New ORA Funky Cat review: The small EV to beat? - DrivingElectric

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Meet the brand-new ORA Funky Cat, and before you ask, yes, that really is its name. It’s the first electric car from the recently established Chinese brand, and a quirky alternative to hatchbacks like the Volkswagen ID.3, and smaller city-focused EVs such as the Fiat 500 and MINI Electric. But can this peculiar-looking kitten hold its own against its proven competitors? Editor Richard Ingram took it for a spin to find out…
Chapters:
00:00 - Funky Cat? Are you serious?
00:46 - Safety and equipment
01:06 - Interior quality and infotainment
02:06 - Range, battery and charging
02:42 - Ride comfort and handling
04:10 - Boot space and practicality
05:16 - Final thoughts
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[@nifatchoudhury3623]

In a few years when hatchback EVs are priced competitively, that's when electric cars will gain serious momentum among us "average class" people who don't have money to throw away 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@philipc239]

BYD E2 is quite affordable already 😊

[@Mike-qu6fp]

Pretty good, but still unaffordable for most people. Thanks for the review.

[@tomooo2637]

This car is less than £15 K in China (15K is the long range version in China) and is well priced in the whole of asia pacific area (including Australia). The UK price is the highest in the world at this time and that it a terrible shame. You are correct - the price is wrong.

[@I_dont_want_an_at]

pick up a used one in 6 years. 15 grand Australian dollars

[@minniesaab7255]

😍

[@jameschapman4824]

My wife's handbag is bigger than that boot LOL 🤣😂

[@ellisrochlin2267]

not so SMART , it looks very bland indeed , reminds me of a suzuki swift from about 15 yrs ago

[@AnimilesYT]

It's a cute little thing. If I live in a city I would use a bike and/or public transit though, so I don't think I'd buy a car like this. But it still looks appealing :)

[@ISuperTed]

Like the looks but £32k for this spec in 2022 - you’re having a laugh! Could have got away with it 2 years ago but there are better/cheaper rivals out there now.
In 2 years time this will look incredibly dated once the lure of the looks has worn off.

[@leem5894]

Weird name, Weird looks, nice interior but range too low proce too high and that boot way too small! Makes the MG4 look like a bargain of the century!

[@buzzofftoxicblog791]

Brilliant but our New 2021 42kw BMW i3s cost with a deal 30k faster same range and wow to so much more to drive 🚗 🙂🌎...

[@funkyfin3023]

I can see why Porsche got rid of that designer. Trying to be cute doesn’t work IMO.

[@John-up4wz]

PЯӨMӨƧM 😌

[@ellisrochlin2267]

just the words funkey cat for this ev is poor marketing unless you love smallish bland looking ev that resembles a suzuki swift from 10/15 yrs ago and you also like a tiny ,tiny boot tut,tut plus have no use for a spare 32 ,000 pound and are a cat lover , BEST POINT is a 7 YR warranty .

[@I_dont_want_an_at]

you're a madman

[@ellisrochlin2267]

@@I_dont_want_an_at A intelligent madman with good taste and a keen eye for value. The name ,the styling side and back along with the rrp is definitely not worthy of my hard earned . STILL reminds me of a 15 yr old suzuki swift

[@tinkertaylor4447]

Tooooooooooooo expensive

[@DrivingElectric]

Perhaps not when you consider the competition...