At at the moment’s Omoda Day occasion that noticed the introduction of the Omoda 3/C3, Shawn Xu, CEO of Omoda & Jaecoo Worldwide, teased the next-generation C9.
Internally often called the T29, the SUV is not going to solely be offered because the Omoda C9 but additionally as a Chery providing known as the Fulwin. This “similar automobile, totally different names” strategy isn’t new, because the present C9 we have now in Malaysia is a rebadged Exeed RX (Yaoguang).
Little data on the following C9 was offered throughout Xu’s presentation, though we got an opportunity to see a mannequin of the SUV previous to at the moment’s occasion, albeit with our cameras taped over so we will solely describe what we noticed. Because the teaser suggests, the redesigned SUV adopts a curvier design with delicate creases that could be a departure from the present mannequin.
Notable design cues embrace slender headlamps with built-in daytime operating lights, flush door handles and a entrance finish that eschews a conventional grille for a large decrease consumption. A plug-in hybrid powertrain seems to be particular judging by the gas and charging port doorways we noticed on the mannequin.
As for the inside, we solely obtained to see a tough mock-up with a big central infotainment touchscreen, a digital instrument cluster and a wraparound dashboard. The workers available on the time wouldn’t reveal any further data past telling us that that is the brand new C9.
Along with the C9, Xu additionally talked about the CX, which seems to be an off-road-style buggy idea that’s being explored. There’s additionally an unnamed mannequin seen subsequent to the CX within the presentation slide, though there’s no indication on what it may be other than it being a part of a line-up of merchandise aimed toward “uniting international youth with passionate personalised fashions.”
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