The Leapmotor C10 is one in every of Australia’s least expensive electrical SUVs, nevertheless it’s about to get an enormous bump in energy.
Debuting on the Zurich motor present in October, the Leapmotor C10 Design 81.9kWh AWD packs a whopping 436kW of energy from its dual-motor electrical powertrain.
That provides the brand new flagship all-wheel drive model of the mid-size electrical SUV a claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time of simply 4 seconds, down from 7.5 seconds for Australia’s present single-motor rear-wheel drive variants.
A lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery with capability of 81.9kWh – because the automobile’s title signifies – powers the electrical motors.
That is up from a 69.9kWh unit within the present Australian-market C10 EV, which presents 420km of vary on the WLTP cycle.
We’ve contacted Leapmotor Australia to substantiate if the extra highly effective C10 is coming Down Below.
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Above and beneath: Leapmotor C10 EV
Earlier this yr, Chinese language authorities certification filings confirmed the usual rear-wheel drive C10 would transfer from a 160kW or 170kW (relying available on the market) electrical motor to 1 producing 220kW for mannequin yr 2026.
Moreover, the mid-size electrical SUV is adopting a brand new 800V electrical system, permitting for quicker charging.
This options within the new C10 Design 81.9kWh AWD variant, too.
Based in 2015, Chinese language automaker Leapmotor subsequently established a three way partnership with Jeep and Peugeot mum or dad Stellantis in 2023 referred to as Leapmotor Worldwide to increase the model’s world attain.
Launched in Australia final yr, the C10 is the model’s debut product in our market.
The C10 is at present priced from $45,888 earlier than on-roads in electrical guise, with the REEV Extremely Hybrid – an extended-range electrical automobile (EREV) – priced from $45,990 drive-away.
Regardless of being such a brand new mannequin, it’s one of many few fashions on sale in Australia with out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, because the automotive’s LEAP 3.0 structure can’t assist the favored smartphone mirroring platforms.
Leapmotor has mentioned the C10 gained’t get smartphone mirroring performance till a mid-life replace or a new-generation mannequin, when the automotive’s structure is modified to the LEAP 3.5 platform. A timeframe for this hasn’t been offered but.
Above: C10 REEV
Regardless of being one of the reasonably priced electrical SUVs available on the market, C10 gross sales haven’t been grand regardless of the addition of a segment-first EREV variant in March.
To the top of July, Leapmotor has delivered 352 examples of the C10 in Australia. The rival Geely EX5, of which deliveries solely started in March, is outselling it dramatically with 2335 delivered to this point this yr.
The C10 is forward of the Deepal S07 on the gross sales charts, although for the primary a number of months of this yr its gross sales weren’t recorded in month-to-month VFACTS stories.
