Leapmotor B03 electric hatchback is set for Europe with a target price around €20,000. Explore its specs, range, and how it competes with Renault 5 and other B-segment EVs.
Leapmotor is readying another strike at the European market. Following the B05 and B10, the Chinese brand plans to introduce the B03—an electric B-segment hatchback that will take on the Renault 5, Citroën ë-C3, FIAT Grande Panda, CUPRA Raval, and Volkswagen ID. Polo.The real question mark is the price. While official figures haven’t been released, the way Leapmotor has already entered Spain with the B05 offers some pointers. That larger model, at 4.43 metres, starts from €26,264 before subsidies, packs 218 hp, and delivers a WLTP range of 401 to 482 km. Against that backdrop, a pre-incentive target of around €20,000 for the B03 feels plausible. If confirmed, the Renault 5 won’t just gain another rival—it will face one that is aggressively priced.The B03 will be built in Spain at the Stellantis factory in Figueruelas, near Zaragoza. It is one of four EVs Leapmotor intends to produce there. First up is the compact B10 SUV, with assembly due to start by the end of this year. The B05, B03, and B03X will follow. In China, these models are known as the A05 and A10.At 4,200 mm long, 1,800 mm wide, and 1,560 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,605 mm, the B03 sits near the upper boundary of the B-segment. For buyers, this translates into more interior space than most urban electric cars can offer.Leapmotor will offer the B03 with a choice of 95 hp or 122 hp. Two battery packs will be available. In China, the range is rated at 405 and 510 km on the CLTC cycle, which roughly equates to 300 and 400 km WLTP in Europe. Those are not record numbers, but they should be enough for city driving—especially if the price really does hold around the €20,000 mark.A Chinese debut is expected in May, with sales starting there in June. A European launch is pencilled in for 2027. By then, the Geely E2 and MG2 EV will also have arrived, with Spanish assembly likely for those as well. Chinese carmakers are entering the very segment where Europeans long felt unthreatened: mass-market compact cars. Now the race isn’t about who unveils the glossiest concept first—it’s about who can deliver a usable range at a price that buyers are willing to pay.
Automobile Magazine – USA
