At right now’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 known as the T29, the SUV won’t solely be bought because the Omoda C9 but in addition as a Chery providing referred to as the Fulwin. This “similar automotive, completely different names” strategy isn’t new, because the present C9 we have now in Malaysia is a rebadged Exeed RX (Yaoguang).
Little info on the following C9 was offered throughout Xu’s presentation, though we got an opportunity to see a mannequin of the SUV previous to right now’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 may be a departure from the present mannequin.
Notable design cues embody slender headlamps with built-in daytime operating lights, flush door handles and a entrance finish that eschews a standard grille for a large decrease consumption. A plug-in hybrid powertrain seems to be to be particular judging by the gas and charging port doorways we noticed on the mannequin.
As for the inside, we solely bought to see a tough mock-up with a big central infotainment touchscreen, a digital instrument cluster and a wraparound dashboard. The workers readily available on the time wouldn’t disclose any extra info 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 may be additionally an unnamed mannequin seen subsequent to the CX within the presentation slide, though there’s no indication on what it could be other than it being a part of a line-up of merchandise geared toward “uniting world youth with passionate personalised fashions.”
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