What is everyone's perception of a $15,000 class SUV? Affordable? Configuration enough? And intelligent should not be related. However, with the rise of national brands, especially after entering the era of new energy vehicles, intelligent driving and intelligent cockpit has gradually on board, and the price is getting lower and lower, for example, BYD's entire range of models are equipped with a high-level intelligent driving system, including 100,000 yuan below the seagull, but these models are rarely equipped with LiDAR. So, are there any $15,000 class SUVs with LiDAR + Higher Intelligent Drive or not?
Originally I didn't know, but now there is, and it's the LEAPMOTOR B10, which will be officially launched on 10th April, and pre-sales have already been opened at $15,000 - $20,000.
Let's take a look at the basic information of this car, and then we'll focus on its smart cockpit and smart driving.
Positioned as a compact SUV, the LEAPMOTOR B10 has a length of 4515mm, a width of 1885mm, a height of 1655mm, and a wheelbase of 2735mm, which is not much of an advantage in terms of length in its class, but the wheelbase is very long, which ensures spacious interior space.
In terms of design, the car looks very square, overall four-flat, with practicality as the main focus.
Powering the car is a rear-mounted permanent magnet/synchronous motor, and the standard model is a 180bhp/175Nm book figure that breaks in 9.3 seconds for a moderate power output. The rest of the models are 218bhp/240Nm on the books, breaking 100 in 6.8 seconds for a more than adequate power output.
The car is equipped with a lithium iron phosphate battery, of the five models, the first three models are 56.2kWh batteries, CLTC pure electric range of 510km, the latter two models are 67.1kWh batteries, CLTC pure electric range of 600km. the battery supports the fast charging mode, as fast as 0.32 hours can be charged from 30 per cent of the power to 80 per cent.
Chassis part, front MacPherson + rear multi-link, suspension structure is mainstream in the class.
Inside, the car is equipped with an 8.8-inch LCD dashboard and a 14.6-inch 2.5K centre screen, and the smart cockpit supports Gaode Maps, dual-zone voice recognition control, HUAWEI HiCar, Carlink, DeepSeek Big Model, Telematics, mobile phone control, OTA upgrades, analogue sound and in-car KTV, etc. The car's higher-end models are equipped with a Snapdragon 8295P car chip, which ensures the smoothness of system operation. Overall, the intelligent cockpit of the Zero B10 is still very complete, and can even be compared with some 200,000-class models.
In terms of space, both rear space and boot space, can not be said to be how spacious, but also enough for family users, enough to meet the needs of daily use.
Intelligent driving, pre-sale $18,500 510 LIDAR Smart Driving Edition and pre-sale $19,970 600 LIDAR Smart Driving Edition are equipped with 128 lines of LIDAR and Snapdragon 8650 assisted driving chip, support for city roads and high-speed roads intelligent navigation function and automatic parking space function. What those high-end models can do, the Zero B10 can also do.
For those consumers who like smart driving but don't have a big budget for buying a car, now that you can live the dream of high-class smart driving for less than $20,000, do you think the LEAPMOTOR B10 can knock down the price of high-class smart driving?
In terms of space, both rear space and boot space, can not be said to be how spacious, but also enough for family users, enough to meet the needs of daily use.
Intelligent driving, pre-sale $18,500 510 LIDAR Smart Driving Edition and pre-sale $19,970 600 LIDAR Smart Driving Edition are equipped with 128 lines of LIDAR and Snapdragon 8650 assisted driving chip, support for city roads and high-speed roads intelligent navigation function and automatic parking space function. What those high-end models can do, LEAPMOTOR B10 can also do.
For those consumers who like smart driving but don't have a big budget for buying a car, now that you can live the dream of high-class smart driving for less than $20,000, do you think the LEAPMOTOR B10 can knock down the price of high-class smart driving?