Get used to it: Leapmotor in Israel

Medo Wheels for Electric Cars: Metro Motor will start marketing Chinese Leapmotor models.

In the first phase a city car and a crossover.

When, how much and how?

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Keenan Cohen

27/03/2022

Sunday, 27 March 2022, 15:10 Updated: 16:01

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The penetration of Chinese car brands in the electric field, which already has manufacturers such as MG, Gili, AIWAYS, Skywell and others, will be joined at the end of the year by another manufacturer - Leapmotor.

The person behind the brand's import franchise is none other than Metro Motor, the largest two-wheeled importer in Israel.

And if the name Leapmotor is unfamiliar to you, that's fine.

It is a very small manufacturer that was founded in 2015 and started marketing electric cars only in 2019 and is currently not active outside China, where its sales volume stands at only a few tens of thousands of units - negligible numbers relative to this huge market.

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Leapmotor C11 powerful and electric crossover (Photo: manufacturer's website)

The manufacturer's entry into Israel is expected to begin along with its marketing in other European countries, and its current model range that includes two relevant cars is expected to expand over the coming year to a sedan and future planning includes another 8 new models on offer by 2025. .

This is not the only car brand with which Metro hopes to gain a foothold in the local market, and it joins the import franchise of Karma, which produces luxury and sporty plug-in hybrid cars and is expected to go on sale towards the end of the current year as well.

The T03 - not at all similar to a smart ... (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

Among the models that will arrive in Israel, we can currently mention the T03, a four-seater city mini car.

The dimensions are similar to those of mini cars like the Kia Picanto with 320 cm in length and a wheelbase of 240 cm.

The car uses a 75 hp electric motor and a 36.5 kWh battery.

The stated range stands at 300 km and depending on its designation, the performance is modest as well, with a top speed of 120 km / h.

Safety systems include automatic braking, lane departure correction, adaptive cruise control and "dead zone" vehicle warning.

Although the exact Israeli specifications have not yet been published.

The C11 will compete with the expanding group of electric crossovers (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

The second model on the way to Israel is the C11, this is a relatively large crossover with 475 cm in length (5 cm longer than the Skoda Kodiak for illustration), a width of 191 cm and a height of 165 cm.

The wheelbase is very large and stands at 293 cm. In

the specifications of the vehicle abroad it is presented with two engines with an output of 536 hp and 74.3 kg.

The acceleration to 100 km / h is 4.9 seconds in this configuration and the declared range is 410 km thanks to a 90

kW battery. For user face recognition.But again, it should be noted that there is no orderly listing of the systems and technical specifications on the manufacturer's website, so it is difficult to rely on these statements.

The cabin of the C11 (Photo: Manufacturer's website)

The manufacturer's third model is the C01, a sedan car that has not yet been officially unveiled and at the moment the data about it is very small, but it is known that it will show generous dimensions of over 5 meters in length, use the C11's 90 kW battery and the manufacturer aims For acceleration of less than 4 seconds per 100 km / h.

The car itself is expected to be unveiled in the coming weeks, and no later than the end of the second quarter.

After the path of Chinese electric brands was paved for Israel by MG and with Gili having surprising success with its Geometric C, the Israeli market has proven that at the right price it is willing to put the natural suspicion towards new brands aside.

The "right price" question then hovers over these models.

Our bet?

Is creative pricing for the introduction of these cars to the market.

That is - about 70-80 thousand shekels for the small city car and up to 180 thousand shekels for the C11.

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