Side by side

Forthing Friday EV Luxury FWD vs Omoda C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)

Same body type (compact suv) — comparable price, specs and features.

Prices checked 03 Nov 2026
Forthing Friday EV Luxury FWD
฿699,900MY 2026
Omoda C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)
฿699,000MY 2025
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ForthingFridayEV
฿699,900
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OmodaC5EV
฿699,000
▸ Which one's for you

neither side has a clear edge on the headline numbers — feature differences and feel are the tiebreakers.

▸ Where they differ

Current price
Friday EV Luxury FWD
฿699,900
C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)
฿699,000
Range
Friday EV Luxury FWD
400 km
C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)
430 km
DC charging
Friday EV Luxury FWD
80 kW
C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)
80 kW
0–100 km/h
Friday EV Luxury FWD
—
C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)
7.2 s
Battery
Friday EV Luxury FWD
64.4 kWh
C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)
61 kWh
Top speed
Friday EV Luxury FWD
—
C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)
172 km/h
Cost of ownership, head to head

All-in ฿/month over 5 years — purchase minus resale, plus charging, insurance, tax and upkeep.

Friday EV Luxury FWD
฿9,013/mo
5-yr total: ฿540,788
Lower cost
C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)
฿8,845/mo
5-yr total: ฿530,705

Near-identical to own — within a rounding error of each other per month.

Estimate: 15,000 km/yr, charged mostly at home. Resale from used-market data where available, else a conservative segment estimate.

▸ Common questions

Which is cheaper, the Forthing Friday EV Luxury FWD or the Omoda C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)?

The Omoda C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate) is cheaper — ฿900 less than the Forthing Friday EV Luxury FWD at current prices.

Which has more range, the Forthing Friday EV Luxury FWD or the Omoda C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate)?

The Omoda C5 EV C5 EV Long Range Max (CBU, ex-Ultimate) has the longer rated range — 30 km more than the Forthing Friday EV Luxury FWD.

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