Leapmotor C10 review

We’re going to struggle to pad this out: it’s £36,500 and your only choices are which paint to have. Those being grey, white, grey again (but different), green and black.

There’s an enormous amount of kit on offer as standard, so let’s rattle through that quickly. The C10 rides on 20s as standard, and gets auto LEDs, roof bars (that’ll shoulder up to 100kg) and rear privacy glass as standard.

Inside the 10.25in display and 14.6in screen (the latter in 2.5k resolution) are also included, as well as a wireless charging pad, four USB ports, a 12-speaker, 840W surround sound system (sounded pretty good when we tried it), dual-zone auto air con, synthetic leather seats (six- and four-way adjustment up front, as well as being heated and ventilated) and steering wheel, that panoramic sunroof and ambient lighting.

There’s also a rear parking sensor and 360-degree view camera, plus a tonne of ADAS features. As discussed, not all of these are particularly well integrated.

Instead of a key, you get a credit card-style, er, card, that has to be placed in a specific spot on the centre console to turn the car on. You open and lock the C10 by tapping said card against the wing mirror, or by using the smartphone app. Novel.

The warranty is four years; well short of the seven you get as standard with Kia. The C10 hasn’t been Euro NCAP crash tested yet, but Leapmotor anticipates a five-star rating. Towing capacity amounts to 1,500kg.