LEAPMOTOR belonging to Stellantis will release a new hatchback

Chinese Leapmotor [появилась](https://motor.ru/news/leapmotor-eu-24-09-2024.htm) in the European market a year ago, bringing budget electric cars. The brand, which is part of Stellantis, is ready to expand the local line: at the Munich car dealership, it will present its first hatchback-Lafa 5, which will challenge Volkswagen ID.3, Cupra Born, Peugeot E-308 and Opel Astra Electric and other compact compact electricians.

On the teasers, a sports silhouette of an electric car is visible, the target audience of which is young people who “refuse to be ordinary.” The hatchback has recognizable LEAPMOTOR DRO with LED “strokes”, located in a checkerboard pattern, the lanterns of the entire width of the stern with a similar pattern and a relief hood.

Leapmotor Lafa 5
Stellantis Leapmotor Lafa 5
Stellantis

Also on the teasers, a roof sensor was lit up – this is Lidar, which indicates the presence of advanced electronic assistants.

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The salon has not yet been shown, but the Chinese media expects to see in it a 14.6-inch display of a multimedia system with a resolution of 2.5k, like the Leapmotor B10 crossover. Sales of the latter started in China back in March. Also, the B10 has 8.8-inch “Device”, autopilot based on Qualcomm Snapdragon 8650 and an audio system with 12 speakers and voluminous sound.

The hatchback can separate with the crossover and the Leap 3.5 technological platform. It supports the installation of an electric motor with a capacity of up to 218 horsepower on the rear axle and a battery with a capacity of up to 67.1 kilowatt hours. At one charging, B10 passes to 600 kilometers, and Maserati experts were engaged in the refinement of his chassis. Probably similar characteristics will receive Lafa 5.

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