Leapmotor just dropped a minivan bomb on Denza and Li Auto
Six versions, a record-breaking EREV battery and a 1000V BEV — Leapmotor just rewrote the rules of the premium minivan game in China.
Leapmotor spent nearly a year preparing this strike on the premium minivan segment — and it has finally landed. The D99, the brand’s first-ever MPV, has debuted in China, taking direct aim at the BYD Denza D9 and the Li Auto Mega. Six versions are on offer: three EREVs with a range extender and three pure-electric BEVs. Prices run from 249,800 to 319,800 yuan, or roughly 36,700 to 47,000 dollars. Deliveries kick off on July 20.
The D99 sports a rounded body with split front lighting, a horizontal light bar, hidden sliding-door rails and a panoramic roof spanning 1.46 sq m. The body is offered in five colours: white, silver, blue, grey and black.
Inside, you get a digital instrument cluster, a large central screen, a head-up display and a separate ceiling-mounted screen for rear passengers. The first and second rows fold flat into a bed, and the third row reclines 180 degrees. The second row, meanwhile, gets the feature buyers actually shell out for: rotating zero-gravity aviation seats with their own table.
The EREV version rides on an 800-volt platform with twin motors, all-wheel drive and an 80.3 kWh battery — a record figure for range-extender hybrids in China. The BEV goes further still: a 1000-volt electrical system and a 115 kWh CATL battery pack.