Ora Cat Australia Review
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Sorry for the audio... sounds
Sorry for the audio... sounds like I recorded it while on the toilet (I can neither confirm nor deny :) ).
Here's a link to the full safety features:
https://www.drive.com.au/showrooms/to...
Check out Ludicrous Feed's great review (explains the indicator issue much better than I did):
2023 GWM ORA Australia Electric Vehic...
One thing I didn't delve into too much, is that you can play MP4 video's from the left usb slot. Watch whatever you want when you are in park, but also.... it plays the audio from the video when you are driving... cool! Ora need to update the software to have the audio still play when you are indicating (it goes to the camera), and also include a 'random' mode, as otherwise you have to go into the folders and pick stuff yourself every time. I forget if it has a memory function (that is also needed, if it doesn't).
Thanks to Honda North for letting me borrow their Cat for a few days... much appreciated.
You might wonder why Honda North are now selling Ora's.... as well as other Great Wall Motor cars (the rest are petrol... forget about them). It's because it's a dealership expanding into other brands. Great for them, and for GWM.
I'll still be ripping into the car when it's a Naughty Cat though. As I'll always be straightforward and honest. As always, these are totally my opinions and your mileage may vary. I'll be comparing this to the MG4 a bit, as it's in the same price bracket and I tested that recently too. I haven't had a chance to drive the Dolphin (I look forward to it).
If you don't want to watch the rest of the video, then I'll save you some time.... The Ora is great, especially for the price. Not fantastic, like a Tesla, but great. The base model for $40k has all the features you need, good quality materials, great drive, fantastic warranty, fair service costs, decent software with some quirks which can and should be improved. I prefer it over the base MG4 and base Dolphin, which are both around $40k as well.
The base MG is a fantastic drive but doesn't have all the features (you have to pay an extra $9k to get the same features as the base Ora Cat), and the base Dolphin has all the features but a weak motor (have to pay another $6k for the decent motor with the better battery).
Definitely check it out.
Here in Australia the Standard Range Ora has a 48kWh LFP battery pack, for 310km of WLTP range, for $39,990 before On-Road-Costs.
The Long Range has a 63kWh NMC battery pack, with 420km of WLTP range, for $45,990 before On-Road-Costs.
DC charging is a bit slower than the MG4 and Dolphin, but AC charging is pretty good.
An EV is only as good as it's batteries (hello LG-Chem and GM Bolt!).
I did some research on the batteries, and they are from a subsidiary of GWM's called Svolt. I raised my eyebrows a bit at that, but further research showed me that Svolt are up their in R&D and quality with CATL and BYD. They developed the first Cobalt-free battery, are the first to produce 20 Amp-hour solid-state batteries with an energy density of 340 - 400 Wh/kg, so could mean a 1000km battery is close (but it will cost a lot, of course). Svolt have R&D centres in the USA, Japan, South Korea, India, and China.
They have one battery plant in Germany already (near Tesla) and another on the way.
There's also an Ultra and GT on the way, also with a 63kWh battery pack, for $48,990 and $51,990 respectively, before On-Road-Costs.
On-Road-Costs (licencing and registration etc) are about $3k, but vary from state to state in Australia.
It's called the Ora Good Cat in China, Ora Funky Cat in Europe, but here in Australia and New Zealand it's just called Ora.... very boring, so I might call it Catwoman, or Sexy Cat, or Hot Pussy. Tell me your thoughts in the comments.
Exterior design was by Emanoel Derta, who designed at Fiat, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Porsche (amongst others). You can see the Porsche 356 and 911 references. I call the Ora Funky Good Cat a Squished Porsche.
It also has Mini vibes as well.
And it's no accident that there are Mini vibes (especially with the physical buttons inside), because BMW have a joint venture with GWM to build the next electric Mini, which is based on the same platform as the Ora.
0:00 Intro
0:50 Brief Review
1:49 Ora Australia Prices
2:15 Charging Speeds
2:21 Svolt Battery
3:21 Ora Ultra and GT
3:34 On-Road-Costs
4:00 Ora Funky Caterpillar
4:16 Designed by ex Porsche designer
5:06 Looks
5:22 Boot
6:28 Quality Interior
7:16 Features
8:16 Not A Nanny
9:11 Smooth Drive
11:53 One Pedal Driving
12:26 Improvements Wanted
13:55 Warranty Service Costs
14:50 Final Thoughts
Here's a link to the full safety features:
https://www.drive.com.au/showrooms/to...
Check out Ludicrous Feed's great review (explains the indicator issue much better than I did):
2023 GWM ORA Australia Electric Vehic...
One thing I didn't delve into too much, is that you can play MP4 video's from the left usb slot. Watch whatever you want when you are in park, but also.... it plays the audio from the video when you are driving... cool! Ora need to update the software to have the audio still play when you are indicating (it goes to the camera), and also include a 'random' mode, as otherwise you have to go into the folders and pick stuff yourself every time. I forget if it has a memory function (that is also needed, if it doesn't).
Thanks to Honda North for letting me borrow their Cat for a few days... much appreciated.
You might wonder why Honda North are now selling Ora's.... as well as other Great Wall Motor cars (the rest are petrol... forget about them). It's because it's a dealership expanding into other brands. Great for them, and for GWM.
I'll still be ripping into the car when it's a Naughty Cat though. As I'll always be straightforward and honest. As always, these are totally my opinions and your mileage may vary. I'll be comparing this to the MG4 a bit, as it's in the same price bracket and I tested that recently too. I haven't had a chance to drive the Dolphin (I look forward to it).
If you don't want to watch the rest of the video, then I'll save you some time.... The Ora is great, especially for the price. Not fantastic, like a Tesla, but great. The base model for $40k has all the features you need, good quality materials, great drive, fantastic warranty, fair service costs, decent software with some quirks which can and should be improved. I prefer it over the base MG4 and base Dolphin, which are both around $40k as well.
The base MG is a fantastic drive but doesn't have all the features (you have to pay an extra $9k to get the same features as the base Ora Cat), and the base Dolphin has all the features but a weak motor (have to pay another $6k for the decent motor with the better battery).
Definitely check it out.
Here in Australia the Standard Range Ora has a 48kWh LFP battery pack, for 310km of WLTP range, for $39,990 before On-Road-Costs.
The Long Range has a 63kWh NMC battery pack, with 420km of WLTP range, for $45,990 before On-Road-Costs.
DC charging is a bit slower than the MG4 and Dolphin, but AC charging is pretty good.
An EV is only as good as it's batteries (hello LG-Chem and GM Bolt!).
I did some research on the batteries, and they are from a subsidiary of GWM's called Svolt. I raised my eyebrows a bit at that, but further research showed me that Svolt are up their in R&D and quality with CATL and BYD. They developed the first Cobalt-free battery, are the first to produce 20 Amp-hour solid-state batteries with an energy density of 340 - 400 Wh/kg, so could mean a 1000km battery is close (but it will cost a lot, of course). Svolt have R&D centres in the USA, Japan, South Korea, India, and China.
They have one battery plant in Germany already (near Tesla) and another on the way.
There's also an Ultra and GT on the way, also with a 63kWh battery pack, for $48,990 and $51,990 respectively, before On-Road-Costs.
On-Road-Costs (licencing and registration etc) are about $3k, but vary from state to state in Australia.
It's called the Ora Good Cat in China, Ora Funky Cat in Europe, but here in Australia and New Zealand it's just called Ora.... very boring, so I might call it Catwoman, or Sexy Cat, or Hot Pussy. Tell me your thoughts in the comments.
Exterior design was by Emanoel Derta, who designed at Fiat, Maserati, Alfa Romeo and Porsche (amongst others). You can see the Porsche 356 and 911 references. I call the Ora Funky Good Cat a Squished Porsche.
It also has Mini vibes as well.
And it's no accident that there are Mini vibes (especially with the physical buttons inside), because BMW have a joint venture with GWM to build the next electric Mini, which is based on the same platform as the Ora.
0:00 Intro
0:50 Brief Review
1:49 Ora Australia Prices
2:15 Charging Speeds
2:21 Svolt Battery
3:21 Ora Ultra and GT
3:34 On-Road-Costs
4:00 Ora Funky Caterpillar
4:16 Designed by ex Porsche designer
5:06 Looks
5:22 Boot
6:28 Quality Interior
7:16 Features
8:16 Not A Nanny
9:11 Smooth Drive
11:53 One Pedal Driving
12:26 Improvements Wanted
13:55 Warranty Service Costs
14:50 Final Thoughts
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