2025 Omoda 9: Chery group’s priciest model yet in Australia is a 395kW PHEV SUV

The Omoda 9 may have a familiar name, but it’s dramatically different from the last model to wear the Omoda badge here – and considerably more expensive.

Indeed, the Omoda 9 – a new flagship for the fledgling Omoda Jaecoo brand – is the most expensive vehicle from parent company Chery ever offered in Australia.

Available in a single, fully loaded Virtue trim, the Omoda 9 large SUV – due in Omoda Jaecoo showrooms from early August – is priced from $61,990 before on-road costs.

That makes it pricier than the current flagship from Chery’s namesake brand, the Tiggo 8 Super Hybrid Ultimate priced at $49,990 drive-away, and the previous Omoda Jaecoo flagship, the Jaecoo J8 Ridge AWD at $54,990 drive-away.

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The Omoda Jaecoo brand is a step up from Chery and consists of more traditionally SUV-styled vehicles bearing the Jaecoo name and sleeker vehicles bearing the Omoda name, with the Omoda 9 being the first such model in Australia.

‘Omoda’ was previously used on the Chery C5 and E5 small crossover SUVs, before they were renamed – ostensibly to reduce confusion.

But the Omoda 9 is a much larger vehicle than the Chery Omoda 5, measuring 4775mm long, 1920mm wide and 1671mm tall on a 2800mm wheelbase – 35mm longer, 30mm wider and 4mm taller than a Mazda CX-60, which also offers a PHEV powertrain, if on a 70mm shorter wheelbase.

It also uses a dramatically different powertrain, as while there’s a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine under the bonnet, producing 105kW of power and 215Nm of torque, it’s mated with a three-speed Dedicated Hybrid Transmission