Leapmotor T03 — model-year timeline & key facts

Published · Researched 2026-09-21

Compiled from the Leapmotor T03 deep-research dossier; researched 2026-09-21. UNVERIFIED flags from the source research are preserved verbatim.

Key facts

Powertrain EV
Power 95
Range 265
Battery 37.3
0–100 km/h UNVERIFIED
Fast charge UNVERIFIED (30-80% in 36 min)
New price US UNVERIFIED (not sold US)
New price EU 18900
New price CN 65000
Used price signal UNVERIFIED
Value call Cheapest new EV in UK/EU; buy 2025; skip pre-2024 French orphans
Sweet-spot year 2025
Years to avoid Pre-2024 French imports
Reliability flag Watch — screen-death case; aftercare failures
Biggest risk Low-Medium — €49 lease deals do the marketing
Community verdict ADAS only defeatable when parked; no Euro NCAP rating

Model-year timeline 2021–2026

Year Generation / changes / reliability / used prices
2021 China launch (2020 as T03) · 31 kWh early cars → 38 kWh later · China-market only; no export data · None documented · UNVERIFIED
2022 China only · 41 kWh battery option · No export data · None documented · UNVERIFIED
2023 China only; France pre-Stellantis imports · Same hardware · French early imports orphaned by Stellantis (May 2024) · None documented · UNVERIFIED
2024 EU launch (Sep 2024) via Stellantis; Poland SKD assembly starts · EU spec: 37.3 kWh, 265 km WLTP, 70 kW · First EU batch: app-connection and screen-death cases (Trustpilot) · None documented · UNVERIFIED
2025 Poland SKD suspended; fully China-imported; France bonus lost · No hardware change · Parts-pipeline horror stories (6-week windscreen) · None documented · UNVERIFIED
2026 UK £14,495; German €49/mo lease; B10 moves to Zaragoza, Spain · No T03 hardware change; possible A-series redesign (UNVERIFIED) · No new failure patterns · None documented · UNVERIFIED

Sweet-spot year: 2025

Years to skip: Pre-2024 French imports

2021–2026 Leapmotor T03 exterior
Leapmotor T03 — via review/outlet photo review/outlet photo
2021–2026 Leapmotor T03 exterior
Leapmotor T03 — via review/outlet photo review/outlet photo