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Leapmotor C01 2023.

The Leapmotor C01, a 544-horsepower electric sedan, premiered in China.

Chinese company Leapmotor, engaged in production of electric cars, has presented its flagship model — the C01 sedan, built on the basis of the C11 crossover.

Four-door has a rather stern exterior design with 19-inch wheels and frameless doors.

Panoramic roof is already in the base, and here it consists of a top panel and a huge rear window, ending above the heads of the rear passengers.

Interior design of the Leapmotor C01 is almost the same as in the C11 crossover. There are three large displays on the front panel of the car, but the physical buttons here are the necessary minimum.

OEM multimedia boasts extensive online capabilities and the function of updating «over the air».

On the second row the Chinese have installed original seats with heating and ventilation.

They have longitudinal adjustment, plus they can change the angle of the backs.

Interestingly, the doors do not have the usual handles: electromechanical locks can be unlocked with special buttons on the armrests.

As for the trim, the car in the top configuration flaunts nappa leather upholstery.

Leapmotor C01 2023 is based on the aforementioned C11 and reach a length of 5 050 mm.

The sedan has a double wishbone front suspension and multi-lever rear suspension. Its traction battery is integrated into the power structure of the body.

So far, the Chinese have presented the most powerful version of the model, which has an electric motor on each axle.

They develop a total of 544 hp This modification has a traction battery capacity of 90 kWh, due to which the car can travel up to 717 km without charging (according to Chinese cycle CLTC).

It is known that all-wheel drive version Lipmotor C01 can accelerate from a place up to a hundred in about 3.0 seconds.

The electronics of the model includes adaptive cruise control and auto parker.

For the work of electronic assistants is responsible own processor Lingxin 01, which in theory may well ensure the workability of the third level of autopilot.

The Chinese brand promises to open orders for the sedan in May of the twenty-second, but its cost has not yet been advertised.

In this case, the flagship model should be more expensive than the same C11, which in China will cost from 27 to 34 thousand dollars (from 1.8 to 2.3 million rubles at current exchange rate).