Beijing (ZXZC)- On January 10, Chinese new energy vehicle maker Leapmotor officially commenced pre-sale of its C10 model, which comes with both extended-range and battery-electric options. 

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The pre-sale price range for the extended-range variants stands between 151,800 yuan and 181,800 yuan, while the battery-electric variants feature a range of 155,800 yuan to 185,800 yuan.

The new vehicle is set to hit the Chinese market in the first quarter of this year, followed by European market launch in the third quarter.

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As the pioneering global strategic model under Leapmotor's LEAP 3.0 technical framework, the C10 boasts several avant-garde technologies, including its latest-generation central integrated electronic and electrical architecture. This architecture, distinct from existing distributed and domain control architectures, focuses on central supercomputing via a single SoC, supporting the integration of the cabin, intelligent driving, power, and vehicle body domains.

Beyond its architectural advancements, the C10 features the Qualcomm Snapdragon fourth-generation cockpit platform. Utilizing a 5nm process, this platform achieves an NPU computing power of 30 TOPS and incorporates the sixth-generation Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU, offering 200K DMIPS of computing power.

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Benefiting from this robust platform, the C10 adopts a premium configuration inside the cabin with a 10.25-inch high-definition instrument cluster and a 14.6-inch central control screen. The latter boasts a resolution of 2,560*1,440, reaching 2.5K high-definition levels, leveraging the Oxide technology for core advantages like low power consumption, low frame rate, and high transmittance.

Regarding intelligent driving assistance features, the C10 leverages up to 30 intelligent driving sensors, boasting 254 TOPS of robust computing power. This enables a gamut of 25 intelligent driving functions, including Leapmotor’s proprietary NAP (Navigation Assist Pilot) highway intelligent navigation assistance, achieving Level-3 intelligent driving capabilities hardware-wise.

Continuing Leapmotor C-Series' dual power option strategy, the C10 offers both pure electric and extended-range variants. The pure electric version boasts a maximum battery capacity of 69.9 kWh, delivering a maximum CLTC range of 530 km. Meanwhile, the extended-range version with a maximum battery capacity of 28.4 kWh achieves a battery-powered CLTC range of up to 210 km and a combined CLTC range of 1,190 km.

Leapmotor revealed that the first batch of the C10 display vehicles has arrived at Leapmotor’s stores from January 10. The official market launch and mass delivery are expected to commence in March 2024.