Leapmotor A10 revealed forward of Guangzhou Motor Present public debut – B-SUV competitor to BYD Atto 2

The Leapmotor A10 has been unveiled forward of it public debut at this 12 months’s Guangzhou Motor Present, with official pictures revealing to be a compact SUV; given its naming, this shall be positioned beneath the C-segment B10 which was open for reserving in Malaysia earlier this week (estimated to begin from RM110k).

Slotting in beneath the B10 would imply that the A10 is meant to be within the ballpark of the B-segment SUV class, although Leapmotor has but to formally disclose its exterior dimensions; in response to Automotive Information Chinathat is anticipated to be near the World Atto 2 in dimension, which measures 4,310 mm lengthy, 1,830 mm extensive and 1,675 mm tall with a 2,620 mm wheelbase.

Throughout the Leapmotor product line-up, the A10 is anticipated to fit in between the T03 and the Bone 5/B05. By way of styling, the A10 seems to get black plastic cladding across the wheelarches, whereas the bigger C10 does with out. The A10 additionally makes use of barely extra standard door handles, versus the flush-fitted items on the C10 and B05.

Powertrain particulars for the A10 stay undisclosed at the moment, nevertheless for reference its bigger sibling, the B10 will get a rear-mounted motor producing 177 PS and 175 Nm, or 218 PS/240 Nm in an uprated kind.

Variations of the B10 with a 56.2 kWh battery are rated for as much as 510 km of vary (CLTC), whereas these with a bigger 67.1 kWh battery rise up to 600 km of CLTC-rated vary (round 490 km WLTP). Given the positioning of the respective fashions, the A10 might be anticipated to supply smaller claimed numbers that these of the B10.

Of observe is the bump on the roof of the A10, which signifies the presence of a LiDAR unit on the SUV, in flip suggesting that it is going to be outfitted with a collection of superior driving help techniques. The inside of the A10 has but to be revealed, although key gear might be anticipated to be much like that of the bigger B10, which will get a 14.6-inch central infotainment show and an 8.8-inch driver’s instrument show.

By way of right-hand-drive markets, Autocar reported that Leapmotor plans to have the C10 vary extender and B05 be a part of the B10, C10 and T03 in the UK. These shall be joined by a B-segment crossover – possible the A10 – and one other B-segment mannequin that isn’t an SUV, in response to the report.

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