ORA, the retro-styled brand of China’s Great Wall, has launched the Ora 5 hybrid in Israel through importer Colmobil. The crossover went on sale today with a starting price of 140,000 shekels for the VIBE trim and 149,000 shekels for the SIGNATURE trim. The model is notably larger than rivals such as the Hyundai Kona and Toyota Corolla Cross, yet costs tens of thousands of shekels less.
The Ora 5 measures 4.47 meters long, 1.833 meters wide, 1.64 meters high, with a 2.72-meter wheelbase. That gives it family-sized cabin space, though the 362-liter trunk, or 390 liters to the roof, is relatively small for the class and there is no spare wheel.
Power comes from a 1.5-liter turbo gasoline engine and two electric motors, producing 223 horsepower combined. ORA says the unusual two-speed reduction gearbox helps fuel economy, with an official combined figure of 19.6 km per liter. The gasoline engine produces 150 hp, the electric motor 190 hp, and the tiny lithium-ion battery holds 1.09 kWh. The car can drive electrically at low speeds, use both systems as speed rises, and run on the gasoline engine alone in steady cruising. Performance is rated at 0 to 100 km/h in 7.8 seconds and a top speed of 185 km/h.
The VIBE trim includes 18-inch wheels, a 14.6-inch touchscreen, a 10.25-inch digital cluster, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, six speakers, keyless entry and start, dual-zone climate control, rear air vents, a cooled rear storage drawer, heated front seats and several drive modes. SIGNATURE adds nine speakers, a power tailgate, panoramic roof, wireless phone charging, heated steering wheel, synthetic leather, a power passenger seat, front-seat ventilation, washer heating and ambient lighting. Metallic paint costs 3,000 shekels extra.
Safety equipment includes seven airbags, autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control with lane centering, traffic-jam crawl, pedestrian and cyclist braking, lane departure warning and correction, rear cross-traffic alert with braking, driver distraction monitoring, and a child-left-behind warning. The Ora 5 has not yet been tested by Euro NCAP. Warranty coverage is six years or 150,000 km for the car and eight years or 150,000 km for the battery, with service every 15,000 km or 12 months, whichever comes first.
