Spy pictures of the Leapmotor B10 inside present process testing have appeared on the Web in China. Unveiled on the Paris Motor Present earlier this 12 months, the Leapmotor B10 is meant to be a worldwide automotive and can doubtless be produced in Europe in addition to China.
Stellantis-backed Leapmotor has beforehand mentioned that they are going to have 4 sequence of vehicles: A,B, C, and D. The B10 SUV Is the primary automotive within the B sequence, which in China will focus on vehicles priced within the 100,000 to 150,000 yuan (14,050 – 21,100 USD) vary.
Inside, the B10 is considerably completely different from the inside model of the C10. There’s a floating centrally mounted infotainment display. The flat-bottomed two-spoke steering wheel seems to solely have two scroll wheel controls on it. Mounted on the steering column is a really small instrument panel.
What seems to be twin wi-fi cell phone chargers are floating on the middle console, which doesn’t attain all the best way to the dashboard. Beneath this can be a storage tray.
The photographs from Autohome additionally prolong to the rear bench. That is fairly cluttered with testing tools, and there seems to be little of observe. There does, although, appear to be some form of tray on the underside of the middle console. It’s doable that this might be a fridge.
The B10 continues the design model of the Leapmotor household, and the entrance and rear are geared up with through-type mild sources. It has dimensions of 4515,1885,1655 mm (l/w/h) and the wheelbase is 2735 mm. All variations of the automotive use 18-inch wheels, and curb weights vary from 1670 kg to 1705 kg.
Entry-level variations use a 132 kW electrical motor, which may energy the B10 to 160 km/h. In the meantime, extra highly effective variations use a 160 kW electrical motor, which permits the automotive to achieve 170 km/h.
At present, there may be solely an all-electric model of the B10, and it’s anticipated that the automotive could have a spread that exceeds 600 KM. Sooner or later, there can also be an EREV model.
Because of the Ministry of Business and Data Know-how itemizing data, we all know that top-spec vehicles will include Lidar and a wise driving suite of sensors, together with cameras.
With the itemizing data now revealed, it’s doubtless that the B10 will launch in China within the first few months of 2025. Gross sales in Europe must also start sooner or later throughout 2025.
Stellantis purchased a 20% stake in Leapmotor final 12 months and likewise owns the vast majority of the three way partnership Leapmotor Worldwide. The corporate is already producing the T03 in Poland, and the B10 will doubtless even be produced at this plant.
Supply: Autohome
