ORA Funky Cat: which version to buy and why

The ORA Funky Cat exists as one generation of Hatchback 5-door, on sale from 2021-12-01 with no end date in the data. The buying choice is not between generations. It is between three current versions: AT, AT Pro 300, and AT Pro 420. All three are Electro, Automatic with 1 gear, FWD, and listed at 0 CO2. What changes is power, torque, top speed, 0–100 where it is measured, and kerb weight.

ORA Funky Cat: which version to buy and why

The ORA Funky Cat exists as one generation of Hatchback 5-door, on sale from 2021-12-01 with no end date in the data. The buying choice is not between generations. It is between three current versions: AT, AT Pro 300, and AT Pro 420. All three are Electro, Automatic with 1 gear, FWD, and listed at 0 CO2. What changes is power, torque, top speed, 0–100 where it is measured, and kerb weight. Those numbers decide the car.

Funky Cat specs compared: AT vs AT Pro 300 vs AT Pro 420

AT is the lightest and the least powerful: 143 hp (105 kW), 210 Nm, kerb weight 1510 kg, top speed 150. 0–100 is not measured. Displacement is not measured. Cylinders are not measured. Cylinder layout is not measured. Boost is not measured.

AT Pro 300 steps up by 28 hp and 20 kW (171 hp / 125 kW) and by 45 Nm (255 Nm). Top speed rises by 10, to 160. 0–100 is 8.3. Kerb weight is 1540 kg — 30 kg more than AT. Displacement, cylinders, layout, and boost remain not measured.

AT Pro 420 uses the same 171 hp / 125 kW and 255 Nm as AT Pro 300, the same 160 top speed, and a 0–100 of 8.2 — 0.1 quicker than AT Pro 300. Kerb weight is 1580 kg: 40 kg more than AT Pro 300 and 70 kg more than AT. Displacement, cylinders, layout, and boost are not measured.

Chassis hardware does not split the range. On all three versions the front suspension is Independent, spring; the rear is Semi-independent, torsion; front brakes are Ventilated disc; rear brakes are Disc. Ground clearance is not measured. Wheel sizes are not measured. Tank is not measured. Gross weight is not measured. City, highway, and combined consumption are not measured.

Power, torque, and kg per horsepower

There is no engine displacement in the data, so power per litre cannot be calculated for any version. Weight per horsepower can.

AT: 1510 kg / 143 hp = 10.56 kg per hp. AT Pro 300: 1540 / 171 = 9.01 kg per hp. AT Pro 420: 1580 / 171 = 9.24 kg per hp.

AT Pro 300 is the strongest on that ratio: 1.55 kg per hp lighter than AT and 0.23 kg per hp lighter than AT Pro 420. The extra 28 hp on the Pro pair more than covers their extra mass versus AT. The extra 40 kg on AT Pro 420 versus AT Pro 300 does not come with extra horsepower; it only slightly worsens the ratio while 0–100 improves by 0.1.

Torque per kilogram:

AT: 210 Nm / 1510 kg = 0.139 Nm per kg. AT Pro 300: 255 / 1540 = 0.166 Nm per kg. AT Pro 420: 255 / 1580 = 0.161 Nm per kg.

AT Pro 300 again leads. Versus AT, torque is up 21.4% (45 Nm) while weight is up 2.0% (30 kg). Versus AT Pro 420, torque is identical and weight is 40 kg lower.

Power share: AT Pro 300 and AT Pro 420 are 19.6% more powerful than AT (28 hp on 143). That is the only power step in the catalogue.

0–100, top speed, mpg: what is measured

0–100 is not measured on AT. It is 8.3 on AT Pro 300 and 8.2 on AT Pro 420. The 0.1 gap is the only timed difference between the two 171 hp cars. Do not treat AT as slower on a stopwatch: the figure is simply not in the data.

Top speed is measured on all three: 150 on AT, 160 on AT Pro 300, 160 on AT Pro 420. The Pro pair share a 10-unit ceiling over AT. Choosing AT Pro 420 over AT Pro 300 does not buy a higher limiter.

Fuel consumption (city, highway, mixed) is not measured on AT, AT Pro 300, or AT Pro 420. There is no mpg figure to rank them. CO2 is 0 on all three. Eco class is not measured. Tank is not measured — these are Electro versions, so a fuel-tank comparison is not in the data.

Dimensions and weight: the only mass numbers you have

Kerb weight is the only size-related figure that differs:

Gross weight is not measured on any version. Ground clearance is not measured. Wheel sizes are not measured. The Hatchback 5-door body is the same generation for all three; there is no second body type and no restyle listed as a separate generation.

If you want the lowest kerb weight in this model, AT is the only answer: 30 kg under AT Pro 300 and 70 kg under AT Pro 420. If you want the 171 hp motor without the heaviest kerb, AT Pro 300 is 40 kg under AT Pro 420.

Generations: nothing to trade between years

There is 1 generation (start 2021-12-01, stop not measured). All three versions start on the same date. No later generation adds power, drive, or a different gearbox. You cannot buy a “newer Funky Cat generation” with more gears or a different drive: Automatic, 1, FWD is the full drivetrain set.

That means “which generation” collapses to “which of the three Electro Automatic FWD Hatchback 5-door versions.” Reliability and known problems are not in this dataset; they cannot be used to pick a year.

Which version to choose

Choose AT if the priority is mass and the 143 hp / 210 Nm step is enough. It is the lightest Funky Cat in the data (1510 kg). It is also the only version with 150 top speed and the only one without a measured 0–100. You give up 28 hp, 45 Nm, and 10 of top speed versus both Pro versions. You do not give up a different gearbox, drive, or brake layout: those match.

Choose AT Pro 300 if the priority is the 171 hp / 255 Nm motor at the lowest Pro weight. Versus AT you gain 28 hp, 45 Nm, 10 top speed, and a measured 8.3 0–100, for 30 kg extra. Versus AT Pro 420 you keep the same 171 hp, 125 kW, 255 Nm, and 160 top speed, with 40 kg less kerb weight. You sit 0.1 behind on 0–100 (8.3 vs 8.2). On kg per hp and Nm per kg, AT Pro 300 is the best of the three.

Choose AT Pro 420 if the only number you want to win is 0–100. It is 8.2, 0.1 quicker than AT Pro 300, with the same 171 hp and 255 Nm. The cost in the data is 40 kg over AT Pro 300 and 70 kg over AT. Top speed does not rise beyond 160. Consumption is still not measured. If 8.2 versus 8.3 does not matter, AT Pro 420 is the heavier twin of AT Pro 300, not a more powerful car.

A short rule from the arithmetic: there are two motors (143 hp / 210 Nm on AT; 171 hp / 255 Nm on AT Pro 300 and AT Pro 420) and three weights (1510 / 1540 / 1580). Pick the motor first, then the weight. The 171 hp motor plus 1540 kg is AT Pro 300. The 171 hp motor plus 1580 kg and 8.2 is AT Pro 420. The 143 hp motor plus 1510 kg is AT.

What extra specification does not buy: a second driven axle (all FWD), extra gears (all Automatic, 1), a different body (all Hatchback 5-door), a later generation, measured mpg, measured ground clearance, measured wheels, measured tank, or measured gross weight. Those fields are either identical or not measured across AT, AT Pro 300, and AT Pro 420.