With a length of over 5 meters, bezel-less doors, and CTC battery-chassis integration technology, how much should an all-electric sedan with these features cost? What if you add the L2 level assisted driving function as standard and the acceleration capability of 3.66 seconds at the fastest?
That's right, the model we're shooting today is the Leapmotor C01, which currently has an official guide price range of 193,800-286,800 yuan, the cheapest mid-size pure electric sedan on the domestic market.
This also makes Leapmotor C01 in the beginning of the pre-sale within just a few hours to get more than 20,000 units of orders, can be said to open the door; since the September listing delivery has been relatively stable, September delivery of more than 500 units, followed by several months of delivery are more than 1000 units.
Considering that the Leapmotor C01 has a large number of undelivered orders, the relatively small delivery volume can only be attributed to the lack of production capacity. With the gradual release of production capacity later, the delivery volume should have a better performance.
The biggest feature of the Leapmotor C01 is that it is equipped with a self-researched CTC battery-chassis integration structure, and there are not many models in the domestic market that apply this technology.
So, what exactly is the CTC battery chassis integration structure? Simply put, it is the battery skeleton and chassis body structure into one, can improve space utilization, in the same body size can improve the space performance of the passenger compartment. Officials say that after adopting this technology, the overall torsional rigidity of the Leapmotor C01 is increased by 25%, the lightweight factor is increased by 20%, and the comprehensive working range can be increased by 10%.
The two-wheel-drive version is equipped with a rear-mounted single motor with a maximum power of 200kW and a peak torque of 360N-m. The standard range CLTC has a working range of 525km, the long range CLTC has a working range of 606km and the ultra-long range CLTC has a working range of 717km, which corresponds to a 100km acceleration The corresponding 100km acceleration times are 7.7 seconds, 7.5 seconds and 7.2 seconds respectively.
The four-wheel drive version is equipped with dual front and rear motors, with a combined maximum power of 400kW and peak torque of 720N-m. The performance version accelerates in 4.3 seconds and the performance version accelerates in 3.66 seconds, with a CLTC range of 630km.
Back to the Leapmotor C01 this car, design level in fact, there are also points to be made, the front face through the daytime running lights, sliding back frameless door coupe models and so on are relatively large highlights, the overall sense of movement to create is more in place.
Size, Leapmotor C01 length, width and height of 5050/1902/1509mm, respectively, wheelbase of 2930mm, positioning is medium to large sedan.
Inside the car, the three screens with electronic gear design also has a strong and excellent sense of technology, and intelligent cockpit using Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, with 12GB memory and 128GB storage, the configuration is comparable to flagship cell phones, the fluency has a relatively excellent performance.
Thanks to the 2930mm wheelbase, the Leapmotor C01's space performance is also considered to be a relatively adequate level, and the rear floor is completely flat, which will not affect the comfort of the middle position passengers.
So all in all, the paper strength of the Leapmotor C01 is really excellent and belongs to a very cost-effective model, what it lacks at the moment is user recognition and market testing; if the Leapmotor C01 is tested in terms of stability in the next six months, then it is likely to become a dark horse in the domestic new energy vehicle market in 2023.
