If you’re in the market for a medium-sized family SUV with plug-in hybrid capability because you’re on a company car scheme, well then your choice just got slightly harder.
This is the new Omoda 7, which goes on sale in January 2026 with a plug-in hybrid option that starts from exactly £32,000. It'll be set to go head to head against the likes of the Kia Sportage, Ford Kuga and Hyundai Tucson PHEVs.
Omoda’s “super hybrid system” (so modest) matches an 18.3kWh battery with a 1.5-litre petrol engine. The whole setup produces 204hp and 365Nm of torque, which means 0–62mph in a reasonable 8.4 seconds and a top speed of 112mph. Incidentally, if you're struggling to decide between hybrid, PHEV and full electric options, you'd do well to have a read of our guide here.
The Omoda 7 is officially rated for 56 miles of electric range, and on the WLTP cycle it manages 403mpg and 23g/km CO2 emissions. It’ll also function as a standard hybrid when the juice has run out, but you can fast charge it at up to 40kW for a quick top-up (30–80% in 20 minutes), and Omoda is even offering the 7 with 3.3kW V2L technology. That means you can plug things into the car, which would make it very handy for a family camping trip or similar.
It’s practical in other ways two – you get three Isofix points in the car and a 639-litre boot for maximum utility. Up front in the cabin there’s a huge 15.6in touchscreen infotainment display and a 10.25in digital dashboard. The former comes with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity as standard.
In the base Knight trim you get a heated steering wheel, dual-zone aircon and wireless phone charging as standard, while the fancier Noble trim gets you a fancier sound system, heated and ventilated seats, powered tailgate, panoramic roof and what Omoda describes as a four-zone voice control system that sounds to us like a huge family argument waiting to happen.
Omoda also says that its camera offers a 540-degree view, which sounds like it needs a maths degree to understand, but should help when you’re manoeuvring in the supermarket car park. It’ll come with a seven-year/100,000-mile warranty for the car, with an extra year for the battery.
Omoda’s UK boss Victor Zhang said: “The Omoda 7 has been developed for the way people in the UK live and drive – it’s practical, dynamic and refined, yet still delivers that expressive, art-driven design language that defines our brand.”
New Omoda 7 offers a decent amount of space and has three Isofix points 
