00:00can you have a decent card that's also relatively cheap my experience with chinese brands so far
00:06is that while they can be cheap there's usually a good reason behind a low price
00:11when will they catch up with established players is it going to be in a couple of years or are
00:16they just around the corner or maybe they are already here on my set this is the omoda 5 290t
00:23and it's as obscure as it sounds so let's see if it's any good
00:55so
01:05so
01:36the omoda 5 brand is owned by china's cherry it's like the fruit but misspelled with only a single
01:43r the omoda 5 crossover also known as the cherry omoda 5 is omoda's first model it debuted in late
01:502021 the letter o is for oxygen and moda is for modern omoda 5 is more or less the size
01:59of the dacia
02:00duster ds4 hyundai kana kia x-seed skoda carog or toyota chr however with the exception of the dacia
02:09which even fully loaded is on par with omoda other competitors price lists start above top premium
02:16spec omoda 5. the design is as modern and as generic as you'd expect from a crossover i see a
02:24lot of
02:25facelifted nissan cash kai here without pointing fingers at who was first to draw the features
02:30anyway the omoda 5 attracts attention because on the one hand most people still don't recognize the
02:36brand and on the other hand it looks pleasing to prospective buyers
02:46before we set off something i suppose many people will like even though it may not be legal
02:50in some markets it is possible to start the engine remotely something that's normal in the us is mostly
02:58banned in europe for example in poland it is illegal to leave the car running unattended and in most of
03:05europe it's also illegal to leave the car idling for extended periods of time sure it's nice to get
03:10into a warm car in the winter but bear in mind that modern cars are designed to warm up while
03:14being
03:15driven rather than idling
03:36most chinese cars i've reviewed so far had some terrible auto translation of the interface from chinese
03:42to english this one has a good translation into polish and i suppose into other european languages as
03:49well though since the input material was complicated some of the output is also not as straightforward
03:56as one would like
04:01the omoda 5 also has another not necessarily legal feature which seems to be okay in china
04:07you can play videos from a usb drive on the infotainment screen while driving when you exceed about 20 or
04:1430
04:14kilometers per hour there's a prompt that perhaps you shouldn't be watching but you can just close it
04:19and continue watching most car makers either block video playback while driving completely or use a
04:27special screen which only the passenger can see
04:32okay so much for unorthodox features and now let's discuss the 290t badge on the tailgate it refers to
04:40the 1.6 petrol turbo engine which should have 290 newton meters of torque in some markets there is also
04:46in 1.5 turbo petrol which bears the 230t designation this here is a 290t badge but it seems to
04:55have only 147
04:56horsepower and 275 newton meters of torque probably to meet the euro 6e norm omoda's polish distributor
05:03told me the next batch of cars delivered here should have the 275t badge now performance the omoda
05:115 290t which is in fact 275t should accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 10.1 seconds
05:17before i
05:17tell you what result i got you have to listen and watch this sport mode animation it's called super mode
05:36so obviously with this fake engine noise on there is no media playback so it's something you'll turn
05:42on for a quick laugh by the way i got 8.4 seconds in sport mode and 8.9 seconds
05:48in normal mode
05:49the fuel economy is also off instead of playing 7 liters per 100 kilometers i assume that's in the
05:57combined cycle i barely managed to get below 8 liters per 100 kilometers an extra urban cycle
06:04on motorways i was closer to 10 liters around the city high 8 liters per 100 kilometers is feasible
06:12there is a reason why chinese car makers decided to focus on electric power trains
06:16they can't do efficient internal combustion engines
06:21other than that the omoda 5 probably has the best ride and handling out of the chinese cars i've driven
06:27so far the suspension evens out bumps nicely and it's also quiet the car sticks to the road in the
06:34corners and i don't have to fight understeer the double clutch gearbox works seamlessly as it should
06:41visibility front and to the sides is good 14 t5 shows in a chinese car one cannot be certain even
06:49of such
06:49fundamentals only rear visibility isn't great because of the falling roof line i only see what's happening
06:56right behind the car in the rearview mirror and i have to rely on the wing mirrors to see further
07:02back
07:03i'll also complain about the soundproofing above 100 kilometers per hour it gets so loud inside that you
07:09really have to turn up the volume of the audio of whatever you are listening to this unfortunately
07:15seems to be a recurring problem with chinese cars
07:22there are driver aids again some chinese cars i've reviewed were missing even traffic sign recognition
07:29the omoda 5 has everything required under the current eu regulations most settings are on the central
07:35display which makes them hard to turn off while driving adaptive cruise control with lane keeping
07:40assist is calibrated in such a way that on the one hand you can't pull the steering wheel too much
07:45because that disables lane keeping assist and on the other hand you can't just let the car drive itself
07:50because that will result in a warning that you should take over either way there's a lot of warning sounds
07:58and the driver attention monitoring system also bings and bongs all the time driver aids
08:03calibration leaves a lot to be desired here fortunately you can turn the warning sounds
08:08down with buttons on the left side of the gauge cluster
08:22let's talk ui the car has wireless android auto and apple carplay and when you start the car before you
08:28manage to get into any settings you're looking at the external interface you can get out of it
08:33pulling down a shortcuts menu from the top of the screen or pulling up the climate control menu from the
08:41bottom
08:42or you can use the programmable button on the steering wheel which can either mute the media or pull up
08:48the
08:49safety systems menu i selected the latter because then i'm closer to the main menu and i know
08:55whoever designed this never drove a car the driver aids menu shows the translation is good although the
09:04original may have been a bit complicated when going into the climate control menu it turns out the steering
09:11wheel heating is in one sub menu and the seat heating and ventilation is in a different menu steering
09:16wheel heater is quite weak and it shuts off quickly and sometimes cannot be turned on again for a while
09:23other settings are straightforward enough the light switches and the parking brake are over the
09:29driver's left knee the parking brake will release automatically only when you set off with the
09:34seat belt fastened under a central display are air vents and a wireless charger it's not very powerful
09:40but at least it doesn't overheat the phone like the one on the face lifted kia sorrento i reviewed recently
09:47and then we have cup holders a small cubby and some storage under the armrest there's also a cubby under
09:53the center console and in it are usba and usbc ports as well as a 12 volt outlet the glove
10:01box is average
10:02size the door pockets are large enough some of the switch gear looks like it's from mercedes also the
10:09speaker grills look like from mercedes or bmw while the audio system is branded by sony it's good enough to
10:16play loud over the engine and wind noise but that's that the seats are more comfortable than i expected
10:24but i wouldn't mind lumber support adjustment and like in hyundai and kia back in the day
10:31there is electric seat adjustment but no memory function i checked if it's not perhaps in the
10:38seat heating menu like in some other chinese cars but i couldn't find it anywhere and check your sitting
10:44position before you buy the seat and steering wheel adjustment is limited i'd like to sit back further
10:52but i can't because the steering wheel reach adjustment is insufficient doors cover the sills
11:00the door pockets accommodate bottles there is good leg room assuming you and the driver are no taller than
11:07175 centimeters same with headroom it's fine for me but a taller passenger could have a problem headroom is
11:15achieved mainly thanks to the backrest angle i wouldn't mind the backrest to be a bit closer to
11:20vertical but this would impact headroom in the back we get air vents usba and usbc ports an armrest with
11:30cap holders but no ski hatch ice fix anchor points are on the side seats in some markets there must
11:37be
11:37an option for heated rear seats but not here in poland according to the specification the boot capacity
11:44is 360 liters above the false floor is about 320 liters according to my calculation and there is also a
11:53styrofoam insert down there where you could store something and at the very bottom is a mini
11:58spare there are no shopping bag hooks but there are some anchor points to secure your luggage and
12:05there is a 12 volt outlet omoda 5 is available in comfort or premium trim premium gets things like a
12:12sunroof dual zone climate control heated steering wheel a 360 camera or electrically operated tailgate
12:19the lesser comfort trim costs 27 000 euro and the premium trim like this test car costs 30 000 euro
12:29until recently when someone asked me about chinese cars i said their low price finds reflection in
12:36quality which is a decade or so behind the established players omoda 5 proves it is possible
12:43to offer low price and quality similar to that you'll find among the competition it's not ideal but i
12:50suggest you test drive one not just because of the price and how do you like the omoda 5 let
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