Chery Omoda E5 vs Lexus Rz

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Chery Omoda E5
Chery Omoda E5

$32,490 - $44,490

2024 price

Lexus Rz
Lexus Rz

2026 price

Summary

2024 Chery Omoda E5
2026 Lexus Rz
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Not Applicable, 0.0L

Fuel Type
Electric

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Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

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Dislikes
  • Ride compliance
  • Safety assist calibration
  • Relatively small boot

  • Numb steering
  • No spare
  • F Sport's jerky ‘Manual Drive’
2024 Chery Omoda E5 Summary

Okay, this is getting crazy. It feels like barely a week of 2024 is going by without another value-focused, pure-electric SUV hitting the Australian new-car market. 

And this is the latest, the Chery Omoda E5, a compact, five-seater with the performance and range to challenge some other relatively recent arrivals.

It joins the internal combustion Omoda 5, variations of which have proliferated in the roughly 18 months it’s been on sale here.

This is CarsGuide’s first look and we’ve assessed everything from value and practicality to safety and driving performance. So, stay with us to see if this EV could be your entree into the world of battery-electric SUVs.

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2026 Lexus Rz Summary

When the Lexus RZ launched in Australia just over two years ago CarsGuide questioned the Japanese luxury brand’s relatively late arrival to the EV party.

And since then, this large, premium, battery-electric, five-seat SUV has proved something of a niche player with less than 100 sold in 2024 and a similar number in prospect for 2025.

But there’s been movement at the RZ station. This comprehensively updated model features a revised powertrain, retuned suspension, tweaked AWD system and the availability of things like steer-by-wire and a tricky manual mode in the auto transmission.

And yes, Lexus claims it’s more refined than its already smooth and near-silent predecessor. 

Scheduled to hit local showrooms in the first half of 2026, we were invited to take a first drive at its global launch. So, read on to see if this could be your next electrically propelled, performance luxury, family favourite.

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