Leapmotor B10 Design LR review: snapshot

The Leapmotor B10 Design LR is the top variant for the second model in Leapmotor’s range in Australia. The LR in its name stands for Long Range, given its larger battery compared to the base Style.

Starting from $40,888, before on-road costs, the B10 Design LR comes more features than the Style, though still gets an 8.8-inch LCD driver display and 14.6-inch central multimedia touchscreen, a wireless phone charger, a panoramic sunroof with shade, auto LED headlights, 18-inch wheels, surround-view parking cameras, over-the-air (OTA) updates and Level 2 advanced driver assistance (ADAS).

It adds on top of this heated and ventilated synthetic leather seats with electric adjustment (six-way for the driver, four-way for the passenger), a heated steering wheel, a 12-speaker sound system, ambient lighting, a power tailgate, tinted privacy glass, LED tail-lights and auto folding mirrors.

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The B10 is 4515mm long, 1885mm wide and 1665mm tall with a 2735mm wheelbase, making it quite large for a small SUV.

It comes with 490 litres of boot space, which becomes 1475L when the spacious rear seats are folded down. There’s no spare wheel though, only a tyre repair kit.

A single, rear-mounted electric motor that produces 160kW and 240Nm is the only powertrain option in the B10. It’s 0-100km/h time is a claimed 8.0 seconds, with a 170km/h top speed.

Leapmotor claims the B10 Design LR uses 17.3kWh/100km from its 67.1kWh LFP battery under WLTP testing. The result is 434km of WLTP-tested driving range.

The Leapmotor B10 has a maximum five-star ANCAP rating, thanks to its seven airbags, including an important centre airbag, plus the B10 boasts 17 ADAS systems with 12 cameras and sensors helping monitor the road, surroundings and the driver.

Leapmotor’s six-year, 160,000km warranty is an area where it falls short of rivals, but the battery is covered for eight years or 180,000km, whichever comes first, and servicing is capped-price for the first eight years, with each service costing $370 on average.