Leapmotor C16: range, price, specs and where it is sold
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The C16 is Leapmotor's six-seat SUV, unveiled at the Beijing International Auto Show in April 2024. It shares the LEAP 3.0 platform and 2,825 mm wheelbase with the C10 but stretches to 4,915 mm to fit a third row in a 2+2+2 layout.
As with the C10, one name covers two powertrains. The battery-electric version uses 74.9 kWh or 81.9 kWh LFP packs, with published CLTC figures spanning 301 km to 630 km across configurations; the REEV version pairs a 28.4 kWh LFP pack with a 1.5-litre H15R petrol generator. Motor outputs are 160 kW and 170 kW.
The C16 has been reported as bound for Australia through Leapmotor International, but no confirmed export on-sale date or price was found for this entry, and no Euro NCAP or ANCAP rating has been published.
Key facts
| Name in Chinese | 零跑C16 “LING-pow C-sixteen” 零跑 Língpǎo joins 零 líng 'zero' and 跑 pǎo 'to run' — 'zero-emission running'. C16 is a model code in the same C-series as the C10. |
|---|---|
| Brand | Leapmotor |
| Body | SUV, segment D |
| Powertrain | Offered with more than one powertrain |
| Launched | China 2024 |
| Platform | LEAP 3.0 |
| Headline output | 170 kW |
| Battery | 28.4 kWh, 74.9 kWh or 81.9 kWh |
| Dimensions | 4,915 × 1,905 × 1,770 mm, wheelbase 2,825 mm |
What it is called where
The same car carries different names in different markets. This is the crosswalk, so a reader who knows one name can find the other.
| Market | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| China | 零跑C16 / Leapmotor C16 | |
| Export markets | Leapmotor C16 |
Range
| Range | Cycle | Variant |
|---|---|---|
| 630 km CLTC | CLTC | battery-electric, top of the published 301–630 km band |
| 301 km CLTC | CLTC | bottom of the published band |
| 424 km CLTC | CLTC | range-extender (REEV), electric-only, 28.4 kWh — upper figure published |
Price
No price is published for this model in the data set.
Where the C16 is sold
| Market | Status | Since | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Sold | April 2024 | |
| Australia | Announced | reported as Australia-bound; no confirmed on-sale date was found this pass | |
| United States | Never sold | Leapmotor does not sell vehicles in the United States. |
Crash-test results
No NCAP result is recorded for the C16. That means no published result was found on a testing body's own site — not that the car was tested and failed, and not that it was never tested.
Leapmotor C16: questions people ask
- How many seats does the Leapmotor C16 have?
- Six, in a 2+2+2 layout across three rows. It is 4,915 mm long, about 175 mm more than the five-seat C10 it is based on.
- Is the Leapmotor C16 electric?
- It is sold both as a battery-electric car and as a REEV, in which a 1.5-litre petrol engine acts only as a generator for a smaller 28.4 kWh battery.
- How far does the Leapmotor C16 go?
- Published CLTC figures for the battery-electric versions span 301 km to 630 km depending on configuration, from 74.9 kWh or 81.9 kWh LFP packs.
- Is the Leapmotor C16 sold outside China?
- It has been reported as Australia-bound through Leapmotor International, but no confirmed export on-sale date or price was found for this entry.
Related
Sources for the Leapmotor C16
- Leapmotor (Leapmotor International / Stellantis), Leapmotor UK Official Site. Read . official Leapmotor international site; the C16 does not appear in the UK line-up
- Wikipedia, Leapmotor C16. Read . sole source found for dimensions, packs, CLTC range bands, generator engine, motor outputs, LEAP 3.0 platform and the April 2024 debut
- Wikipedia, Leapmotor. Read . Leapmotor International's role in exports and the Stellantis ownership split