Spy shots of the upcoming Leap C01, a new electric sedan for the Chinese car market. Leap is a brand of Leap Motor, a Chinese EV startup founded in 2015 and based in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province.
Earlier, Leap Motor released design sketches of the new car,
showing a streamlined sedan-coupe body with a sporty stance and a cool light
bar between the bonnet and bumper. The rear looks even sportier with wide wheel
arches and boot lid with a large integrated spoiler.
The interior looks pretty much ready for production with a
huge an almost square central touch screen and a smaller letterbox screen for
the instrument panel. There isn’t a single button on the center tunnel or
stack, which is very modern, but the air vents look oddly old fashioned in
comparison.
The Leap C01 will use the same electric motor(s) as the C11
SUV, but it will have a bigger battery for a range of plus-minus 700
kilometers. The C01 is expected to have its public debut on the Beijing Auto
Show in April, followed by a launch on the Chinese auto market soon thereafter.
