2025 Leapmotor B10 revealed: Budget-priced electric SUV confirmed for Australia

The newest model from China’s Leapmotor – backed by the parent company of Jeep and Ram – could challenge for the title of Australia’s most affordable electric SUV when it arrives next year.

The 2025 Leapmotor B10 small electric SUV could be one of Australia’s most affordable new electric cars when it arrives in local showrooms sometime next year.

The B10 is smaller than the Tesla Model Y-sized C10 planned to launch the Leapmotor brand – a Chinese firm part-backed by Stellantis, the parent company of Jeep, Ram, Fiat, Peugeot and other brands – in Australia later this year.

Given the C10 will start from less than $50,000 before on-road costs locally, the B10 is set to be even cheaper – and may limbo close to, or less than $40,000.

MORE: 2025 Leapmotor C10 electric SUV to undercut chart-topping Tesla Model Y

Revealed at the Paris motor show, the B10 is due in Australia sometime in 2025, with more precise arrival timing to be confirmed closer to launch.

Little to no details of the B10 have been confirmed so far, but it is believed to be closer to a BYD Atto 3 or MG ZS EV in size, rather than a Model Y or Hyundai Ioniq 5.

The BYD is priced from $44,499 plus on-road costs, while the MG starts from about $43,000 drive-away.

MORE: 2024 Leapmotor C10 review – Quick drive

It is underpinned by a new Leap 3.5 platform promising “ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), a customisable digital cockpit, and intelligent driving capabilities.”

The B10 is the first in a range of – presumably compact – ‘B-series’ models, more of which are due in 2025, Leapmotor says.

No technical specifications have been published for the new SUV, but as a guide, the C10 pairs a 160kW electric motor with a 69.9kWh battery for a claimed 7.3-second 0-100km/h acceleration time and 420km quoted WLTP range.

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