The Omoda C9 will quickly be given a facelift in its residence market of China, the place is it named the Exeed EX6. The automobile might have solely been round in Malaysia for lower than two years, nevertheless it truly debuted within the Center Kingdom over three years in the past (because the Exeed Yaoguang) and is ripe for an replace.
It’s fairly a giant replace, too – exterior pictures revealed by the Chery’s home premium model present an all-new entrance finish according to Exeed’s newer fashions, that includes a break up headlight design with a full-width gentle bar up prime and the primary lamps down under. The latter include an illuminated starry graphic and are framed by C-shaped signature lighting, bookending the reworked grille with hexagonal body-coloured inserts.
Alongside the facet, the entrance fender strips that bleed into the entrance doorways are gone, changed by shorter panels with extra driver help cameras. Even the door handles have modified, with the flush pop-out door handles changed by mechanical pull-up ones, in lockstep with an impending ban on hidden door releases in China.
In the meantime, the rear finish has been left comparatively untouched, with the full-width taillights being retained – albeit with the identical starry motif changing the Exeed script that’s now mounted up prime. The bumper design has additionally been simplified with out the massive vertical reflectors (changed by slimmer horizontal ones), diffuser-like valance and ornate quad tailpipes. A set of sportier two-tone alloy wheels full the look.
The inside has not been revealed simply but, however count on the C9 to obtain a complete redesign right here too, changing the Mercedes-Benz-style conjoined screens and shifting nearer to the Chinese language automobile norm with separate shows and twin smartphone holders. That’s the case with the automobile’s stablemates, the facelifted Jaecoo J8 (known as the Chery Tiggo 9 in China) and the brand new Tiggo 9 (Tiggo 9X).
As for the engines, they’ll possible be carried over and embrace the identical 261 PS/400 Nm 2.0 litre turbo four-cylinder and eight-speed auto, in addition to a PHEV variant with the Tremendous Hybrid System (SHS). The latter consists of a 1.5 litre engine, twin electrical motors and a three-speed devoted hybrid transmission (DHT) with a complete system output of 537 PS and 630 Nm of torque.
Omoda & Jaecoo has but to substantiate if this facelift will likely be offered abroad, however Australia’s CarExpert experiences that it could possibly be launched Down Beneath subsequent 12 months, and we count on the identical to be true for Malaysia as effectively.
GALLERY: 2025 Omoda C9 in Malaysia
GALLERY: 2025 Omoda C9 PHEV in Malaysia
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