will come. Not before. Patience!

    • @jorgeson3586
      @jorgeson3586 Год назад

      @@theairstig9164 hey, thanks for these infos, I will wait patiently like Buddha. I hope the government or car manufacturers will not then come up with other excuses to gouge the consumers.👍

  • @photent
    @photent 9 месяцев назад

    But this is the Ultra spec isn't it? Sunroof doesn't come in the standard spec. Maybe i missed you say this.

    • @Drivecomau
      @Drivecomau  9 месяцев назад +1

      The cars shown in this video were 'pre-production' before the GWM Ora launched in Australia. There were based on overseas specifications, and slightly different to what we get in Australia. The panoramic sunroof is standard of the GT and Ultra grades, but not available on the Standard Range or regular Extended Range.

  • @haoruchen4216
    @haoruchen4216 7 месяцев назад

    ev revolutionary

  • @jasoncarmichael4540
    @jasoncarmichael4540 Год назад

    Does the single pedal mode mean brake regen ?

    • @Drivecomau
      @Drivecomau  Год назад +2

      It does. The car will regen during deceleration with the one-pedal mode on or off, but using one-pedal increases the rate of energy harvesting to help slow the vehicle more quickly.

    • @jasoncarmichael4540
      @jasoncarmichael4540 Год назад

      @@Drivecomau thanks

  • @BD12
    @BD12 Год назад +1

    I just want to know if it'll be a rustbucket in a couple of years, that's all.

    • @theairstig9164
      @theairstig9164 Год назад +1

      Wait two years and we will both find out

    • @jacobheinz8236
      @jacobheinz8236 Год назад

      @@theairstig9164wait longer like 5 years, we all wanna find out, if cars do rust.

    • @markuc
      @markuc 7 месяцев назад

      At least the paint won't peel like Toyota and Hondas, that's probably for sure 😂

  • @RechargableBattery
    @RechargableBattery Год назад

    The driver monitoring system does NOT work in this car in NZ and Australia, only works in the GT model. It is supposed to work but GWM China don't have a fix for it. They have been trying to fix my cars DMS for 8 months now. it is not a 5 star ANCAP safety without the driver monitoring system working. please share for the safety of ORA drivers

  • @richieduck67
    @richieduck67 Год назад +2

    Good cat or bad cat

  • @jaisabai4155
    @jaisabai4155 Год назад +7

    Do they deliver by balloon? 🤔

    • @philipchin6802
      @philipchin6802 Год назад

      Careful it could be a US balloon..heard they down one of their own 🙄

    • @markuc
      @markuc 7 месяцев назад

      'Murican kind of the question 🤡

  • @georgeeagle872
    @georgeeagle872 Год назад

    Saw a demo one in a shopping centre. Def a girls car.

  • @kramrollin69
    @kramrollin69 Год назад +1

    You do realise that this car is an almost direct copy of the 2009 K12 Nissan Micra, right.
    A funky car still loved by its owners......my daughter calls her's the Tardis....for obvious reasons to those that own them.

    • @jay-uo2bi
      @jay-uo2bi Год назад +3

      If this looks like a 'direct copy' of a k12 micra then your eyes are not sharp lol. It has visual similarities to a variety of cars/brands but is really no 'copy'.

    • @breadnewbie6326
      @breadnewbie6326 Год назад +3

      the ORA designer is ex Porsche designer.

  • @grahammcgrath6453
    @grahammcgrath6453 Год назад

    Is this the car that has just been recalled?

  • @breadnewbie6326
    @breadnewbie6326 Год назад

    color: probably not turquoise, but tosca. but I'm not sure, either.

  • @nile9975
    @nile9975 10 месяцев назад

    I really like this car.i will have to
    visit a gun dealer.👍

  • @chrisclifford5472
    @chrisclifford5472 Год назад

    Called the same in Thailand

  • @incfilly
    @incfilly 8 месяцев назад

    Articulate presenter 👏🏻

  • @rivergladesgardenrailroad8834
    @rivergladesgardenrailroad8834 Год назад

    'gear shifter' there are no gears. there is forward and reverse guys.

  • @marklivingstone3710
    @marklivingstone3710 Год назад

    Sorry but, I bought the top of the range, fully optioned MG ZS EV with a full 7 year unlimited km warranty for $48,900, paid less in rego and insurance and got a $6000 rebate from the Queensland state government, effectively I paid $43000 for top of the range, fully optioned, so perhaps the ora is not the cheapest ev

  • @aristideau5072
    @aristideau5072 Год назад

    The style reminds of a 2005ish Nissan Micra, also your accent sounds sooo familiar, you wouldn't happened to have grown up Geelong way by any chance

  • @tassieflash63
    @tassieflash63 Год назад +1

    This model reviewed is not what we can order in Australia, unfortunately they have skimped out on offering the sunroof, which is standard in many other countries 😞

    • @breadnewbie6326
      @breadnewbie6326 Год назад +1

      frankly, that's strange. I suspect the importer choose the cheapest trims and sell them at high margin.

  • @rolandfeasey5899
    @rolandfeasey5899 Год назад

    No for me at that price should be. Half that price

  • @kelvinlam1875
    @kelvinlam1875 Год назад

    No way pay this amount for it.

  • @garyblizzard5266
    @garyblizzard5266 Год назад +1

    poor review.no mention of safety systems,active cruise.battery chemistry?.what was trip meter saying about kw per 100 km.

  • @okjohnokok
    @okjohnokok Год назад

    only a few days left in april.

  • @DrakenKnightWorld
    @DrakenKnightWorld Год назад +2

    Very expensive for what it offers...

  • @justice4g
    @justice4g Год назад

    they might sell some EVs if they started at 30k and they still need to work on lowering the weight, this one's 1540kgs

  • @dayanarung
    @dayanarung Год назад

    The No car. Ora means no

  • @messithegod192
    @messithegod192 Год назад +2

    50k ? Ill go with BYD everyday rather than this cheap Porsche copy

  • @MatthewBayard
    @MatthewBayard Год назад

    If you have to use the brake pedal in an Ev then the Ev doesn't have a good one pedal mode.

    • @breadnewbie6326
      @breadnewbie6326 Год назад

      it can, if the regen activated.

    • @MatthewBayard
      @MatthewBayard Год назад

      @@breadnewbie6326 some are not strong enough to bring the car to a stop without using the brakes. It's poor design.

    • @breadnewbie6326
      @breadnewbie6326 Год назад

      @@MatthewBayard I haven't try it, have you?

    • @MatthewBayard
      @MatthewBayard Год назад

      @@breadnewbie6326 I've watched other reviews who have said this car is not one pedal driving. My original comment still stands. It's one pedal mode for EVs otherwise it's a bad EV.

    • @breadnewbie6326
      @breadnewbie6326 Год назад

      @@MatthewBayard feel free to define what is a good ev.

  • @divad23
    @divad23 Год назад

    May as well call it the “Copy Cat” ☺️

  • @jerrymyahzcat
    @jerrymyahzcat Год назад

    I drove a GWM Haval Jolion for 3 weeks. Nasty nasty car. Worst new car I’ve ever driven. The safety intervention aids were far too intrusive. You would indicate to leave the motorway and it would wrench you back on. Someone would be close behind and it would flash the hazard lights crazily. If you took your eyes off the road for a second to look at the instruments it would demand you pay attention. I turned off all the aids I could. Worst implementation of safety ever. Couldn’t live with that. Other manufacturers have done a much better job. Sounds like this Ora was interfering too much too.

    • @yodad4776
      @yodad4776 Год назад +2

      You know what's the best safety feature of all BEING ABLE TO DRIVE PROPERLY to many ppl are relying on tech when just learn to drive properly ..I've been driving 30 years and I've NEVER needed a airbag or abs and I've spent STUPID amounts of time on the road as a roadside AA contractor as well monthly trips to Auckland and back ..I've had all the same cars for over 10 years ..bought a mpv turbo and it didn't last 5 years ..I've fixed it and it's got problems AGAIN yet my 1988 courier Ute never fails ....and it will outlast anything being made now ....these electric cars are a phase ...just think how much driving my 88 Ute will do with that 40k

    • @jerrymyahzcat
      @jerrymyahzcat Год назад

      @@yodad4776 Not having airbags is just plain dumb. You could be in a crash where you are a perfect driver and someone slams into you totally out of your control. Airbags save lives and are a passive safety system. Same with ABS - it can pulse brake and control stability better than any human ever no matter how good you are. It’s only worse in gravel when you want the gravel to pile up in front of the wheels if you want to stop faster but even with ABS you can steer around things while maintaining control that you CAN’T do while skidding and piling up gravel in front of the wheels even if it takes longer to stop so there’s that. Also ABS not much use on ICE but can help. Believe me I’ve done 2 advanced driving courses using ABS - it’s a winner even if you can “drive properly”.
      But I 100% agree about being able to drive properly.
      Driving students are these days telling their instructors that they “don’t need to look in the mirrors or over their shoulder” as they have blind spot monitoring and they “don’t need to pay much attention” as the car has lane keeping or adaptive cruise or AEB. They will say “no worries I have a camera” etc too. Absolute rubbish. You need to be able to drive properly without ANY aids first and then sure some of these system are an added help.
      Lastly you are delusional if you believe older cars are in ANY way better than modern ones. They facts are out. Modern cars ARE far superior and safer.

  • @jasonlewis2990
    @jasonlewis2990 Год назад +1

    With out a doubt the absolute worst looking piece of trash car I have ever seen in my entire life

  • @lukelawrence6007
    @lukelawrence6007 Год назад +3

    Ugly knock off vw beetle

  • @mvnorsel6354
    @mvnorsel6354 Год назад

    I long for the day when the ' cat ' is a gender neutral animal.

  • @cootified
    @cootified Год назад

    As a gay male, this car is absolutely off!

  • @centralkingdom8141
    @centralkingdom8141 Год назад

    They only cheap to buy in China.

  • @TimBorg
    @TimBorg Год назад +2

    that is so ugly I would rather a Nissan Leaf for EV Hatch

    • @arbutus12
      @arbutus12 Год назад +1

      Yes, get Nissan Leaf 🤣

    • @TimBorg
      @TimBorg Год назад +1

      @@arbutus12 Yes well it is a million times better

    • @breadnewbie6326
      @breadnewbie6326 Год назад

      in the end of this year we can compare their sales numbers & see how many agree with you.

    • @TimBorg
      @TimBorg Год назад

      @@breadnewbie6326 who cares
      not me

    • @paulchen117
      @paulchen117 Год назад +1

      Nissan Leaf might be discontinued soon, if not already is because it is not selling. It is one million times better than Chinese made. You Need to buy one before it is gone. And Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, even Honda are in trouble because they are behind in their EVs and technology. More than half of “cheap, junk, unreliable, unsafe” EVs sold in the world are Chinese made.