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Price: R686 950 0–100 km/h: 7,60 seconds Top speed: 160 km/h Power: 126 kW Torque: 250 N.m Claimed range: 310 km

Fine build quality and choice of materials to make it feel suitably boutique. Should make for an ideal weekday city runabout

Ian McLaren

Let’s hope the government soon comes to the party so that characterful city cars like this become more affordable

Kyle Kock

The new benchmark in this compact EV segment. However, I look forward to there being more competition for the Ora in the not-too-distant future

Damian Adams

ounded in 2018 as the new-energy division of Great Wall Motors (GWM), the Ora brand has already made noteworthy strides in terms of its global market penetration. Following an established presence in Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia, this nameplate arrives in South Africa with a build quality and safety record (think full five-star Euro NCAP crash test rating) that would have been broadly

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