{"id":162138,"date":"2025-12-01T04:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/162138\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T04:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:40:07","slug":"leapmotor-c10-is-the-best-hybrid-ev-of-2025-driven-car-guide-aa-insurance-nz-car-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/162138\/","title":{"rendered":"Leapmotor C10 is the best Hybrid\/EV of 2025: DRIVEN Car Guide AA Insurance NZ Car of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

The purpose of this category is to recognise a new vehicle that really delivers on the promise of electrified technology, be it hybrid<\/a> or full-electric<\/a>. The beauty of the Leapmotor C10 is that it gives you the choice of either, at similar price points, allowing buyers to have the best fit for their automotive needs.<\/p>\n

\"Leapmotor
\nLEAPMOTOR C10: POWERTRAIN 1.5-litre petrol 4-cylinder with 28.4kWh plug-in battery (Ultra Hybrid), 69.9kWh or 81.8kWh battery (BEV), single-speed transmission, RWD or AWD\u00a0OUTPUT 160kW\/320Nm (both single-mtor models) or 440kW\/720Nm EFFICIENCY 0.9l\/100km (Ultra Hybrid), range 420-437km (BEV) SIZE 4739mm long, 1980-1995kg PRICE $49,990-$64,990.<\/p>\n

The C10 medium-large SUV<\/a> was launched in New Zealand in pure-electric (BEV)<\/a> form last year: 160kW\/320Nm, rear-drive and a range of 420km from the 69.9kWh battery.<\/p>\n

But this year it was joined by the C10 Ultra Hybrid<\/a>, which has a smaller 28.4kWh battery but adds a 1.5-litre petrol engine. It\u2019s still 100 per cent electric-drive (and the same 160kW320Nm as the BEV), but the zero-emissions range is 145km \u2013 still impressive for a hybrid.<\/p>\n


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If the battery is depleted before you can recharge (it\u2019s DC-compatible), the petrol engine can act as a generator to achieve a combined range of nearly 1000km.<\/p>\n


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\"Leapmotor
\nGenerous space inside; C10 straddles medium and large SUV segments.<\/p>\n

The C10 looks the part, it\u2019s spacious and well-built, and like many brands with connected cars, Leapmotor has been working hard with over-the-air (OTA) updates to refine this model\u2019s driver-assistance features for local conditions.<\/p>\n

And now, Leapmotor has sweetened the BEV deal with a new dual-motor model that makes an eyebrow-raising 440kW\/720Nm and can sprint to 100km\/h in just 4.0 seconds.<\/p>\n

Runners up: BYD Shark 6, Kia EV3.<\/p>\n

Check out the other Category Winners here<\/p>\n

And don’t forget the Overall Winner will be announced at 7am on Friday, December 5.<\/p>\n


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