Here’s a closer look at the right-hand drive version of the Great Wall Motors Ora Good Cat, of which an example was spotted at Vision Motorsports yesterday, utilising the DC charger there. A couple of RHD units are presently at the Go Auto HQ in Glenmarie, Shah Alam, and we managed to grab a gallery of the car.
We have seen the Good Cat before, but in left-hand form – the evaluator was previewed at the Bumiputera Development Action 2030 event in December 2021, and prior to that, was caught on the roads around Elmina in April, running with trade plates.
The advance units are from Thailand, where the car has been on sale since November last year. The all-electric car hasn’t been launched in Malaysia yet, but an official debut is expected sometime next month, according to Go Auto executive director Datuk SM Azli Nasimuddin.
He said that all three variants (Tech, Pro, Ultra) of the Good Cat on sale in Thailand will make their way here – the units in the photos are Ultra versions. He added that while pricing has not been finalised, indicative pricing of what to expect can be gleaned from the car’s pricing in Thailand, and that Great Wall is hoping to get local pricing as close to that as possible.
In March, prices for the Ora Good Cat were revised in Thailand thanks to EV incentives. The base Tech variant is now priced at 828,500 baht (RM105,350), down from its original 989,000 baht (RM125,700) selling price. The mid-range Pro now goes for 898,500 baht (RM114,250), 15.1% cheaper than previously, when it was going for 1.059 million baht (RM134,600).
As for the range-topping Ultra, it now goes for 1.0385 million baht (RM132,000), down from its original price of 1.199 million baht (RM152,400), so we could well be looking at the Ora Good Cat becoming the cheapest EV to go on sale here.
Both the Tech and Pro offer a range of 400 km (NEDC standard) from a 47.8-kWh lithium-iron phosphate battery. A front electric motor rated at 143 PS (141 hp or 105 kW) and 210 Nm of torque offers the car a top speed of 152 km/h. The Ultra variant features a 63.1 kWh battery, which increases the operating range to 500 km (again, NEDC cycle), retaining the same 143 PS/210 Nm electric motor.
All variants support AC charging up to 6.6 kW via a Type 2 connection. There’s also DC fast charging up to 60 kW using a CCS2 connection, where getting from a 0-80% state of charge (SoC) takes about 45 minutes for the 400 km variants and around an hour for the Ultra.
Azli said that the company has been taking the car around to trial out public DC chargers and that there has been no issues with charging on them so far. He added that all Good Cat units sold here would come supplied with a home charger. More on the Ora Good Cat when it makes its expected debut next month.
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The rear end looks ugly imo. Reminds me of the infamous Chrysler PT Cruiser
Think twice before buying NEW fossil car these days
No matter how many times people think, the only non fossil fuel car they can afford now is that Wuling.
It is around the price of a fossil fuel Axia, but worse than Axia in almost every aspect. By the way, from information about the materials it uses, can it even last half as long as an Axia….? I am referring to parts other than the battery. So, you may have to multiply its cost by 2 times, making it much more expensive than Axia.
So, do people have a choice? I doubt so. For the next 5-10 years, the only sensible option available is still fossil fuel. Unless you are Tony who has the money to buy (ok, he said rent) an EV from Elon Musk.
WFH dan Grab jer laa. Modern lagi Eco
this set of bin nasimuddin seems to be more interested in selling cars
LoL
Different mom’s, unlike the other set of bin nasimuddin.
That’s why
Millionaires buy for concubine ok la.. Like a toy. Apart from that, many would just save more for a more reputable brand EV or just spend it on fossil model for now
Pay rm150k for China brand EV or pay rm150k for Daimler Smart EV from Germany?
smart #1 EV is also a joint development product with the China Geely.
Same same China Brand EV, lebih kurang.
Still made in germany
CKD @ Germany..
Supply chain @ Germany…
Like Perodua?
P1 CKD from Germany vs P2 CKD from Indonesia. Mana lagi baik?
nice bro, but if the smart #1 really starts at RM150k, how will this ever survive? the smart specs are alot better…
this will be on sale next month. proton so damn slow if you read the story in this year december only they signing distribution agreement. and then when will launch be? and then what does the x70 and x50 waiting lists tell you about their inventory planning? forget the smart being a viable purchase
https://paultan.org/2022/05/17/smart-1-in-malaysia-proton-edar-to-launch-premium-ev-suv-in-2023-cbu-only-for-now-sub-rm150k-price/
Oredy mentioned in 2023, what you said they signed the distro agreement is factually wrong. What they signed early this year was just an MOA with the real deal to be signed only in Dec 2022 [Roslan added that the definitive agreement is scheduled to be signed in December – a formality before the smart brand is relaunched in Malaysia – with some aspects of the deal being ahead of schedule.]
https://paultan.org/2022/01/19/proton-to-sell-smart-evs-in-malaysia-and-thailand-proton-edar-to-be-official-importer-and-distributor/
What does MOA mean? It is meaningless, as evident from a certain government automotive agency’s behaviour past few years. Raja memorandum.
If you knew it is meaningless then how were you so certain that after signing MOA this year they could start selling in the same year? Either you are being stupid trying to defend your factually wrong statement or you have a insidious agenda here trying to mislead forumers. Either one.
everyone loves a good pussy
Ride it on top.
Friend: Hey, what car you driving?
Me: Ora Good Cat!
Friend: …
Hope they bring the GT version here. A few of my female China colleagues drive Ora due to cuteness and relatively cheap.
Chinese Compact EV hatchback that looks so Sentimemtal in design,
With interior so luxurious matching to Genesis GV60 2021, >Hyundai ioniq5.
It’s not about its being EV, it’s very high tech, luxury, comfortable. Has the basic AEB, ACC.
It even has remote car controlling for tight car park space.
The vehicle learns and remembers routes to parking spaces with satellite navigation and ultrasonic radar, and when the driver arrives in the vicinity of a location previously stored in the car’s memory, the memory parking function enables the car to find a space and park itself.
another Golf car with copy cat body. 500Km range is total nonsense. most it can get is 150 KM to 30 KM. anything China cars claim is not real. I test drove this car in Thailand for one day and i got max 215 Km range with A/C and no A/C 240 Km only.
If it’s based on the Chinese CLTC Cycle, should reduce the range much further @ reality.
Even a WLTP average reality still around 85% of claimed.
Smart #1 EV Chinese CLTC 560km, but WLTP 440km like that..
And yet reality vs WLTP takes around 85%-90% reliability.
Buy a fossil car eg Myvi. It’s a good car. The amount you save in price difference can buy you petrol for many many years.
Buying an EV is not about saving money, but saving the earth so that your great grandchildren still have earth to live on. Otherwise, they hv to go to mars and live with elon musk colony.
Meow…Got how many service center in klang valley?
Please give all black or dark grey color seat in Malaysia ya. Else waste buyer money and time to re-wrap.