Chery axes its priciest petrol-powered small SUVs

Chery launched extra highly effective, GT-badged variations of its Omoda 5 small SUV at the start of 2024, however they’ve already gotten the axe.

The Omoda 5 GT and GT AWD at the moment are in runout mode. We’ve contacted Chery Australia to substantiate how a lot inventory is remaining.

Chery says the Omoda 5 GT was at all times going to be a limited-run mannequin. Nonetheless, no point out was product of this at its preliminary announcement in January.

100s of recent automotive offers can be found by way of CarExpert proper now. Get the specialists in your facet and rating an important deal. Browse now.

The GT and GT AWD had been slotted in on the high of the Omoda 5 vary, with which Chery returned to Australia in 2023. Since then it has launched extra SUVs, with the Tiggo 4 Pro sitting under it and the Tiggo 7 Pro and Tiggo 8 Pro Max above.

Normally priced at $38,990 drive-away for the GT and $40,990 for the GT AWD, the extra highly effective Omoda 5 fashions are at present eligible for a $3000 ‘bonus’.

Chery says that is utilized on the level of buy as a discount on the acquisition value.

Whereas ‘common’ Omoda 5 variants include a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 108kW of energy and 210Nm of torque, matched to a repeatedly variable computerized transmission, the GTs swap this powertrain for a 1.6-litre turbo-petrol engine providing 137kW and 275Nm, and mated with a seven-speed dual-clutch computerized.

The GT variants additionally swap the torsion-beam rear suspension of lesser Omoda 5s for a multi-link setup, and have bigger 308mm ventilated entrance and 313mm strong rear brake discs.

Regardless of the additional energy, gas financial system is barely higher within the front-wheel drive GT (6.8L/100km vs 6.9L/100km), although the addition of all-wheel drive – unique to the 1.6-litre engine – will increase consumption to 7.4L/100km.

Nonetheless, GT autos require 95-octane premium unleaded petrol as a substitute of 91-octane common unleaded.

Visually, there’s little to tell apart GTs from different Omoda 5s aside from badging and the addition of gloss black inside trim.

These now in search of a extra highly effective Chery SUV can both step as much as the Tiggo 7 Professional – which has the identical powertrain because the Omoda 5 GT – or go electrical with the Omoda E5, which produces 150kW and 340Nm.

MORE: Everything Chery Omoda 5