I am likely getting a new car this year and have the new Toyota Corolla at the top of the list. Yesterday, just for fun I searched for "New car Malaysia 2023" on the internet and one of the models caught my attention. Chery Omoda 5.

To cut a story short, why can't Japanese manufacturers come up with something as appealing as this. I'm not referring to the engine, reliability or performance but the overall exterior looks which look premium and classy, and the interior design beats all Corolla Cross and hrv to me. If the Omoda 5 has a Toyota badge on it, I'll buy it without hesitation.

The last I heard was the Omoda 5 will be priced around RM130k to 140k, launching next week or next month.

Here's my 2 cents worth. Established car makers generally follow a set design language and this is something that is honed and refined over the years. Unless of course there is a sudden new design direction as what BMW had during the Bangle era. It will be a risk, the public will either love it or loathe it. The Bangle 5 and 7 series were hated at launch but those designs were refined over time. For China cars, their design language is still rather new. They went from making shameful copies of established makes to now, designing cars for the new IT age. Since they have a very short history and heritage in car designs, they are able to explore all sorts of new angles based on their market research without fear of detracting from the past (their past design language is actually what they prefer to leave behind). For the Japanese, they have been usually conservative, depending on evolution rather than revolution so, they will continue to be like this till someone at the very top wakes up and charts a new design direction for the company. They usually cannot change immediately as they need to adhere to their heritage and history.

Here's my 2 cents worth. Established car makers generally follow a set design language and this is something that is honed and refined over the years. Unless of course there is a sudden new design direction as what BMW had during the Bangle era. It will be a risk, the public will either love it or loathe it. The Bangle 5 and 7 series were hated at launch but those designs were refined over time. For China cars, their design language is still rather new. They went from making shameful copies of established makes to now, designing cars for the new IT age. Since they have a very short history and heritage in car designs, they are able to explore all sorts of new angles based on their market research without fear of detracting from the past (their past design language is actually what they prefer to leave behind). For the Japanese, they have been usually conservative, depending on evolution rather than revolution so, they will continue to be like this till someone at the very top wakes up and charts a new design direction for the company. They usually cannot change immediately as they need to adhere to their heritage and history.

I am likely getting a new car this year and have the new Toyota Corolla at the top of the list. Yesterday, just for fun I searched for "New car Malaysia 2023" on the internet and one of the models caught my attention. Chery Omoda 5.

To cut a story short, why can't Japanese manufacturers come up with something as appealing as this. I'm not referring to the engine, reliability or performance but the overall exterior looks which look premium and classy, and the interior design beats all Corolla Cross and hrv to me. If the Omoda 5 has a Toyota badge on it, I'll buy it without hesitation.

The last I heard was the Omoda 5 will be priced around RM130k to 140k, launching next week or next month.

So powderful that badge?

I have sold a Toyota after driving it for a year...Really don't share the same sentiment. I Really thibk Toyota is overrated and being sold at inflated price

So are you going for the Chery? What other cars are you weighing at aside from Toyota and Chery?

It is highly unlikely I'm going with the Chery. Right now it's only the new Toyota Corolla model that is due to launch anytime now. There are no other cars that interest me at the moment other than Toyota Corolla. My main priority first and foremost is reliability and problem-free. Other considerations such as comfort and quietness as well as looks both exterior and interior design come in next. Power, handling and performance used to be the top priorities for me 10 years ago but they are now at the bottom and are of least importance to me.

I don't think there are other brands that can do better than Toyota in the aspects that I value and if there is one, I would appreciate if you can offer some insight. May I know which Toyota model have you owned?

Oh I see. You are not considering Chery at all. It was a Corolla Cross 1.8V that I have sold off.

The reason I have bought it was like yours: reliability and problem free as I was driving a Peugeot before.

But at days becomes weeks and weeks become months, I regretted it immensely, Toyota cars are really super boring, it gets the job done but none the excitement.

Mazda 3 can be an alternative if you can forgive its shortcomings...

Car reviewer mentioned omada 5 will be below 120k

If they want to stand an edge its smart to price their top spec below 120k

that interior

toyota looks like 30 years old car compared to this

I am likely getting a new car this year and have the new Toyota Corolla at the top of the list. Yesterday, just for fun I searched for "New car Malaysia 2023" on the internet and one of the models caught my attention. Chery Omoda 5.

To cut a story short, why can't Japanese manufacturers come up with something as appealing as this. I'm not referring to the engine, reliability or performance but the overall exterior looks which look premium and classy, and the interior design beats all Corolla Cross and hrv to me. If the Omoda 5 has a Toyota badge on it, I'll buy it without hesitation.

The last I heard was the Omoda 5 will be priced around RM130k to 140k, launching next week or next month.

Below RM120k? That's quite attractive. Yes I agree the interior of Toyota Corolla Cross does not look good to me especially the door panels and chunky handles. I haven't seen the interior of the new Corolla and hopefully it will look a bit better than the Cross.

The interior of the Omoda 5 surely looks good, the exterior of the car looks like a RM250k model.

omoda 5 seems to lose on the ride and handling

can check out other reviews who test the driving

its too soft

cornering also like a boat

but good if u drive politely dont whack the corner

Thanks for the information. I have expected Chinese vehicles to be lacking in areas of ride and handling but if tuned to a comfortable ride then it should be fine. For SUVs it's not too critical but the suspension should not be too soft. I test drove the Honda CRV several years ago and the suspension is too soft or bouncy for my preferences as well. If reviews of the Chery Omoda 5 are accurate, it's unfortunate the handling does not match the sporty elegant looks of the vehicle.

Altis facelift in Thailand recently with hardly any identifiable change, Just Google and see.

Thanks for the information. I have expected Chinese vehicles to be lacking in areas of ride and handling but if tuned to a comfortable ride then it should be fine. For SUVs it's not too critical but the suspension should not be too soft. I test drove the Honda CRV several years ago and the suspension is too soft or bouncy for my preferences as well. If reviews of the Chery Omoda 5 are accurate, it's unfortunate the handling does not match the sporty elegant looks of the vehicle.

Chery (also Changan, GWM etc) as a whole is a company that do only car assembly, lack of car R&D. They buy off the shelves components, hire some art designer and put things together.
The one area they are ahead of market, is ambient lights and infotainment screen size.

Ride and Handling, take thousands, hundred thousands of hours of road testing. See how Hyundai test their car these days, and it is reflected in the current products.

They also buy off the shelves electronics, ABC, TC, ESP and implement the vanilla algorithm from the suppliers. Again missing the tuning and road testing. If you can read mandarin, checkout reviews from inside China great firewall, all kind of funny stories.

Down to the basic like brake bias, how to size the front vs rear brake.

Overall, I would avoid these companies until they started to invest in motorsport like Geely (via Lynk & Co, Cyan Racing), and Hyundai (N).
If they do determined to change and improves to be a proper car makers with real R&D, it would take 10-15 years, that's how long Geely/Hyundai taken to transform themselves. But in current stage, I didn't see the effort yet.

What you say may very well be true, but the biggest question or perhaps nightmare is how long will the company or dealership last in Malaysia after a 2nd entry to the market with this all-new model? The survival of the company will largely depend on the reception of the people, ultimately the sales. If the sales are poor, imagine buying the vehicle but going into next year the company closes down and cease to exist with no more support to owners who have already bought the car...

Mazda 3 can be an alternative if you can forgive its shortcomings...

Chery (also Changan, GWM etc) as a whole is a company that do only car assembly, lack of car R&D. They buy off the shelves components, hire some art designer and put things together.
The one area they are ahead of market, is ambient lights and infotainment screen size.

Imagine P2 without platform/engines design from Daihatsu, what would it be? Yes, reverse engineering and copy cat.

Ride and Handling, take thousands, hundred thousands of hours of road testing. See how Hyundai test their car these days, and it is reflected in the current products.

They also buy off the shelves electronics, ABC, TC, ESP and implement the vanilla algorithm from the suppliers. Again missing the tuning and road testing. If you can read mandarin, checkout reviews from inside China great firewall, all kind of funny stories.

Down to the basic like brake bias, how to size the front vs rear brake.

Basically due to 2 reasons. First they've been focus on 3rd world low cost market. It doesn't transition overnight. Second, China mostly city driving, they rarely drive past 80km/h, if you've been there, speed trap every 100-200m on some roads.

Overall, I would avoid these companies until they started to invest in motorsport like Geely (via Lynk & Co, Cyan Racing), and Hyundai (N).
If they do determined to change and improves to be a proper car makers with real R&D, it would take 10-15 years, that's how long Geely/Hyundai taken to transform themselves. But in current stage, I didn't see the effort yet.

I've had a 2nd look at the Mazda 3. The 2.0 low spec model at RM150k may still be reachable. However, if I"m not mistaken the model is already near to its cycle as the new model with Skyactiv X may be replacing the current model soon. Since you are always up to date with the current trends and news in the automotive industry, do you know roughly when Mazda will bring in the new Mazda 3 model with Skyactiv X that will replace the current model?

The Mazda 3 was launched in 2019 or 2020 if I'm not mistaken. So it's about time since the replacement cycle with Japanese cars is around 4 years. Next year 2024?

I've had a 2nd look at the Mazda 3. The 2.0 low spec model at RM150k may still be reachable. However, if I"m not mistaken the model is already near to its cycle as the new model with Skyactiv X may be replacing the current model soon. Since you are always up to date with the current trends and news in the automotive industry, do you know roughly when Mazda will bring in the new Mazda 3 model with Skyactiv X that will replace the current model?

The Mazda 3 was launched in 2019 or 2020 if I'm not mistaken. So it's about time since the replacement cycle with Japanese cars is around 4 years. Next year 2024?

If Australia market response to it was "yikes, too expensive", I don't think Malaysian has stomach for it.

And, Australian really loves Mazda mind you, being 2nd best selling brand after Toyota

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/is-ma...-failed-to-work

Here price is a big factor. Especially it the car lack of features.  Check Elantra with tiny 1.6NA engine sold at rm168k, no wonder no one buying it. Bermaz here for Mazda, no news for latest version of CX5, keep on as of now until what year?

They can't bring the new CX5 here. New one will cost an arm and leg. It's projected price hike does not justify the small set of features introduced in the latest CX-5.

We might become like Wira era. Stuck with old model for years when abroad already with new model

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Received the brochure of the Omoda 5 (PDF) via from a friend via Whatsapp today so attaching it here for those who are interested in this vehicle.

I am likely getting a new car this year and have the new Toyota Corolla at the top of the list. Yesterday, just for fun I searched for "New car Malaysia 2023" on the internet and one of the models caught my attention. Chery Omoda 5.

To cut a story short, why can't Japanese manufacturers come up with something as appealing as this. I'm not referring to the engine, reliability or performance but the overall exterior looks which look premium and classy, and the interior design beats all Corolla Cross and hrv to me. If the Omoda 5 has a Toyota badge on it, I'll buy it without hesitation.

The last I heard was the Omoda 5 will be priced around RM130k to 140k, launching next week or next month.

Take aside design, Toyota in Malaysia even supplied with very dated dual VVT-i engine instead of the newer Dynamic Force engine that is provided by other countries.

Their target market for MY really for those who do not question about the technology but someone who looking for proven formula and doesn't mind it being dated with a Toyota badge.

Was interested too, until I got tired of the foot-dragging by Chery since before the pandemic.

Biggest question is warranty and after-sales support.

where this showroom

can go see adi?

the red looks too ahbeng n ugly

i prefer if get full blacked out exterior or glossy black

10-year/1,000,000-km warranty. Good job, this will make other maker rivals lower their ball to improve the warranty in the future. cough for Bermaz, 100k km warranty but dont give ATF change,.

10 years or 100 years warranty ka or 1000000km or unlimited km ka is all nonsense
they can keep your car there 6 months for claims with reason no spareparts

10-year/1,000,000-km warranty. Good job, this will make other maker rivals lower their ball to improve the warranty in the future. cough for Bermaz, 100k km warranty but dont give ATF change,.

Go ahead, ts

Ppl will start forgetting toyota honda in the coming years

Tengku Zafrul: NIMP2030 to capitalise on US$2.7 bln Asean EV market
07-07- 2023 07:05 AM

KUALA LUMPUR: The New Industrial Master Plan 2030 (NIMP2030), to be launched in August this year, will be capitalising on the US$2.7 billion (US$1=RM4.66) Asean electric vehicle (EV) market, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

He said Chery Malaysia’s plan to inject an initial capital of RM170 million for its expansion strategies here will not only provide variety and excitement to the local auto market but also support Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth through strategic sectoral growth.

As part of its global expansion, the Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer today announced the injection of RM170 million for expansion in Malaysia, which will provide 4,000 high-paying, high-skilled jobs for Malaysians in the next five years.

“Mass electrification from the automotive sector fits in well with the country’s national environmental, social and governance (ESG) and net zero agenda from the manufacturing industry’s perspective. As such, we have already started pushing for higher EV penetration within our country.

“As Malaysia is a major electrical and electronics manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia, automakers like Chery can easily leverage on this to help grow Malaysia’s production of next-generation vehicles (or NxGVs),” he said in his speech at the official grand launch of Chery Malaysia’s Tiggo 8PRO and Omoda 5 here today.

Chery Malaysia, according to Tengku Zafrul, is also targeting to launch both its EV and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) models to reach around 20 per cent of the EV market share in Malaysia by as early as 2024, and will also introduce its affordable EV models in future.

“The Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) welcomes all these initiatives as they are aligned with our national aspiration of having 15 per cent total industry volume (TIV) for electrified vehicles (EV and hybrid) by 2030, and 38 per cent of TIV by year 2040,” he said.

The minister said that Malaysia has a dynamic automotive industry which supports over 700,000 workers in its ecosystem, accounting for over 4.4 per cent of the Malaysian workforce.

Its contribution to Malaysia’s GDP is about four to five per cent on average annually, and it delivered RM64.5 billion towards the national GDP in 2022.

Miti is targeting to increase the sector’s GDP contribution to RM104.2 billion by 2030.-Bernama

Condition of Chery Tinggo 8 on 10 Mar 2023. The car was bought 3 Sep 2020. Less than 3 years car 

https://m.12365auto.com/zlts/20230616/939101.shtml

OT? That one clearly the different and old model.

Unlike their previous foray, Chery has chosen to enter the market this time without a local partner, opting to cut its own path in a competitive market. Even the mighty BYD chose to partner with major player Sime Darby. Additionally, Chery confirmed that 31 dealerships will be ready to serve new customers by launch date, with more scheduled to open by the end of 2023.

Another point to highlight about Chery’s aggressive plans is their bringing both the Omoda 5 and Tiggo 8 Pro to market in CKD, locally-assembled form right from the outset with all Chery models sold here to have rolled off the Inokom plant in Kulim. This is opposed to the usual practice of introducing an initial batch of fully imported cars to achieve an earlier launch date, followed by CKD units down the road

Chery (also Changan, GWM etc) as a whole is a company that do only car assembly, lack of car R&D. They buy off the shelves components, hire some art designer and put things together.
The one area they are ahead of market, is ambient lights and infotainment screen size.

Imagine P2 without platform/engines design from Daihatsu, what would it be? Yes, reverse engineering and copy cat.

Ride and Handling, take thousands, hundred thousands of hours of road testing. See how Hyundai test their car these days, and it is reflected in the current products.

They also buy off the shelves electronics, ABC, TC, ESP and implement the vanilla algorithm from the suppliers. Again missing the tuning and road testing. If you can read mandarin, checkout reviews from inside China great firewall, all kind of funny stories.

Down to the basic like brake bias, how to size the front vs rear brake.

Basically due to 2 reasons. First they've been focus on 3rd world low cost market. It doesn't transition overnight. Second, China mostly city driving, they rarely drive past 80km/h, if you've been there, speed trap every 100-200m on some roads.

Overall, I would avoid these companies until they started to invest in motorsport like Geely (via Lynk & Co, Cyan Racing), and Hyundai (N).
If they do determined to change and improves to be a proper car makers with real R&D, it would take 10-15 years, that's how long Geely/Hyundai taken to transform themselves. But in current stage, I didn't see the effort yet.

Took the chance today to visit showroom for the Omoda 5 here in Alor Setar. The dealer was still new and even the shop sign was still using the previous shop sign (it was a Peugeot branch) 

Anyway, I digress. Saw the Tigo 8 Pro first but my focus was the Omoda 5 which was only available in H variant in dual tone white body and black roof. Unfortunately test drives car need to make an appointment directly with the dealer (despite me registering for one in their main website). So have to suffice with just the display model.

I was greeted by a SA named Bok and he showed me the car and was trying to convince me how Chery was unlike it's previous tenure and how they're trying to change the local perception of the brand. Only time can tell t be honest lol.



The exterior looks very much nicer in person and the crystal like paint job is a nice touch. I was a bit hesitant about the front bumper look but I have grown to accept it. Side view is very much a sporty SUV with that rear slope line.




Interior wise is very futuristic and miles ahead from Proton X50 and new HRV. The HU/Driver Display has no creaking noise when touched, so that's good.

I am 175cm Height with my legs being the longest part. Seating position was adjusted to my driving position and thighs were properly supported and driving view is good based on first impressions.

There's a dedicated USB-A port at the safety camera sensor at the top of the windscreen for dashcam. So that's a bonus.
The awkward thing was front passenger gets USB-A and USB-C port but the driver gets a cigarette charging port? 





Rear passengers gets shorter seats but my thighs were still getting support albeit there's still some areas that feel like being afloat. The rear seats are fixed and can't be adjusted to further lean back but it's not too upright like the Bezza or other cars. Rear passengers also get rear air-cond vents. (Please excuse my hairy legs  ) :thumbsup:

The transmission/exhaust pipe hump is not overly big but a middle passenger might not feel comfortable seating there.



Boot area looks big with a very flat boot lip. Also has a power outlet 

First impressions overall, it's a very promising car with no real flaws except for their after sales support which only time can tell TBH. Their warranty supports looks good on paper but have to check their T&C first and foremost.

That's all for my first impression. Will update again for my test drive impressions 

had myself a test drive. i skipped.

Had a test drive for both cars.

Put a down payment for Omoda.

Handling is decent, great turning cycle, awesome set of tech, great space and looks good

Had a test drive for both cars.

Put a down payment for Omoda.

Handling is decent, great turning cycle, awesome set of tech, great space and looks good

hope u are within the 3000 early bird

SA say they also dunno only HQ knows

i would also put booking but now no money after paying for house haha

high spec or low?
any comment from daddy on the child seat ; is it able to fix nicely

SA said he's pretty sure I'm in. Booked on Saturday.

Promised free 1.4k worth security tint, carpet, RFID

Any SA offering other free gifts?

High Spec

Alamak my kids no longer need of Child seats, so I didn't ask. Sorry

my SA from balakong said only cherry HQ knows

but u can add on 2k or 3k forgotten how much adi to add on the warranty period

congratz on ur buy

sure will turn heads everytime u reach home

I'm upgrading from nissan almari. The comfort, handling, power and tech is significant already lol

from almari then its a no brainer la

upgrade on ALL aspects

tech really cool

when low speed taking turn the screen will show u the view

150k car also no 360 camera but this 122k can give

price also 

high spec or low?
any comment from daddy on the child seat ; is it able to fix nicely

hope u are within the 3000 early bird

SA say they also dunno only HQ knows

i would also put booking but now no money after paying for house haha

high spec or low?
any comment from daddy on the child seat ; is it able to fix nicely

Recent car nowadays no issues to put or slot in the isofix

ALTERNATIVELY, wait for this



The CKD GAC GS3 will hit local showrooms mid-2024.

GAC Motor and WTC Automotif (WTCA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warisan TC Holdings (a Tan Chong Group company), officially announced a CKD project that will see GAC cars roll out from Tan Chong’s Segambut plant in April 2024, with sales starting from the middle of next year.

This is a 5-star Euroncap car, you worry too much.

TCM? Ok skip. No wonder all not buying their Nissan model. Almera vs City, features wise Almera not bad but people don't want TCM

high spec or low?
any comment from daddy on the child seat ; is it able to fix nicely

My concern is more on remaining space after child seat fitment

Had a test drive for both cars.

Put a down payment for Omoda.

Handling is decent, great turning cycle, awesome set of tech, great space and looks good

Hv u get the car 🚗 how is it

https://www.wapcar.my/news/chery-malaysia-s...n-10-days-70817

3000 in 10 days. Hmmmm........

great price and features. hopefully, UMW will learn more on this. Bermaz as well for the outdated 100k km capped warranty

They are terms to give you this 10 year warranty, in these 10 years mostly you will need to commit to their service center for servicing & also parts replacement which they will earn the profit back. You don't have the options to go aftermarket, if found anything not original they can just void your warranty. 

They are terms to give you this 10 year warranty, in these 10 years mostly you will need to commit to their service center for servicing & also parts replacement which they will earn the profit back. You don't have the options to go aftermarket, if found anything not original they can just void your warranty. 

Here's my 2 cents worth. Established car makers generally follow a set design language and this is something that is honed and refined over the years. Unless of course there is a sudden new design direction as what BMW had during the Bangle era. It will be a risk, the public will either love it or loathe it. The Bangle 5 and 7 series were hated at launch but those designs were refined over time. For China cars, their design language is still rather new. They went from making shameful copies of established makes to now, designing cars for the new IT age. Since they have a very short history and heritage in car designs, they are able to explore all sorts of new angles based on their market research without fear of detracting from the past (their past design language is actually what they prefer to leave behind). For the Japanese, they have been usually conservative, depending on evolution rather than revolution so, they will continue to be like this till someone at the very top wakes up and charts a new design direction for the company. They usually cannot change immediately as they need to adhere to their heritage and history.

They are terms to give you this 10 year warranty, in these 10 years mostly you will need to commit to their service center for servicing & also parts replacement which they will earn the profit back. You don't have the options to go aftermarket, if found anything not original they can just void your warranty.