ORA Funky Cat 2023 Review
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- This is the ORA Funky Cat!
It’s an all-new electric car from China, and Mat’s about to find out if it has what it takes to rival established brands such as MINI & VW in the small electric car category!
Upon first glance, you may be forgiven for thinking the car looks recognisable. For example, look at it from the rear and it looks similar to a Fiat 500, while from the front it looks pretty similar to the MINI Electric! Clearly the designers must have been influenced by the cars they’re going up against, but that’s not exactly a bad thing!
The inside is pretty well laid out as well. There are good quality materials across the dash and on the doors, and there are two decently sized screens to house the infotainment system and digital dials. They may not be the most intuitive systems, but they work well enough for the size of car.
One key selling point is the tech that comes inclusive! There’s only one trim level available for this car, so that means that things such as electronically controlled seats and 360 parking cameras come as standard.
The car is powered by a 48kWh battery pack along with a single electric motor. This can produce 171hp while it’s good for a claimed range of 193 miles. That’s well up on a MINI Electric, but a fair bit lower than the likes of a VW ID.3.
The ORA Funky Cat costs from £32,000. But does it offer enough to tempt you away from the more established competition? You’ll need to stick with Mat and see for yourself!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:36 Design
01:39 Interior
04:20 Back Seats
05:50 Boot
06:49 5 Annoying Things
08:09 5 Cool Things
11:30 Batteries
12:42 Town Driving
14:50 Motorway Driving
15:47 Country Road Driving
17:02 0-60mph
17:32 Verdict
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4/10
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Unbelievable how ORA was able to understand Mat’s German Accent 😂😂
The Scottish accent was wtf.. 🤣🤣
@@somerandomfella D, this ORA FUNKY CAT looked like Toyota Pod.
😂honestly, the audio assistance is way better than German cars (BMW, Merc)
Wai that was german?
Where are the taillights..?
I can’t be the only one who can’t get over the fact this car is called “the funky cat” Imagine Clarkson, Hammond and may roasting this thing 😂
The other Ora cars are called Lightning Cat, Punk Cat, and Ballet Cat. In China this car called Good Cat
@@supreme_xenon What?...no Spayed Cat??
Cooking Fat - I think thats what my wife said.
I appreciate the Chinese brands for naming their cars with these names... It's a nice laugh compared to the frustration of stuff like "bZ4x" or "e:NP1" or "#1"
Just wait for the trim level... 'L'
In a world of angry faces and big grilles, cute friendly designs like these are a refreshing change
YEAAA
Todays grills even in the luxury class are getting more and more aggressive and grotesque. Hate the Audi grill, the latest BMW grills are super nasty. Lexus started the fugly trend.
Agreed lol
So good to read that comment
I wish they would get the hint aggressive styling DOES NOT BELONG ON CITY CARS. No ford putting an Aston grille on a fiesta doesn’t make it look refined.
Actually, the designer of the ora funky cat came from Porsche. I dont think that anyone else could make the car look so cute and adorable!
Thank you for this valuable info. This brand is getting me buzzing!
Honda e is cuter, so.
You also have to remember that this car also has a crazy high Euro NCAP rating.
Its the 11th overall safest vehicle they've tested with only offerings from Tesla, Mercedes, Smart, Lexus and Wey scoring any higher.
I'd say that's an arguably more impressive achievement from such a new manufacturer.
This car is more like a downgraded Toyota Pod or something.
Ora isn't new. Theyre a subsidiary of Great Wall Motors.
They are impressively new to electric cars though.
Sp much for Volvo
Still think it’s competitor the vw polo has a stronger and better built Chassis
Electric cars tend to do well in crash tests
😂👍 The window part was perfect
For me its 9.4/10, although the car not up to par with Toyota Pod.
Well it all worked as it should, but it wouldn't sway my buying decision, as I don't sit in the rear of my cars.
How is this easier than pressing a physical button? I hate voice control.
9:53 Onwards
@@purwantiallan5089 wtf is a Toyota Pod are you trolling?
The parts where Mat does all the different accents was awesome 😂 maybe going forward this is the way he should test the voice assistant in cars !
It's not every day I get to watch a first in-depth review for an entire BRAND. Super interesting car too. Thank you Mat!
The scotish impression was awesome 🤣🤣🤣🤣 and the facct that he understood the german accent was pretty impressive
Daniel Pinto, this car is 9.4 of 10 along with Toyota Pod.
Better than your spelling 🤦
@@stepheng8779 I don't really understand the reason behind the depreciative comment. Keep it up buddy, keep being toxic although i was commenting positive things about the video. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
@@stepheng8779 Who gives a shit about spelling on UA-cam comments? Spoilers : Basement dwelling losers such as yourself who got nothing else to worry about.
If the car understands English in Chinese accent then it understands everything- I am a Chinese btw.
The rear seat room is better than on some midsized sedans. Good perceived quality and designs make this a great unique little thing.
Perceived being the keyword.
@LNS_CTDi Very true, I'd rather have the rear space.
@@sinosaffer8015 yep. Sometimes its cool to pick it
@@carlarrowsmith Carl, this car is like 9.4 of 10 even though not on par with Toyota Pod.
If you go buy a Van there is even more room behind the front seats !!! lol lol ELETRIC CARS ARE shite !!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh wow. The interior is gorgeous. It's so different. I love it
I think it looks great both inside and out. They did imitation right, they took from the best. And having all those iconic design features in it means every time the owner walks up to it from a different angle there will be something else to admire about it. Whatever else may happen you'll never get bored of it's design.
Not a huge fan of the exterior, but the interior is great! Love the two-tone look!
A C, i give ORA Funky Cat Compact '22 a 9.4/10.
Just more Chinese shit
*it's a f u c k i n g COPY-CAT*
I like the inside color combination and how the car understand accents perfectly, clearly much better that my British old neighbour understands my eastern Europe english accent 😂😂😂
Agree. Its just lovely to look at.
Interior colour combination and theme looks like it was heavily inspired by the Rover 75.
Love the interior. Gives off a modern cosy feeling.
What I really liked when I did sit down in one of these was the view out of the windscreen. You have these arches left and right, which looks great!
Hey Mat, there are a few non-British guys watching your amazing reviews. It would be nice to see the characteristics of a car in metric units as well (somewhere in the corner of the screen with a small font will work as well). I tried to get used to imperial units, but I just can't, so I'm using google to convert all the time which is disturbing me from watching the video :)
Like who? Clarkson? Chisato Nishikigi?
Amen…. We are not all brexiteers working on antiquated systems of measure
Forgive us Brits for we love to be awkward 🤣🤣🤣
@@Brotherbear75 um the imperial system has been around long before Brexit
🇬🇧 And 🇺🇲 both use it
lol stop trying to make metric happen, it's not going to happen. A mile just has high energy, a KM seems weak.
i have been waiting for this review!! and also Mat, the funky cat was designed by an ex porsche designer so thats why it looked like a porsche 911 from the front
This car looked like a clone to FIAT 500 09.
Or maybe because chinese and Korean car manufacturers like to steal other cars designs. Don't have a problem with that
Is that all the ex-Porsche designer can do? If it is, then he isn't really a designer, is he?
All i can see is Ford Puma!
@Samir Av me too, it looks cute.. and funky
The way Chinese cars have come in the last 10 years is amazing! They genuinely seem like a good option. Hopefully the next few years will confirm reliability. Price isn’t bad too.
You’d have to be a complete fool to buy a Chinese car. That goes for Tesla too
@@woody2woodster for real? How can you judge on something that you don't even know. Look at comments what most ppl are saying, 😅 i am Chinese and i do admit that we are far behind German cars and stuff, but EVs are quite okay to be honest.
@@woody2woodster There is a UA-cam video of a UK owned MG5 which has been used for business trips. It had covered 40k miles in 11 months. No problems had become evident so far, and the MG was still performing as intended. The battery was holding up surprisingly well, still showing 96% SOH (state of health). I fail to see how you are able to make valid comments on something you have zero experience of......
@@woody2woodster Tesla 车 interior 肉尻冧酸。
@@woody2woodstereverything is made in China !!!
The most expensive and best and reliable phones the most expansive and reliable tv’s
Your posh designer trainers will be made in China
China is ruling and will rule the world’s manufacturing for a very long time if not ever
The accents gave me all the life I need. Thank you.
Surprisingly it looks pretty nice. Has a lot of elements from other cars but it looks clean.
Too clean like Toyota Pod and Dome S102 2008.
@@purwantiallan5089 LOL that's just absurd nonsense. Dome S102 is a freaking LeMans Race Car.
the design is unpretentious and unique (enough). love it.
Riki, i accept your opinion.
From first minute, I freaking love the design of this car, especially with this colour.
I intentionally watched 2 reviews before yours, no surprise, yours is the best and funniest!
Better voice control than any of the German cars 👌
“It looks like someone described a mini on the telephone”
Or Toyota Pod got an overhaul or something.
The accent part was hilarious 😂
Great review, so many more pros and cons pointed out compared to other reviewsI have seen.
Saw the ORA range at the Paris motor show a few weeks back. A funny little car with bits of design from every European manufacturer. There was another manufacturer there called BYD. They have some stunners in the range.
Like what car?
@@purwantiallan5089 BYD Han or BYD Seal (Seal seems to be very new though & not yet on the website).
ORA designer is an ex porsche designer.
Those cars look amazing, just a bummer they went for such an immensely cringy brand name (build your dream).
Typical Chinese design, ie copy everything popular and don’t use your imagination 🤦🏻♂️
Damn, that voice recognition system is bomb!
Now you know how Chinese companies spy with their products eh?..... Just sayin
Was just waiting for yours 😭
You’re the best
32k pounds? DAYUMM!! can't wait for EV to actually become affordable in the range of 15-16k, that will truly be an amazing era.
Can you buy any new cars for £15-16k?
@@bikeman123 Yes. Dacia, Kia, Hyundai, Citroen Ami........
This car is actually this cheap in China. But Importing from there to UK gets tricky and expensive with all the taxes and laws
@@Brian-om2hh nah the sh*t quality Korean cars..the worst battery quality
Things that will never happen
The last thing I care about is what type of USB connection is in the car.
If anything, I prefer the old ones because I've already got heaps of those cables.
Never stop with the impressions matt!!! 😆
The Scottish accent got me😂😂😂😂
Very well blended different styles. Love it!
If I was in the market, the MG4 would be my current go to.
I own a Mini Cooper SE and our 48.5kg dog fits in the boot because of Minis absolute genious idea of 2 point back seats. If you need more straight up cargo space, you can put the seats in a upper position with the metal holders.
I love how good the tech they use for this car. Love their screen.
Driving Instructors are gonna love this and in 10 years it'll be the classic new driver car
I think you're right. It seems to be about right for what I would need. Shame it's not about 25k...
In 10 years the batteries of these cars will have died and nobody will use these early EVs any more, because battery tech will be lightyears ahead and nobody will be able to repair a 10 year old chinese niche car.
@@miskatonic6210 we've found the luddite who doesn't get that petrol cars get pretty poor after 10 years, if they last that long.
@@mintywebb To be fair EVs are shit mate
@@astradala1845 you say that as your car gets left at the lights by one.
So close to perfect - if only it had a 6.1 litre BMW V12 and the chassis from a McLaren F1. Maybe a central driving position too?
Jon Denton’s upper cut 7:41 , reminded me of the British naughty kid that wanted to upper cut Santa Claus 🎅
The funky cat 🤣🤣🤣 I can't wait for the roasting from Clarkson, Hammond n May
Friend: “What is that car you brought mate?”
Me: “Funky Cat” 😂
Funky Cat Medina
that accent recognition is impressive
Don’t listen and reply to these scammers…
The voice recognition alone needs to be studied by all major manufacturers. All that budget and move towards button-less interiors and still same as 5 years ago
The parking brake coming on automatically has been a thing on automatic trucks for a while like Scania/Volvo/DAF, it's a great to have, just press down on the brake hard and it clicks on and then press the accelerator and you set off.
Its funky cat day in the youtube motoring world! More I see of this car the more I'm impressed, the outside is maybe a little 'cute' for me but the interior is superb.
Agreed.
The Ora Cat is really cool. Was sitting in one at the IAA in Munich
I would consider this as my next car as it seems a nice place to sit, looks cute and has nearly the same range as a Corsa e. Just wish it had been sub 30k
the voice assistant is amazing!!
Love this car’s “inspired” design, it’s beautiful!
ORA FUNKY CAT is more like Toyota Pod Mark 4.
Mat is very fun to watch😂
And very entertaining at best.
wrr
I just test drove one of these. It definitely nice and seems quality inside and I should know as I have driven Jaguars and Mercedes with full leather interiors. The quality of the full 360 degree cameras is amazing and the resolution of the screens is very crisp. The screens update very fast and this supports the word on the street that the Chinese insist on recent chipsets inside the cars they buy. They are very latest tech in China which is why this is only the second full electric car available in the UK that has face recognition in it. The look of the dashboard is nicer than the MG4 and feels better thought out and not thrown together. If you want a look at one go online and arrange a viewing or a test drive.
My local Ora dealer is part of a Mercedes dealer. It does not look out of place next to Mercedes and Smart cars.
This is a weird one. From the outside it looks like one of those no-name concept electric cars made by small companies that mix and match parts from random older cars.
But seeing all those tech features and really lovely interior, it's like a completely different car on the inside - definitely a funky design!
I still think it looks like a cross between the Opel Adam and the Alfa romeo mito😅. The voice system is amazing. Lovely tech city car... And again, Thats a GWM😱
This car is really not bad at all. It’s cute, roomy interior, decently equipped, decent quality, has great warranty and is reasonably priced. Nothing really awful about it (such as VW’s infotainment system for instance). Boot is a bit small maybe but it is ok.
But put it next to the MG4 at a starting price of £6k less Eric, and it loses some of it's shine.......
@@Brian-om2hhThe MG4 is also a Chinese car. Makes you think about the future of Chinese cars on the global market. However, imo this car looks much nicer than the MG4
This is the funniest car review ever , Matt you are the Bomb
Scam
To have actually test driven it in China and Thailand, I very confident to say that it's a great in town and highway drive ( 110km/h ~) feels really good. Car felt planted . The Interior feels really premium but the visibility was by far my favorite, super easy to drive and feel the corners of the car. Don't know what the euro price will be exactly but in Thai baht converted they offered prices around 25k€.
I quite like this car. The interior & exterior both look great. Love the red & cream two tone design _!_
Sacha chan, i bet Kanon Shibuya loves this ORA FUNKY CAT Compact Car.
I absolutely love it 😊. Sad it’ll never be available here in the States smh.
Since when do Americans buy such tiny cars?
Why would any american buy a Chinese Car?
Considering how expensive things have become here post Covid and how slim the used and new car market has become people here are looking to downsize homes and vehicles 🚗
@@RandomTrinidadian some wouldn’t some would. We like to have the choice to buy what we want even if it turns out to be a turd with fancy paint, wheels and a invisible tracking system 😂
@@chillout1109 since 2019.
09:47 Matt's funnest voice control test LOL Very good :)
Great review Matt, did you find the indicators difficult to use? Some journalists have reported the usual implementation complicates cancelling an indicator signal.
the price is killer again😣 why buy such a small car from China when a non-electric BMW 1 or Mercedes A class cost less?
I do like it. Reminds me of the Mini and VW Beetle
The Ora Punk Cat is very close resemble to the old Beetle
@@supreme_xenon this car also resembled Supermini from BURNOUT PS2.
Just bought the new updated 2024 Thai Ora Cat (LFP battery, USB-c, steering gears, updated 50W wireless charging, Apple /Android play ,etc). And yes, the mirror now has lights! The range also is now closer to 480km per charge (NEDC), so real world range would be around 400km.
In the past 6 months, I rented the Ora Ultra 500 two times and drove to the mountainous Chiangmai from Bangkok. From Chiangmai, the Ora made more than >1000 bends up and down the mountains with ease to the town of Maehongsong. Even drove from the town of Pai to Rak Thai (which has no EV chargers) and survived the trip without the car running out of juice.
The second time, I took the Ora to the East of Thailand into the town of Chong Mek (Border town Thailand-Laos). Along the way, I drove on big highways in Nakhon Ratchashima region with ease. Leaving most of the Toyotas, Hondas and 3.0 Isuzu pickup trucks in the dust (although I couldn't catch up with Teslas and BYD Seals). Drove great on the bad condition roads in Laos also with ease and comfort.
All in all, I got so impressed that I eventually bought one TODAY (25/May 2024).
Great car!
Bloody hell that Chinese salamander is nuts 😮
This new ORA Funky Cat looks so smart!
Are you blind?
To be honest I was excited when I heard the Ora was being released in the UK because they promised it to be the most affordable EV…then last year their marketing was leaning towards MG pricing at the cheaper end. Now they’ve released it, it’s expensive.
A missed opportunity to dominate the market.
Oh well, will hold onto my cash till a mini suv ev is released for 22k
Spot on comment. They've marked it up hugely. Not a bad car but the price is a con. I'll take a Mini Countryman EV between £30-40K, not this.
They did. Try the Dacia Spring. Mini little ev suv and cheap.
@@gigelfranaru I would, it’s not sold here tho
I don't think they marked it up. It's just the realities of a Chinese firm selling overseas: tariffs
@@HaydenLau. From £16k to £30k plus? No, they put an extra margin on it as well. Good luck to them, I don't think they will sell well at that pricing point compared to MG and others.
Amazing value for that car.. definitely fully loaded and one to watch from a technical point of view and a very good technical knowledge and understanding of the word wide market.
Was curious about this car. I live in sweden where I think it was recently released. Here it’s called the ORA 300 Pro for some reason. I found some Swedish reviews too and realized I’d already seen yours review but I have to watch yours again because you do it fun and consistent and I trust you more. I guess spec wise they’re identical apart from left hand drive here.
It very much looks like a vauxhall Adam imo, just bigger, really love the interior in the cat too.
Vauxhall Adam? Man, thats a very rare car to find.
And also vary similar to the new Smart #1
@@purwantiallan5089 I would of thought that as well at one point but there are loads on the road in my area at the moment. Almost as common as the Fiat 500. Guessing when they got discontinued they popped up in some of the car supermarkets. Always liked the styling
ORA Funky Cat is a really cool car honestly.
Loved the German accent!!!! :)))) Please more videos like this!
the voice recognition test had me in stiches LOL
I like the Ora Funky Cat and see loads of them here in China, but they are a lot cheaper here. They start at £22.000 which is a better price for this car.
Cant remember the last time I laughed so hard on a car review 😂 Kudos on mat and the editors!
The exterior design was by a Porsche designer, and I can say in person it is really good looking. They do a gold version in China and it's similar to the old gold 911 colour, it has a definite mini-911 feeling. It is also really well made.
Haval and GWM has been in South Africa for a few years now, they are very reliable and safe cars. They are on the top 10 most sold new cars in SA every month. We only have the hybrid Havals for now, cant wait for the fully electric cars to arrive
Looks like mix between Alfa MiTo and Mini and I kinda like it
Or hybrid combination of Toyota Pod.
How on earth was a comparison not drawn between this and a Vauxhall Adam?
More like Vauxhall/Opel e-corsa
I've been waiting for this car review for ages, as I loved it when it was first shown in motor shows. Now, is it good enough to make us move to the UK to get one (as I now live in the US)? Maybe.
Very attractive and distinctive EV
Hey mat love form india 🇮🇳
R u Xavier?
🇵🇰
The crash test for this model was good. Nice car.
This car definitely has personality… it grew on me throughout the video! The accents segment was tres bien ❤
ORA save the day 😆
What a funny vídeo, Matt, thanks!
OMG they forgot the taillights 🤣🤣🤣
It's actually quite a nice vehicle and I loved the assistant 5x better than most other cars' built in ones
Yep. All in one.
CHINA IS A FASCIST TOTALITARIAN REGIME ! ALWAYS LIVING AND PROPAGATING LIES ! ALWAYS MANIPULATING; INDOCTRINATING AND LURING IN PEOPLE THEIR OWN NATION _ ITS A CRIMINAL POLICE STATE ! WE SHOULD STOP ANY PRODUCTION ANY CONTACT TO THIS NATION ! TO PREVENT THE INTOXINATION OF THE REST OF THE WORLD BY FASCIST!
Greatly entertained by your review...made me laugh ( you big dafty ). :) :)
Why is anyone complaining about the lack of USB-C in cars? On the contrary, it's great to see the old-fashioned big USB-A plug. I don't have USB-C to USB-C cable, I only have the standard USB-A one, which connects to the wall charger, with the USB-C port that connects to my phone... And the big USB actually feels sturdier, like I'm not worried it's gonna fall out.
It’s terrifying how quickly the Chinese are developing
I have found, over a period of more than 50 years, that smaller cars have a larger turning circle than a much larger car. A very good illustration of this is the way my father’s Zephyr 6 turned like a London Taxi, while mother’s Morris Mini Minor took several turns to make it turn about on a major road!!
Best window opening test ever!
Great!! Small Chinese EV review!! Yay!!! Keep them coming please.
This should have been a £25k vehicle all day long imo. Cheers
Exactly. It's biggest competitor (obstacle?) will be the MG4 at a starting price of £26k....... £32k for what this car offers seems too pricey.
The design of the interior is like a modern retro. Has serious mid 1900s vibes and I dig it
Some say this Car was MADE IN HEAVEN some say it is a GOLDEN EXPERIENCE driving this car. Me personally I think this car makes me go ORA ORA ORA ORA!
They should have made it a rear wheel drive.