2026 GWM Ora SUV outed

The 2026 GWM Ora SUV has been officially outed following the Chinese Ministry for Industry and Information Technology posting pictures and early details of the Chinese firm's new compact electric SUV that’s set to go on sale next year.

The new GWM Ora SUV picks up where the small Ora hatchback left off, sharing retro design cues that include a pair of cute round headlamps and curvaceous body.

Riding much higher than the Ora, GWM’s inbound compact SUV gets a set of standard roof rails, while at the rear, it echoes the hatchback’s clamshell tailgate, featuring a rear screen that incorporates the taillights within the lower half of the rear glass.

Confirming it will measure up at 4471mm long, 1883mm wide and stand 1641mm tall, the new Ora SUV sports a 2720mm wheelbase.

Those dimensions are on par with the BYD Atto 3 and see the SUV considerably larger than the Ora hatch (4235mm long, 1825mm wide, 1596mm tall with a 2650mm wheelbase).

The documents accompanying the pics also confirm the Ora SUV will come with a 150kW e-motor and a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery that will be sourced from Honeycomb Energy.

Helping improve the smoothness of the brakes, that combine regenerative and mechanical braking, the small GWM comes with new brake-by-wire tech from Chinese supplier Feigetech.

In China, the GWM Ora SUV will be offered with the brand's latest driver assist tech that will combine a long-distance roof-mounted LiDAR sensor, extra cameras and side radars.

The GWM Ora SUV has yet to be locked in for Australia but when it arrives it could trigger another price war in the small electric SUV segment , although following a price rise for the smaller Ora hatch (from $35,990 drive-away), there's only so low the brand can go before it starts cannibalising sales from its own models.

Images: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

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