The Car With A Baby Scanner! ORA Funky Cat Review | 4K
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- čas přidán 15. 11. 2022
- Rory hops behind the wheel of brand new Funky Cat from ORA. But is this new player to the electric scene a good enough rival to the established players? Let's find out!
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We've had these in Thailand for well over 12 months, and they get nothing but praise. There are 3 models available here, starting at around the equivalent of £17,000, all the way up to £28,000 for the top, fast sports model with bigger battery.
AS usual we get screwed on price here in the UK
These are the prices they should be in UK but we’ll never get them here for that!
So let's just sell them in the UK for double the price.
@@ohyesitsme That started after WW2, when food and product manufacturers took the pee out of the always subservient British and retained their war time prices. I remember watching a superb documentary about this on the BBC decades ago. Remember when we would take the ferry to France and collect our beemers from Germany? And bring a few bottles back from France on the return trip!
@@ohyesitsme Wait till you own a car in Hong Kong, Malaysia or, god forbid, Singapore. In general, whatever a car costs in the UK, it's just a tad over twice that in HK and Malaysia and quite a bit more in S'pore.
This car is a godsend in Malaysia, being the cheapest car produced there, at least for now. It is cute, pretty spacious for a city car, and may not have much boot space, but people do not buy this car to go 500 miles to the next state. Impressive car, impressive review, thank you Rory.
It's built in mainland china
@@geeeeeee3 who cares if it's morally or politically correct
As usual, a really informative and entertaining review of this car…and i love the car!
If they drop the price by 3-5,000 and fixed the issues he pointed out, they’d have a winner on their hands. Then I’d purchase that Funky Cat!
... if you could find a dealer with stock!
There are definitely some compromises (range, boot) but it's not nearly as compromised as some other EVs (MX30 I'm looking at you most of all) from already mainstream brands, so it's really a question of taste and personal choice. Once the bigger battery version comes over, I'd gladly take that one because a lot of the Funky Cat's competitors are dreadfully dull and/or cheap and nasty. I just couldn't choose between the blue/white or the red/white interior, I love them both!
I think the best value/money Chinese car atm is the MG4. With that at £26k starting that's where it needs to be to attract buyers. To me the electric Fiat 500 is a better compact option
By the time the bigger battery version comes out there will be much better cars for the money. Wish them success but prices are way too high.
I think if GWM decides to do a performance version with long range battery capacity naming it Tomcat. I reckon it would do well.
Thanks for the critical notes on this car, which other channels really seem to miss.
In general, he really likes it. However I am confused. Half the CZcams reviewers love it but the other half seem to hate it.
Why review this thing?
GWM have recently arrived in my country and they've completely overturned the market. Traditional brands like VW and Toyota are way overpriced while having far less features, and the market is starting to realise it
Same. Had them for a while now and everyone I know who has them loves them.
In China this model，Price from USD18K-23K, after discount. We have GMW BYD NIO LI and lots of EV brands.
@@TheCrazykaiss Cool. :-D The BYD Han has got to be one of my favourite Chinese cars, looks incredible. A friend of mine lived in China for some time, actually hope to travel there myself one day.
furthermore, GWM actually partners with BMW, there will be a lot of mechanics shared with upcoming mini cooper bev model (release by next yr), so no need to worry much about spare parts
@@TD1237 BYD Han has replaced The5 A6L and E Class ,as the best-selling car in this class in China.
Great car great review as always Rory!
Nice flex of the rollie at 5:29 too don’t think we didn’t see 😂
I Actually had the chance to Sit in the Ora Good cat as it's called in china during the Autoville car show in Riyadh and it's a very good looking and feeling car
Just imagine how fantastic it would be if it was around 25 K. Feels like a missed opportunity to shake the market.
FYI The PLA receives a percentage of all exports.
Because import tariffs .......
Meanwhile LDV eT60 going for 95 K in Australia
BYD Seagull is £8000 how about it?
Thanks Rory I needed a laugh today and the price had me pi$$ing myself 🤣
This was a funky review. Loved the funky music
Solid review as always!
Looks nice. Thanks for the review AT.
Great review, Rory! So glad you're shedding light about some of the awesome new entries in the market. This thing is cool!
Nice Car, seems very practical, & looks sleek, also like that it drives well.
Looks super cool and desirable - I even like the name! Shame about the relatively low range (and even more so the low max charging rate) which do not match the opposition like the ID3 and limits the appeal.
It's real opposition also comes from China, in the form of the MG4...... Edgier looks, more range, larger cabin, faster charging speeds, nicer to drive.......
Good review very enthusiastic 🤩 I need an EV and I wish we had options like this.
Thanks for explaining the name change! I watched another video a little while ago that didn’t mention the name stuff going on and originally thought it was a different model being released and there was some confusion in the comments.
Love the car and yours is the very best presentation
Thanks for mentioning the NCAP score! Other reviewers should follow your example, Rory.
Lovely car and especially in red. Price is disappointing unless some good deals about. Great review as always.
The deals may not appear unless sales flunk...... I can't see this selling as well as the MG4.
2:38 Someone at my School owned one of these with some OZ wheels and it looks amazing.
Nice review as usual 💯 i realized with these digital turn signals also in a tesla model y then when you press it lets say down to go left then want to cancel it just press it down again and it cancels instead of trying to half press up. Now not sure if that is the case with this "funky cat" aswell what a name 😅 but thats how it was with the tesla model Y.
I concur. I have driven a 3 and Y, and the indicators did my head in. I assume you just get used to it?
@@GudieveNing Since i do car reviews aswell i was not able to get use to it LoL. Insane how car manufactures are making things complicated these days instead of makingbthem better or leaving them as they were if the old way was more intuitive.
If they had kept to the £20-22k then they might have sold some. At £32k for the entry model it's £10k overpriced, nobody wants to pay that for an unknown brand with no rep. Especially as it was sold at £14k equivalent in China it's just greed on trying to appear premium.
It's not 14k in China🧐
@@waichungsham1578 it was 103,900 to 143,900 yuan when it launched in 2021 which as of today is £12,318 - £17,060 equivalent
I don't know if you noticed they price cars diffently in different countries 😂 it's not like you can pop next door to China and get one for the same price as what they get it for😂
@@waichungsham1578 no really 🙄🤣 Ofc how much would you say it should sell for in UK based on an MG4 which trumps it in every stat being £25,995?
The entry model here in Thailand starts at around £17,000, for a model with the same spec as the 'Funky'. The bigger battery version with all the toys comes in at around £28K
This is by far the funniest Rory video so far.
We need more small electriccars like this!
Just fyi, I only click on an AutoTrader video if Rory is in it.
Nice interior but MG4 trumps it in every other way or just pay a bit more for the Megane E-tech
I did the latter. Renault has really impressed me here. AMAZING car :D
@@Brandofviti I've *never* been tempted by a French car since my Peugeot and I fell out big time in the early 90's. But the Megane E-Tech looks mightily impressive......
Best car ever.
Great Wall nailed it as premium car 🥰🥰🥰🇰🇷
Greaty video man, thanks for share
Incredible video Rory - shame they shoved the price up by 10k - loads of people would have bought one at 22 - 25 K.
Btw where's the TV Show ? LOL
your country's tarriffs/taxs
In Bulgaria they use great wall for the police cars
Regarding the indicator, can you tab again (same direction) to cancel? Thanks 😊
That glove box is so slow it's like you're waiting for the kettle to boil😂
I'd be happy if my kettle boiled in that time!
Forgot my baby !😂Good to see you Rory. Weird car with a piece of so many cars but it's ok lookin and it's an ev, which always is a plus for the environment. 32 grand though ? I don't think so.
@Michael Headley l agree, not 32😂
Especially as it was sold at £14k equivalent in China. They basically saw manufacturers raising their prices and raised it to the £2.5k Gov EV grant threshold before that was pulled days later. So now they are stuck trying to sell a £32k entry model for what was originally near £20k.
@@aaaa-ig6sc great information, thank you.
Agree, £32k is way too much. They should have challenged MG4 prices at least
Another great review, I would jump on this if it comes to California. Its better value than the Nissan leaf and more stylish than the Chevy Bolt.
Another great review from Rory!
Limited colour choice, and those wheels -probably the only thing I'd want to change. Who'd buy a Corsa instead of this.A warning to UK car manufacturers,be bold(er),or the Chinese will nail the market!
It's so kind that a full-time spying system is provided FOR FREE by the manufacture. Appreciate that.
Did you do one on the MG4 yet?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on that one and I'm sure that many others would as well.
Enjoyed that
Baby monitoring system- every car should have this. No excuse.
I love that nebula green.
Nice review
According to one of our dealership, it's a ..... Haval Jolion but lowered and fully electrified. Still not a bad car, rather good but our version of this Funky Cat cost pretty much the same as our cheapest MG ZS EV (Excite). As a horn connoisseur, Chinese GWMs have the worst horn - sounds like a typical Toyota or Honda. BYDs and SAIC MGs have a European like horn.
Other reviews pointed out its small battery, slow charging. Together with cheap suspension and a tiny boot. No way am even slightly interested at paying over £32,000 for this. Obviously this car is easily beeten by MG4 or MG5.
Informative, interesting, fast paced; another fantastic review from R.R.
What a beauty!
😂😂😂😂😂 the more I learned the more I love the Funky Cat
There are other Ora Cats. The one that caught my eye is the Lightning Cat.
That bizarre rear light placement may be confusing for other drivers.. I was searching for it, until he pointed it out. My brain is used to the placement of rear lights at a particular place, it will definitely leave some guessing if it's breaking or not
Looks like a Porsche and there's a reason for that it was actually designed by an Ex-Porsche designer
If it had a larger battery and boot I’d be interested, why oh why are loads of manufactures no longer fitting rear wipers to hatchbacks ?
Are there no USB hubs in the UK or don't they work in that single port at the back?
I went on quite a few Great Wall coaches whilst I was on holiday in China. They were actually really nice coaches - so pretty cool to see their cars in the UK.
Wow, you need to book an appointment with that glove box!
I absolutely disagree with 9:30 . Since electric cars break with recuperation rear breaks are not used as much and are prone to rust. The drum brakes on VW are newly developed drum brakes and far better than the drum brakes of the old days.
Nope, they fit them because their cheaper and discs have much better stopping power.Penny pinching by VW!
Thank goodness now you no longer have to remember the baby the car will do it for you 🤣
The Algo hadn't served some Rory for a while. Enjoy his journalism.
Best voice assistant I've ever seen. It's usually very annoying to use those.
Terrific little car. I love the red interior. However, keeping those seats white, especially wearing blue jeans or dark coloured trousers, is going to be difficult.
did you cover the suspension/ride quality, otherwise good review thanks.
9:40 This again?! RWD + regen means physical rear brakes rarely get used. I'd rather have drums there than discs that will build up layers of crunchy rust every time they get wet. Rear discs ≠ virility symbol.
Funky! But too expensive for a brand with no standing in the UK. Might make an interesting used buy in a few years though.
Its designed by chief porsche designer. No standing?
Excellent reviews with the downfalls.. This car is certainly more affordable and people will take notice.
The trouble is that the MG4 costs £4k less, and has more range, faster charging speeds, more room inside, edgier looks, and is nicer to drive.....
these kinda cars revive the interest and the industry
I like the design. Price is a bit steep for the first car of an unknown brand in the UK.
These things are still too pricey. They look and feel nice inside and outside but I'd like for Great Wall to make and import into the EU a smaller and cheaper model, a Ford Fiesta of sorts. Over 30k is crazy.
Sell this in the US! 360 cameras here are only available in the top trims, usually $50-60k.
This is a beautiful car in reality, has great presence. And the design team are mostly european so it has strong western input as well.
Best car name ever!
Come to CA . The SUVs are beautiful
The car looks like the early aircooled engine Porsche.
The after sales support and parts availability with Haval (a GWM) brand is not spectacular so you might be paying for your uniqueness with poor customer service.
It’s an interesting car for sure! But to me it’s like an updated vauxhall Adam! If anyone remembers those?
Go to 11:37 If you are considering upgrading to this from the HONDA E lol. It's all about the in-car tech!
Never ceases to amaze me how many reviewers of the Ora make such a meal of the indicators. They work differently. Use them differently. Simple. Continually mucking about with the stalk and saying it's confusing just makes you look stupid. I have a 2015 Nissan Leaf. It has both forms of indication. A half press will get you a few blinks before the indicator stops. I don't have any issue operating that function. But apparently motoring journalists find it to be on par with solving a Rubik's Cube blindfold.
On the matter of price the price is as much to do with the fact that it's being imported into Brexit Britain as anything else. This is something that has been happening for decades where car manufacturers charge the UK a premium for importing their products. Some people used to buy a car overseas and ship it into the UK as it was cheaper than getting it from an UK based dealer. Post Brexit this problem has become worse. As others have commented the price of the Ora elsewhere starts at £17,000 equivalent and tops out at £28,000. After all this isn't being imported from France. It's coming from China. That's a lot of schlepping to get it to the dealers.
Such a nice looking car! I’m always just a tad worried when something comes from China and has facial recognition cameras..
My favorite presenter
....and don't forget Jonny Smith of the late break show!
Internal baby scanner camera is cool, but is also so high potential for abuse where driver privacy is concerned (aka unseen surveillance)
.... exactly my thought too!
I would love to own one of those in America
I want these in the US!
I found I like the car even though I am still not sold on electric cars. Still, this would work well for an around the town car. Very nice features and warranty. That is the plusses. But my God the price. Sell this at 22k and they would not be able to keep it in stock. Finally, I looked very closely to all the shots of the exterior paint and it is atrocious. Not quite orange peel but it has a dull lack luster finish. It should be bright and shiny. What was your take on the finish from direct observation?
Nicely presented. The glove box is part is hilarious. On another note, UK number plates are the ugliest in the world, and make any nice-looking car naff (think James Bond cars). They really should change that. Love from Australia.
Great review as always . Too expensive with a silly name and against the MG4 it's way off
This can do so much the MG can’t, and it has a 5 star score from Euro NCAP
Did it have Apple CarPlay and Android ?
A point maybe worth sharing from other video reviews I've watched of the Funky Cat - motorway speed refinement is surprisingly poor with significant wind noise around the mirrors and tyre roar, too.
Oh, and no 'frunk' either - which might've otherwise made up for the dreadful boot capacity for a car of this size...!
Top Gear may have a chance of revival if Rory would be presenting…
The general selling point of Chinese produce is that its cheaper than the competition. This isn't and will be dismissed by most people as it doesn't offer anything over the competition and knowing Chinese quality I doubt it will last
It's biggest obstacle will be the MG4......
Aren’t bmw using the Ora funky cat platform for next years revised mini ?😊👍
What a great car, I do wonder how other drivers will react to the lack of taillights though
Taillights higher up,so should be better to see them
@@TheMisterB2u maybe in red and on the edges of the rear screen, like a Punto or old Fiesta
It feels like inspired by Beetle, instead of Mini.
There's a bit of Nissan Leaf Mk1 in there too, which is what puts me off. I never really cared for the "Miss Marple" looks of the original Leaf. This might be a factor in this car beginning to date more quickly.......
Hoping they release a retro styled saloon which they can call the "cool cat"
Rory driving ORA = basically RORA
i take break drums ever day in the week!!!!, hold much much longer then brake discs that need to exercise to keep it in trim and free from rust.
It's not so long ago that some of the features on this car were only in science fictions.
Touches of the 987 Cayman.
I believe a new icon is born. I want it.