Leap Forward Engine is jumping into the race to steal market share from Chinese brands in Australia and has released key details about its debut model.
The Leapmotor C10 is a mid-size electric SUV that is expected to arrive in Australia in November. Pricing has yet to be announced.
This is one of many Chinese mid-size electric SUVs coming to our market, with BYD Sealion 7, Geely EX5,
Xpeng G6 And Zeekr 7X among others will assume the dominant role Tesla Model Y.
While Leapmotor has yet to announce retail locations in Australia, it boasts that it will be able to tap into Stellantis’ sales and service network.
Leapmotor International is a joint venture between Stellantis – the owner of Jeep and Peugeot, which holds a 51% stake – and Chinese company Leapmotor, which holds the remaining 49%.
The company says two models will be at the heart of its rapid global expansion: the T03 city car and the C10. Only the latter has been confirmed for Australia.
Leapmotor International says it will follow up with at least one new model each year for the next three years. released product roadmap Earlier this year, it announced plans to produce a small SUV by 2025, a small hatchback by 2026, and a light hatchback and SUV by 2027.
Transmission system
The C10 has a rear-mounted electric motor with a power of 160kW. The car is rear-wheel drive.
Effective
The C10 is equipped with a 69.9kWh lithium iron phosphate battery and has a WLTP range of 420km.
Leapmotor claims it takes about 30 minutes to charge from 30 to 80 percent using DC power.
Size
The C10 is very similar in size to the Tesla Model Y.
| Leap C10 Engine | |
|---|---|
| Length | 4739mm |
| Width | 190mm |
| Height | 1680mm |
| Wheelbase | 2825mm |
Safety
While Leapmotor brags on various websites and social media pages that the C10 has a five-star safety rating from Euro NCAP, the safety body has yet to release the results.
All C10s come standard with 17 advanced driver assistance functions, powered by 12 sensors.
While a full list hasn’t been provided for the Australian market, in China the car comes equipped with equipment such as autonomous emergency braking, blind spot monitoring, lane keeping assist, lane keeping assist and rear cross traffic alert.
The company has confirmed all C10s sold in Australia will come equipped with seven airbags and surround-view cameras.
Standard equipment
There are two C10 variants confirmed in Australia.
Base Style will come with the following equipment:
- Panoramic fixed glass roof with electric sunshade
- 18 inch alloy wheels
- Automatic LED headlights
- Rain sensing wipers
- 10.25 inch digital instrument panel
- 14.6-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- WiFi and 4G connectivity
- Update over the air
- Satellite navigation
- 12-speaker sound system
- Wireless phone charger
- Dual zone climate control
- Heat pump
- Electric front seats
The Design more:
- 20 inch alloy wheels
- Rear privacy glass
- LED tail light bar
- Silicone leather seat with Oeko-Tex
- Front seats with heating and ventilation
- Heated steering wheel
- Electric rear door
- Multi-colored ambient light
- Air quality monitor
