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GWM ORA Funky Cat Hatchback (2022-2023) review

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Parkers overall rating: 2.7 out of 52.7
” An interesting alternative to established electric hatchbacks, but lacks the final polish “

At a glance

Price new £31,995 - £33,795
Used prices £8,385 - £13,103
Road tax cost £195
Insurance group 30
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Fuel economy 3.7 - 3.8 miles/kWh
Range 193 - 260 miles
Miles per pound 5.9 - 11.2
Number of doors 5
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Available fuel types

Fully electric

Pros & cons

PROS
  • Well priced and specified
  • Plush interior
  • Spacious for passengers front and rear
CONS
  • Tiny boot
  • Not much fun to drive
  • Appalling infotainment and poor driver assistance tech

Written by Tom Wiltshire Updated: 15 September 2025

Overview

It pays to be memorable when introducing yourself, and we very much doubt you’ll be forgetting about the Ora Funky Cat in a hurry. It was the first in a whole range of Ora electric cars that ushered in GWM, or Great Wall Motors, into the UK passenger car market.

It’s a rare car, though, as the importer rebranded the intriguingly-named car after less than a year on sale. From being the Funky Cat, it became known as the GWM Ora 03 – the first in a long line of similarly-numbered EVs.

Despite looking like a MINI Electric or Fiat 500 rival, it came in at 4,235mm long and 1,825mm wide, making it slightly shorter and a little wider than a Volkswagen Golf or ID.3. That size endowed it with good passenger space but that comes at the expense of boot room, making this less of a practical option for families and more of a rival to the fashion-forward MINI and Fiat.

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