New GWM Ora 03 GT 2025 review: sporty EV supermini isn’t as cheap as we’d hope

With that trim level change, pricing has come down too. The old Ora 03 started at £31,995 – which was a bit steep given the new Renault 5 EV kicks off at £22,995. GWM have been quick to respond though, cutting prices to £24,995 for the Pure version before rising to £28,995 for the Pro and £32,995 for the GT. 

GWM has chucked a buckload of equipment at the Ora 03 to help it stand out against a growing wave of electric supermini rivals. As standard, the Pure gets two 10.25-inch screens on the dash, a 360-degree camera, electric front seats, a wireless phone charger, keyless go, LED lights with high beam assist and integrated sat-nav. Compared to the old Pure+ which cost £6,000 more, the new Pure only misses out on leatherette seats, auto-fold mirrors and a rear central armrest. The Pro is even better equipped than the outgoing Pure+ despite costing less with front parking sensors, reversing assist and auto parking, an electric bootlid with gesture control and heated front seats and steering wheel along with tinted windows. 

The GT certainly stands out visually from the rest of the range (if not technically) with its bespoke 18-inch wheels, new front and rear bumpers, wider wheelarches that sport a bold faux carbon fibre look, a rear spoiler and colour contrast seat belts inside with ‘GT’ branding on the headrests. Amusingly, launch control has been added to the GT despite no changes to the powertrain. More sensibly there’s a heat pump on the GT, so the larger 63kWh battery found on the Pro and GT should be able to get nearer to its 248-mile range limit more routinely no matter than weather. The base-spec Pure still gets 193 miles of range from its 43kWh unit. During our testing we saw 152 miles at around 75 per cent charge for the larger battery GT model, which would equate to just over 200 miles of total range (in cold temperatures and harsh driving conditions we should add).