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Car review: Chery’s Omoda E5 lowers power, ups value

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Interior and exterior of the Omoda E5 (Cat A version) on Nov 28, 2024.

Value proposition: The Category A Omoda E5 is similar to, but $15,000 cheaper, than its Category B sibling.

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SINGAPORE – I drove the first Chinese car here in 2006. It was the Chery QQ, an atrocious little car which looked uncannily like the Chevrolet Spark.

It remains the worst car I have driven in my life. Its build quality was absolutely dismal, and the drive a little scary.

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