Omoda Jaecoo's most expensive SUV is getting a glow-up

The Omoda 9 may have only arrived in New Zealand in 2025, but it's been on sale for a few years in China, which means it's time for an update.

The facelifted large SUV has been previewed as the Exeed EX6 in China, and CarExpert understands it could reach New Zealand showrooms in 2027.

The EX6, due for a Chinese-market launch before the end of 2026, is a facelifted version of the Exeed Yaoguang.

This crossover SUV, which entered production in 2022, is rebadged as the Omoda 9 for overseas markets including New Zealand and Australia, where it's sold under the export-only Omoda Jaecoo brand.

Like the Omoda 9, the EX6 will feature a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder plug-in hybrid (PHEV) petrol powertrain, but Exeed – a Chery-owned brand present in China and the Middle East – has yet to release powertrain details.

However, a Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) filing shared by CarNewsChina reveals the EX6 is 55mm longer than the outgoing Omoda 9. It measures 4830mm long, 1920mm wide and 1680mm tall on a 2800mm wheelbase.

The EX6 features a significantly revised front-end, with split-level lighting. A slim strip of lighting sits above a new honeycomb-patterned grille, similar to that of the new Omoda 7, which is in turn flanked by vertical headlight clusters bracketed by yet more daytime running lights.

It gains a LiDAR sensor on the roof, indicating it'll receive more sophisticated active safety and driver-assist technology.

Down back, there's a redesigned rear bumper, while the otherwise unchanged tail-light assembly features the new turquoise lights that are becoming increasingly common in China to signify a semi-autonomous driving system is in operation.

No interior images have been revealed as yet.

In New Zealand, the Omoda 9 sits atop the Omoda Jaecoo lineup, and is available in a single trim priced at $68,990 before on-road costs. As a large, five-seat, plug-in hybrid SUV, it doesn't have much in the way of direct competition.

It comes with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine producing 105kW of power and 215Nm of torque, mated with three electric motors – producing 75kW/170Nm, 90kW/220Nm and 175kW/310Nm – plus a three-speed dedicated hybrid transmission and 34kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery.

Electric range is 169km on the NEDC cycle, while the 0-100km/h sprint is claimed to take 4.9 seconds.