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€27,900 Leapmotor B05 Undercuts VW ID.3 — With a Catch

Leapmotor’s €27,900 B05 attacks the VW ID.3 with premium kit, but shaky software may decide whether Europe trusts it.

Key takeaways

  • Can a €27,900 Chinese rear-wheel-drive hatchback make the Volkswagen ID.3 look under-equipped in its own home market before buyers even get to the test drive?
  • That is the real question raised by the Leapmotor B05, a compact all-electric hatchback that Leapmotor and Stellantis are pushing into Europe’s C-segment with ...
  • That makes this more than another Chinese EV launch. Germany’s compact segment is commercially and symbolically loaded. The ID.3 was built to carry Volkswagen’s mass-m...
  • The catch is not range. It is trust. First media drives in Germany’s Rheingau region found strong acceleration and ride comfort, but also confusing touchscreen operati...

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