How good is this FUNKY small electric car? The ORA 03 in-depth review UK 

I didn’t touch much on the pricing of the 03 in this video, mainly because unless buying outright, it feels the price is irrelevant. For instance it can currently be had on a PHC deal at £185 a month with £2,220 a month. Which seems incredible value. Find out more here: www.gwmoramarriottburystedmunds.co.uk/ora-03/?

the light and colour interior looks marvellous

Just got this new toy at very good deal. Apart from the small boot, it is a great little car. Very spacious inside front and back. Got all gadgets including internet radio streaming.

I’m in the trade and can confirm these are being massively discounted so they can be offered on salary sacrifice schemes and personal leases very cheaply. Whilst they have their supporters, they are just way too expensive at list price and this puts a lot of people off. Cute they may be but a tiny boot and no rear wiper really don’t help. They launched these into a very competitive sector at a time interest rates went up massively and it’s going to be really tough to get any traction with these in the UK.

Nice review tish probably not everyone choice of car but its affordable for some and cheap to run and easy to park Keep up the good work tish your doing a amazing job Looking good like always x

Fab review love the car

I seen this car about two years ago in the Fully Charged Show and I was blown away by it. It is gorgeous in blue especially in the interior. You can see in your face you love this car. Great review

Tish looking absolutely gorgeous as always❤

A great quick review Tish. I have to confess that I quite like it. I even like the red as it stands out from the crowd. The interior is funky but in a nice retro way as well. I've yet to see one in the flesh but I hope there are physical buttons for the climate control. I think it'll be quick enough for most scenarios in the UK where traffic only moves at the pace of the slowest car so in some places you'll be lucky to hit the speed limit and it'll take a fair time to reach it. I'll wait a while and see what residuals are like along with reliability and dealer satisfaction are like. Like many house holds I do not have the facility for a wall box for cheaper charging so things will need to change somewhat before I'd consider going fully electric.

I really like this car. I like the red, the fact that it’s different and bug looking. It’s a bit like a beetle and the old style juke. I like that the inside looks a bit retro, reminds me a bit like a Robin reliant 😊

Cool vid, looking very slim tish. And I do love the darting off the screen bit you have added lol x

Wish the mini had this interior its so deco ❤

thanks Tish for the great video, but thanks for the great presentation meaning the car is clean, a lot of reviewers don't care of show a dirty car inside and out, thanks again and do like the blue teal color car too 🙂

I tested one of these whilst considering a second car as a small runaround. It basically ticked all the boxes for me, other than the price offered (on lease since I won’t even consider buying one outright). Now that they are coming down in price I can see myself getting one. Range is not massive but does the job

The interior seems very similar to my Renault Zoe ZE40. I love the Funky Cat name and quirkyness. Zoe has a surprisingly large boot... but very tight rear seats. None of my family like travelling in Zoe's rear, so we have to go in the Citroen Berlingo. With my home wallbox I have yet to public charge after three years, but wouldn't choose to have a range under about 260 miles if it was my only car... perhaps I'm just "funky chicken!".

🇦🇺 we get this car for under 36000k onroad which equates to 19000 pound sterling

No rear wiper on a hatch back in the UK ?

Hi Tish, nice review. Funky would have better name. The price kills it. If it was 25k there maybe more sales..Looks well made and interesting.

I like the red colour. Not sure about the black roof i'm really into two tone cars. The interrior looks a bit 60's U.S. Caddy like. The major down side for me though is its an EV. And who is going to be buying them after the rumoured new road tax rules come in from 1st of April. Yet another great review Tish and at least it stayed dry for you.🙂

If I turned up at work in one, I’d get beaten up 😂, but I’m in a heavy male dominated industry. I have also read that insurance could be an issue, as in costly or limited companies that will provide cover at moment. The brand needs to expand and be accepted in the UK a bit more before I’d put it on a short list. The wheels are a copy of Renault 19 16v and Clio 16v from the nineties, look okay.

So do you need to change the back window if the lights go? Mad idea to put lights there, don’t know how they’ve got away with it.

There's probably a reason why personally I've never seen a single Ora on the road - divisive styling and the price. Having checked, the entry level is now £32k and to get the £185pm on a PCP, you've got to put down an eye watering deposit. With a more realistic deposit, you're looking at between £350-£450 per month, which is a lot for a small car with limited range.

The internal styling is certainly an improvement over earlier efforts from a Chinese car maker.

Are you buying one @Tish?

Sorry Tish, but aren't some of the safety features mandatory? And come on every time you start up, even if you turn them off? Other than that, I loved your review, thank you!

I looked at the funky cat but the two things which put me are the boot lid doesn’t open high so kept banging my head against it. Secondly the rust proofing must be the worst of any modern car as subject to annual inspections otherwise anti corrosion warranty is invalidated but the only modern car that at six years requires payment for rustproofing.

Ground height of 120mm is too low. is it?

63kW charging for a 48kWh battery (they sell a larger battery in China) is actually very good and Chinese budget cars tend to focus on Charging Curve rather than speed.

A really nice car 🚗, it's just very small. But I love 💕 the headlights and the daytime running lights/indicators,a borrow from Mimi which is very cool. The interior is much to simple and way to boring even for an EV. That's pretty much all I have to say about it, there's nothing else to say. Great review Tish and love 💕 the sexy 👙🩱 you brought today.💋🌹🔥.

£32K starting price lol ... Ora smoking some Chinese opium for sure. Trying to sell the safety features won't cut the mustard. If you really want one, wait for a 2nd hand one. Be good to see EV car reviewers talk about the warranty, the servicing costs etc. I read these start at £21K in Latvia, why on earth are people still buying EV's at this price, stop buying these cars and the price will fall.

Even your shadow looks beautiful!❤🤭

If you had to BUY either this one or the Fiat e500, which one would you choose and why?

The GWM Ora 03 came to the Baltic states in February 2024. And it apparently sold well in the region. In February 2024, the Ora 03 became the best selling EV in Latvia.

Got delivery of mine yesterday, previously had an Id3, first impressions, tech wise it blows the id3 out of the water, I particularly like the camera vision of location of car when parking, I can feel the performance difference with the ID3 being quicker but that did not bother me, it is a head turner, being one of the first of these where I live feels very much like when I got the ID3 back in early 2021. Main difference is in monthly lease cost, I got my 03 for just under £140 inc of vat on a lease, the equivalent Id3 on same deposit for 2 years works out at just over £450per month, and that is the Volkswagen ID3 downfall for me.

Ora good cat 🐱

Read online the other day of some of these random chinese brand EV's being hard to insure as parts are an issue to source putting insurance companies off covering them, they did a quote on a BYD and only 3 insurance companies would insure it for a stupid amount. I'd stick to established brands and let others take a punt on these, it'll be worthless come part ex time I'm sure

Such a chic color and interior of this car and this sweet girl driver with cool lipstick. This really excites me

Its a cool small electric car !

How much is it to lease ?????? Sarcasm

In China it sells for £16K. British government tariffs and taxation is the main issue.

interesting you can buy a Citroen c 3 for less than £14000.00 with a bigger boot. Funky cat is way too expensive for a city car. The interior does look cool though

Whether it be good or bad, it's pointless if it can't be insured.

Not for me. The Lane assist is the one thing I want to turn off! Sorry Tish, great review, don't like the car, but then it would be boring if we all liked or disliked the same things!

I saw loads of these in Germany at tradeshow last year. It serves a purpose and they will sell but in the turquoise in particular it looks laughably bad visually. But then again its all subjective, great review as always Tish

Great Legs, Keep it going ! Xx ❤️

As good as it undoubtedly is, I can't get past the "bug eyed" look of this car. If the new Renault R5 was anywhere close in price to this car, that'd be the one I'd go for.

Can lease this for only £130pm :)

Who designed this car….Rue Paul?

It looks like my fiat 500X

Nice car, but too expensive

Reviewers need to be cautious they are not recommending EV that could damage the finances of the buyer. The resale value of some EV are ruinous to the owners. Insurance can be a problem and stories in the press of owners being unable to get a quote for insurance or having their cars off the road for long periods waiting for spares to repair them. Insurers are writing off cars with minor damage as the parts are not available to repair them.

Never defend a company for hiking prices. 🤦

APR on Ev's and Hybrid cars at the moment is very high. Even second hand. There not all there worth.

It’s a shame as this brand had the chance to be the MG in the uk and redo what MG did since 2009 however ! Making the car more expensive before launch next to no advertising and only having it as a below par EV engine has caused this car to flop the interior is nice however Keep up the amazing work tish

Yeuch, it's horrible. A mish mash of styling cues all adding up to a mess.

The white interior is a huge no no it’ll scratch and mark so easily

Actually saw one of these on the road yesterday. If you've ever seen the "Airbus Beluga" then the rear of this is very reminiscent of the plane. I know looks are subjective - but I think the rear of the Ora looks plain odd (pun intended). Whilst the "Airbus Beluga" is odd and ugly in a weirdly "amazingly good way", and it's an engineering marvel, this car is neither. The Ora even makes an EQS look good!

No thanks, your not getting anything ground breaking for the money and the fact it’s a new brand in the uk with limited dealers would put me right off. There are better choices.

We need more cars aimed at women, was when you lost me. Like it matters….

Probably for women

It’s like a Chinese fiat 500, but will probably stop charging after a year and the recharging port will break like most of my Chinese tech.

it will fall apart in no time as it is made in china

Crap. It’s the Funky Cat or now 2 or 3. They must ( should have ) kept the name. Only in UK EU did we get the BS-name. Rest world gets a diff name . Terrible name made such a talking point it was worth millions in marketing PR. Clever clever ORA or GWM.

It’s been a flop here in Ireland. Too expensive and it’s plain ugly. I don’t know how they managed to get the rear lights past the NCAP safety people. Lousy range too. The whole EV experiment is running out of steam…..or volts. While car sales in Ireland have increased over 25% in the past 12 months, EV sales increased by just 1%. Reports of massive depreciation, lousy range and poor charging infrastructure has effectively stalled EV take up.

shite

I don’t care how good it is, There’s no way I’m buying a car called funky cat

It was so nice to watch when you were near the steering wheel in such a great car with this woman and in the back seat you also look very cool

A very poor review…… at odds with other reviewers’ judgments. Terribly misjudged pricing review from the original announcement coupled with poor range. Moreover, is this the third given name to this vehicle……. ? All this together explains why they are now being forced to unload unwanted stock (surprisingly not selling at the high price point) through incredibly cheap lease deals…… acquisition only sensible through lease!

There are reasons why women shouldnt be doing the review of cars....