We told you about it a few weeks ago: the Chinese automotive startup Leapmotor coming to the French market! Its first model is a small electric city car called Jump engine T03. Its promise is tempting: it should be one of the cheapest electric cars in France! T03 displays a elegant and smooth design reminiscent of the Fiat 500. It has round LED lights, a full grille with an integrated charging port. A small hood and visible protective pads on the wheels. The compact T03 is less than 3.62 meters long, 1.58 meters high and 1.652 meters wide. Perfect size compete with category queens: Dacia Spring, e-208 and the future Renault 5.

Honorable rookie numbers

Technically, the Leapmotor T03 is equipped with an electric motor with a power of 109 horsepower and torque of 158 Nm. It can reach a top speed of 130 km/h and accelerate to 100 km/h in 12 seconds. her Battery 41.3 kWh offers an assortment up to 280 km in the mixed cycle and up to 417 km in the urban cycle. It can be charged 3:30 with alternative charging up to 6.6 kW or in just 36 minutes with fast charging up to 45 kW. Apart from these rather attractive numbers, what really makes it interesting is its price. 25,990 euros without the environmental bonus ! But with various aids, it can drop to 18,990 euros. Less than a month after announcing its arrival, here it is arriving at a dealership in France!

One hundred points of sale by the end of the year

She imported to us by the SN Diffusion group. It is based in Toulouse and plans to open a hundred sales points by the end of 2023. This is not the first Chinese brand of the group. He already distributes Seres and DFSK brands in France (similar to Dongfeng). So the little Leapmotors join the Seres in the concession. They will have the task of providing entry-level electric portfolio of this new brand. Today, 39 sales points have already been opened. In the southwest SN Diffusion, but also in the north Dugardin in particular. Among them, and this is rather unusual, 17 Ford dealerships will also offer it for sale. Thanks to A agreement with the brand and its French importer. A hexagon is first country see the broadcast of T03 in Europe; neighboring countries will have to follow suit in the coming months.