Leapmotor C10 REEV: Range Extender Electric Vehicle | New Brand, New Car by Stellantis SA | Review
What’s up guys? Welcome back to the Snap Change video car reviews. I’m Brandon and I’ve been spending the day with Leap Motors South Africa launching the new C10 Reeve. So Leap Motors is a Chinese automotive company who has joined the Stalantis conglomerate. The C10 is a new energy vehicle. It’s a hybrid powered vehicle and it’s quite interesting because it is a Reeve. What does REV stand for? Range extended electric vehicle. The C10 Reev is powered solely by the electric motor which powers the rear wheels with 158 kW and 320 Newton m of torque. It’s capable of launching from 0 to 100 in about 8.5 seconds. The 1.5 L 4-cylinder petrol engine works solely as a generator to recharge the 28.4 kWh battery. It has a 50 L fuel tank for a combined driving range of over 970 km. with the fuel economy rated at 5.5 L per 100 km. In terms of aesthetics, it’s neatly designed. It has a modern appeal. It’s bold and commanding on the road, and it has all the modern amenities. It has reverse parking sensors, reverse view camera. There’s a funky button on the side that opens the electronic tailgate, big and spacious boot, nice and deep. And then on the interior, it’s also neatly designed. There’s keyless entry with those pop out door handles. This interior has been covered with a cream vibe, which is not my style. I would just go for the black. But it does show off the design features and how neat it is. Massive panoramic sunroof, faux leather seats that are electronically adjustable. They have heating and cooling capabilities. There’s USB type-C and USB type A connectivity, a 12vt socket, wireless charging on top, the NFC key, and massive infotainment system screen. Neat build quality, and then let’s have a look at the rear bench. It’s nice and spacious, decent leg room and headroom. The seats are very comfortable. They look very elegant as well. Nice and spacious. more USB type-C and USB type A connectivity points. There are cup holders up here with air vents. So there are no cup holders in this center bit which is quite cool when three people are sitting there. You still have some cup holder space. So overall very neat and elegant design. Pricing of the C10 is quite interesting. The entry- level model will cost you 759,900 rand. And the topspec model, which is the model we had here at the launch and we were all driving, will cost you 799,000 rand. Quite interesting. And there’s a lot of rivals like the Cherry Go 7 plug-in hybrid. There’s the H6 GT plug-in hybrid. There’s also the Motor C9 uh plug-in hybrid, but that’s a lot more expensive. Unlike most hybrid vehicles that we are exposed to in South Africa which is powered by a petrol motor and then supplemented with an electric motor. This one works the other way around. It mainly uses the electric motor and then the petrol motor just acts as a generator which a lot of people have been joking about with electric vehicles. They’re like oh once you have an electric vehicle you’re going to have to drive with a generator with you. um poking jokes at our our electricity troubles that we had in South Africa with escom and all of that. But now this vehicle is here and it has exactly what people have been joking about which as we all know there are always some truth in jokes. I think it’s quite a cool setup. Um this whole system is capable of giving you of giving you over 1,000 km driving range and that was just us driving on launch. We obviously been pushing the vehicle, testing the vehicle, pushing it to its limit, seeing how it reacts, how much power it has. So, if you are driving a bit more consciously, I’m sure you could get like 1,200, maybe 1,100 km driving range, which is which is very cool. But, you obviously have to be driving consciously in good conditions. At the moment I have 693 kilometers left with on the pit on the with the generator and 36 km on electric charge. So that’s quite cool. It’s powered by a 25.5 kWh battery which alone could give you like if I would just estimate in my head it’s probably like 120 km driving range. But because this has that generator with it, um the range is extended quite quite tremendously and that’s why it’s been given that name, the Reeve, the range extended vehicle. So I do think that it’s an interesting vehicle. I like the design. I like how neat and tidy it looks. Also has a quite an elegant feel to it. Uh it’s neatly designed with a the door handles that are nice and flush. They pop out when you pop it open. Keyless entry, and it has all the features that you can think of. On the exterior, what I like is that it’s neatly designed, modern appeal, and it doesn’t scream too much like I’m Chinese. It doesn’t look too plasticky or too fake as many people like have come to known about these Chinese cars. I also think that a lot of people have been westernized. Um, those guys in the west have been doing a lot to keep the Chinese people out of business. But there’s no stopping them now. They’re in way too far. And these cars are very nicely designed. And they actually have a good driving quality. Before I got into a Chinese vehicle, I always thought that the suspension would be funny and that it would just feel a bit flimsy, but that’s not the case. Most of the complaints are with the throttle calibration and the braking calibration. But with this electric vehicle, there’s no problem with the throttle calibration. The brakes are a bit sharp, but you quickly get used to that. And then on the inside, neatly designed multi-functional steering wheel with minimalistic buttons, controls. Most of the controls are inside the infotainment system, which is powered by a Snapdragon chip. So, we’re just on launch when there’s not a lot of time to get into all of the features and all of the designs, but it’s quite extensive. I’ll go through some of this over here. It shows vehicle status and that gives you quite a bit of information on the trip that you’re doing, how much electric you’re using, how much petrol you’re using, how much range you have left on the petrol side, and then on the battery side. And it also gives you tire pressure and all of those good stuff. And then how do I get to that other mode? How do I get to the driving mode? partner will help me. Okay. Then over here in driving mode, it gives you four different driving modes. So you can drive on EV plus, EV, fuel and power mode. So those modes uh dictate the way which the car uses energy and how it recharges energy. In EV+, I think it will just use the electric motor. And then EV, it will use the electric motor, but will also be recharged when it needs to recharge um using that generator. Fuel mode, it will use the generator as you’re driving. And then in power mode, it will use both modes and power the the vehicle as much as possible. driving here. I’m sure you guys can hear a bit of wind noise, but we are doing the highway speed, so that is that is um expected and it’s quite windy outside. Um the driving feeling feels very comfortable I feel at e is in my driving position. It is electronically um adjustable seats. They have heating and cooling capabilities. It also has automatic climate control which does a decent job. I like the way the vents are hidden over here. And yeah, it’s just a comfortable drive with loads of settings. The lane keep assist can be a bit irritating, but once you switch it off, it will go off. And that you’ll do over here by Adus. And inside here, there’s quite a bit of safety features, and you can see you can also set the front collision warning to high, low, or standard, which I like. Lane keeping, put it off over there. Yes. And then there’s other things like emergency lane keep assist, blind spot monitoring, door opening warning, rear crossing, rear cross traffic alert, and rear collision warning. All these features are very helpful and they do make things a lot safer for you. This car has a five-star endcap safety feature warning um safety feature rating, which is quite commendable, especially in this day and age. They are very strict with that. Build quality. I like that it has this two-tone design. Uh the color on this interior is a bit much for me, but I would option for the black, especially if you have kids or if you’re a bit messy like I am. Seats are very comfortable. The rear seats are very spacious and because it’s an electric vehicle, it has that flat bottom on the seat. So, this passenger in the middle uh doesn’t need to get irritated by that the transmission trunk in the middle. There’s also USB connectivity points at the back. There are um there’s cup holders at the back, but the cup holders are in the middle over here. I don’t like that, but it is cool when you’re seated with three people at the back. Cuz normally if there’s three people seated at the back, you won’t get the leisure of folding down that center cup holder. Loads of boot space that has electronic boot lid opening, which is a must on these higherend vehicles. And then coming to the price, 759,000 rand for the entry- level model and then 799,000 rand for the topspec model which is a model we’ve been driving on launch. So just a little bit about Leap Motors. Leap Motors is a Chinese brand which focuses on electric mobility. So they have teamed up with Stalantis uh to bring us this vehicle. It’s quite interesting. Stalantis has not been doing the best here in South Africa. Although they are highly rated in the rest of the world. So I do think that this vehicle will bring shed some light on the Stellantis stable and they are expecting to do quite a bit of sales. I think they mentioned about 40 vehicles 40 units being sold a month across their dealership network. Um I’m not too sure of that. We’ll see how time goes. What are you guys thought on this vehicle? The guys from Leap Motors also told us that there’ll be a all-wheel drive fully electric motor, fully electric um version of this car being launched soon. And then there’s also also the B10 being launched soon, which looks like a smaller vehicle to this also will be with the same powertrain. But anyway, thank you guys for tuning into the channel. I appreciate it. Please comment, subscribe, and give us some more information in the comment section if you have anything to add. I know that information is at our fingertips and we all have something to add about this vehicle. So, I would appreciate that. Peace, guys.
A brand-new name enters South Africa’s EV scene! Meet the Leapmotor C10 REEV (Range Extender Electric Vehicle): a fresh offering from Chinese automaker Leapmotor, now under the Stellantis umbrella.
In this video, we dive into what makes the C10 REEV unique — combining electric power with a petrol engine that acts solely as a generator, extending the range without traditional hybrid compromises.
Powered by a 1.5L petrol engine working as a generator and a 158kW rear-mounted electric motor, the C10 REEV offers an impressive total driving range of up to 1,000km, with around 210km of pure electric range from its 28.4kWh battery.
Inside, the C10 brings premium tech and design, featuring:
A minimalist, open cabin layout
A large central touchscreen and digital driver’s display
Comfortable seating for five
A strong focus on efficiency, safety, and connectivity
Starting at R759,900, the C10 REEV takes aim at both hybrid and electric rivals — delivering EV driving freedom without the range anxiety.
Filmed at the South African media launch event.
Join us as we explore how Leapmotor and Stellantis are changing the hybrid-electric game in South Africa.
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