The Leapmotor A10 has been unveiled ahead of it public debut at this year’s Guangzhou Motor Show, with official images revealing to be a compact SUV; given its naming, this will be positioned below the C-segment B10 which was open for booking in Malaysia earlier this week (estimated to start from RM110k).
Slotting in below the B10 would mean that the A10 is intended to be in the ballpark of the B-segment SUV category, though Leapmotor has yet to officially disclose its exterior dimensions; according to Car News China, this is expected to be close to the BYD Atto 2 in size, which measures 4,310 mm long, 1,830 mm wide and 1,675 mm tall with a 2,620 mm wheelbase.
Within the Leapmotor product line-up, the A10 is expected to slot in between the T03 and the Lafa 5/B05. In terms of styling, the A10 appears to get black plastic cladding around the wheelarches, whereas the larger C10 does without. The A10 also uses slightly more conventional door handles, as opposed to the flush-fitted units on the C10 and B05.
Powertrain details for the A10 remain undisclosed at this time, however for reference its larger sibling, the B10 gets a rear-mounted motor producing 177 PS and 175 Nm, or 218 PS/240 Nm in an uprated form.
Versions of the B10 with a 56.2 kWh battery are rated for up to 510 km of range (CLTC), while those with a larger 67.1 kWh battery get up to 600 km of CLTC-rated range (around 490 km WLTP). Given the positioning of the respective models, the A10 can be expected to offer smaller claimed numbers that those of the B10.
Of note is the bump on the roof of the A10, which indicates the presence of a LiDAR unit on the SUV, in turn suggesting that it will be equipped with a suite of advanced driving assistance systems. The interior of the A10 has yet to be revealed, though key equipment can be expected to be similar to that of the larger B10, which gets a 14.6-inch central infotainment display and an 8.8-inch driver’s instrument display.
In terms of right-hand-drive markets, Autocar reported that Leapmotor plans to have the C10 range extender and B05 join the B10, C10 and T03 in the United Kingdom. These will be joined by a B-segment crossover – likely the A10 – and another B-segment model that is not an SUV, according to the report.
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