"I've sold all my luxury cars, and it's going to be my only car."
What made Zhu Jiangming, the founder and chairman of Leapmotor, make this decision with confidence is that it was officially launched on the evening of June 28, Leapmotor's first medium and large SUV - Leapmotor C16 (hereinafter referred to as "C16"). The C16 is a new product of Leapmotor LEAP 3.0 architecture, the new car adopts a 2+2+2 6-seat layout, and the power provides two forms: extended range and pure electric power, and its pure electric version is also the first model equipped with 800V.
Previously, Zhu Jiangming, founder and chairman of Leapmotor, said in the live broadcast that Zero C16 is a product of IKEA, IKEA, and IKEA, and the price of the top model is "1 start", and the listing price is not deceiving, and it is really the same as I expected in the video to be no less than 150,000 yuan (it will have a positive price conflict with C10), and the price of the new car is 155,800-185,800 yuan, including:
[Pure electric model]
520 Zhixiang version 161,800 yuan
520 Premium Edition 168,800 yuan
The 520 intelligent driving version is 185,800 yuan
【Extended range model】
200 Zhixiang version 155,800 yuan
200 premium version 162,800 yuan
The 200 intelligent driving version is 179,800 yuan
In the 6-seater medium and large range extender SUV segment, this price is quite competitive, except for the Dongfeng eπ008, the two direct competitors of the M7 and the ideal L8 are priced much higher than the C16. The pricing strategy also continues the people-friendly attribute of Leapmotor's consistent "good but not expensive". We have previously done a dynamic test drive video for the C16, and friends who pay attention to the dynamic performance can click to watch.
At the press conference, Cao Li, senior vice president of Leapmotor Technology, mentioned that there is a great demand for 6-seater cars in modern families in China, and also listed a set of data: 50% of families with two children and above, 65% of families with three generations, and their replacement ratio is as high as 91%, which is also one of the reasons why the C16 car quickly came to us - the market trend is good.
Then let's take a look at whether the C16 car has been locked in advance to extend the range of the explosive model.
In terms of body color, the C16 is available in 6 exterior colors: Xingyu Purple, Liuli Cui, Sky Gray, Xinghui Silver, Metallic Black, and Pearl White. In terms of interior color, there are also three schemes: Xingyuan purple, malt rice, and Cabernet orange. The whole is not based on personality, but on the calm tone of home.
It can be seen on the front face that the C16 retains the family design style, and the front face mesh adopts a closed design, with a headlight group that runs through the front face, which has a good brand recognition. The lower envelope also adopts a through-type design, and retains the shape of the air intake, and the lines are flat and stable.
The rear styling does not have too many line changes, and the overall is simple and full, with a roof spoiler, continuous taillights, and black trim surrounding the bottom to create a rather layered visual effect.
Careful friends will find that the shape of the front and rear lamp groups and C10 can be said to be no different, and we have also verified this from the official, after all, the use of the same mold can greatly reduce the manufacturing cost, so as to further bring down the price.
As a space-oriented model, the C16 has straight and tough body lines on the side of the body, making the body look stable and burly. In addition, the side window area of the vehicle has reached 10,066 square centimeters, which can bring better transparency and openness to the occupants of the car.
In terms of size, the body measurements of the Leap C16 are 4915/1905/1770mm, the wheelbase is 2825mm, and the interior space utilization rate is 67.2%.
According to the actual measurement, the effective headroom of the second row of the Leapmotor C16 is 1018mm, and the effective headroom of the third row is 947mm.
After the three rows are independently folded, there is a maximum expansion volume of 1022L; The three-row seats can be folded independently, and 4/5/6 seat modes are available, which is suitable for all-scenario travel. And in the case of a daily full 6-seater, the trunk can easily fit two 24-inch suitcases.
The C16 seat is designed with a 7-layer structure to achieve the ride texture of a luxury car, and the seat fabric is made of baby-grade silicone material. The front seats are equipped with memory and driver welcome functions as standard; Comfortable individual seats in the second row with heating/ventilation and a maximum 145° reclining position. In addition, the C16 three-row seats have a 350mm sitting height, 460mm sitting depth and 1036mm sitting width, and the seat backs can be adjusted 10 degrees, bidding farewell to the third-row "small bench" riding experience.
In terms of interior, the C16 and C10 are also similar, following the family's consistent minimalist style, which will provide a 14.6-inch central control screen and a 10.25-inch LCD instrument, and a built-in 8295 chip to ensure that there is no lag when people and vehicles interact.
In addition, the new car will also be equipped with a 15.6-inch rear entertainment screen, 21-speaker audio with 7.1.4 channels, 360-degree panoramic view, and wireless fast charging. The rear of the passenger seat is equipped with a small table, and it supports voice control, so you can make the small table open automatically without using your hands.
On the C16 for 15-190,000 yuan, you can even see lidar. The C16 is equipped with 30 high-precision perception hardware fused with 128-thread lidar, which has L3 level of intelligent driving in terms of hardware capabilities, and can realize 25 intelligent driving assistance functions including NAP high-speed intelligent navigation assistance and NAC navigation assistance cruise.
The pure electric model is equipped with a three-in-one electric drive, the electronic control unit uses silicon carbide (SiC) power components, the vehicle power is 215kW, the torque is 360N·m, the acceleration of 100 kilometers is only 6.37s, and the comprehensive efficiency of the vehicle drive is as high as 92%. It is equipped with a 67kWh lithium iron phosphate battery, with a power consumption of 14.8kWh per 100 kilometers and a CLTC pure electric range of 520 km.
The extended-range version is equipped with a 1.5-liter engine with a 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine with a thermal efficiency of 40%, a 28.4 kWh battery pack, a CLTC pure electric range of 200 km, a CLTC low charge fuel consumption of only 5.4 liters per 100 kilometers, and a CLTC comprehensive range of 1,095 km.
The pure electric model of the C16 is also equipped with a full-range 800V high-voltage silicon carbide platform as standard, and the C16 can be charged in just 15 minutes in the 30%-80% range where daily charging is most frequently used.
The most important safety link, C16 is not lazy, it adopts a ring cage integrated body: four ring path structure, 9 horizontal and 3 longitudinal beam floors, CTC2.0 battery chassis integrated skeleton structure design and full-frame subframe, to achieve the class-leading 38396N·m/° torsional rigidity. 75% high-strength steel and aluminum hybrid body, A, B pillars, roof side beams, door panel stiffeners and other key stress parts are made of nuclear submarine-grade hot-stamping steel with a maximum strength of 2000Mpa, accounting for up to 16%.
For battery safety, Leapmotor C16 adopts electric drive AI cloud diagnosis + AI BMS big data intelligent battery management system + integrated thermal management system battery pack to achieve 24-hour real-time monitoring at the cell level, with a thermal runaway warning rate of 100%, and effectively inhibit the internal heat diffusion of the battery pack through technologies such as "thermal runaway early warning, heat source blocking, directional pressure relief, and intelligent cooling", and do not fire or explode for 720min in extreme cases to ensure battery safety.
Write at the end
Combined with product strength, whether it is the interior space, comfort configuration, intelligent technology, C16's overall performance is very sincere, and the most important thing is to bring a sufficiently attractive price, the top configuration is less than 190,000 yuan 6-seat medium and large SUV, which really has the potential to extend the range of the explosion. After the C16, Leapmotor said that it will continue to launch new models: in 2025, Leapmotor will launch three B series models focusing on the 10-150,000 market, and is expected to continue to be equipped with lidar and high-end intelligent driving functions; In 2027, Leapmotor will also bring 3 higher-end models focusing on the 200,000 market. We look forward to bringing more excellent products with "cost-based pricing, low brand premium, and high product value".