LEAPMOTOR B10 IS A PREMIUM MID-SIZED EV AT A BUDGET PRICE

Launched here in late 2025 the Leapmotor B10 is a fully-electric compact SUV from the new Chinese brand backed by the huge Stellantis group which brings a number of brands to Australia including Jeep, Peugeot, RAM, Fiat and Alfa Romeo. We’re told that the unusual name is a loose translation from the Chinese Lingpao Qiche that means Zero Run Automobile. Makes sense. Leapmotor B10 is the brand’s second model joining the larger C10 SUV that arrived here in early 2025. It’s currently EV only but we’re told that an extended… Read more

LEAPMOTOR LOOKS TO THE FUTURE WITH ITS C10 ELECTRIC SUV

Ding-dong hell! What is the automotive world coming to, with in-car audible alerts and warnings all the go in EVs, especially, adding to the cabin cacophony, all that’s missing is Road Runner – beep-beep! Seriously, the family and I have just spent a week with the Leapmotor C10 SUV butting in to our conversations to tell us all was far from well with our driver, vehicle, road conditions, or the state of the Aussie dollar. No luck with the latest Lotto numbers, but. I digress. The C10 is an electric… Read more

LEAPMOTOR C10 – A LOT OF EV FOR THE MONEY

Leapmotor is a Chinese startup based in Hangzhou that specialises in electric vehicles. It hasn’t been around long and only started selling cars here from the beginning of the year, starting with the C10 we’re testing. The company currently produces seven models from a small city car through to a six seat SUV called the C16 that is based on the same platform as the C10. In 2023, Stellantis acquired a 20 percent stake in the company for approximately 1.5 billion euros, with plans to roll out Leap product internationally…. Read more

LEAPMOTOR C10

There was a real feeling of déjà vu during our first encounter with the Leapmotor C10 which took us back to our recent test of the Deepal S07. Both are very new fully-electric Chinese mid-sized SUVs that are imported by well-established automotive companies, Deepal by Inchcape and Leapmotor by Stellantis. During our week behind the wheel of the Leapmotor C10 we didn’t find a single person who had ever heard of the brand. Not surprising, because the company was only formed in 2015 with its first model, the S01 EV… Read more