Review: Leapmotor T03.
Our full review · Specs & price Belgium 2026
Real-world range = WLTP × 0.78 (Belgian winter conditions, motorway 130 km/h). Official BE configurator price, .
Our review of the Leapmotor T03
The Leapmotor T03 costs €19,200 including VAT on the Belgian price list from Moniteur Automobile recorded on 9 October 2026, in a single version, Design, with no options to tick. For that money it carries a 37.3 kWh LFP battery, 265 km WLTP, adaptive cruise control and a 10.1-inch screen. No city car sold here offers as much under €20,000. You just have to accept a pocket-sized boot, a hard time on the motorway and a brand nobody had heard of three years ago.
Driving & comfort
I start with the cabin, because that is where the T03 surprises. It is 3.62 m long, 1.65 m wide and 1.58 m tall, and Moniteur Automobile measured 950 mm of headroom in the front and 960 mm in the back in its first drive of 25 September 2024: its 1.80 m tester slipped into the rear without effort. Four adults, then. Not five. The boot is tiny: 210 litres according to the Automobile Propre Supertest published on 15 October 2023, with an opening narrower than the space behind it and a rear bench that only folds in one piece. A sports bag and two shopping bags, not much more. Under the bonnet, the version sold by Stellantis delivers 95 hp and 158 Nm, enough to merge onto the Brussels ring without gritting your teeth. The chassis is the pleasant surprise: soft suspension and a tall body, yet sound behaviour in corners, which Moniteur summed up as a good compromise between handling and comfort. Over speed bumps, the rebound quickly hits its stop and clunks, Automobile Propre notes. Ergonomics spoil part of the picture. The air conditioning makes you choose between cold and hot with nothing in between, the DAB radio drops out on the move, and the driver aids beep at everything, the blind-spot warning giving only a sound with no light in the mirror: those are Moniteur's findings at first contact, and most alerts can be switched off from the central screen. One question remains that I cannot settle. I found no published Euro NCAP result for the T03 at the survey date, and for a car you may hand to a young driver, that is missing information.
Daily charging
A 6.6 kW onboard AC charger. Little on paper, and yet enough. Going from 10 to 100% on the 36 kWh usable quoted by Moniteur takes a little over 32 kWh into the battery, or about 35.6 kWh drawn from the grid with 10% losses: allow 5 h 30 on a wallbox and around fifteen hours on a 2.3 kW household socket. One detail works in its favour in Brussels. On a 3x230 V supply without a neutral, where a three-phase wallbox tops out around 6.4 kW, a car that only draws 6.6 kW on a single phase anyway loses almost nothing. On direct current, Moniteur quotes a 48 kW peak in its test and 45 kW on its data sheet, and Leapmotor claims 36 minutes from 30 to 80%. The road figures come from the Automobile Propre Supertest, carried out on the T03 imported before the Stellantis deal (80 kW peak instead of 70 kW, same LFP battery of about 37 kWh usable): I treat them as an order of magnitude, not as a homologation figure. In mixed use at 18 °C, 15.4 kWh/100 km and 240 km of total range. In town, 11.9 kWh/100 km and 311 km. That is where it lives. Over 500 km of motorway, consumption climbs to 22.5 kWh/100 km, leaving 164 km in total and only 115 km between 80 and 10%; at a steady 130 km/h, 23.6 kWh/100 km and 157 km. For a 190 km Brussels to Arlon run on the E411, you therefore need at least one stop, two if you set off at 80%, and each lasts half an hour. Brussels to Liège works without charging. The round trip does not. On the tested version, cruise control refused to engage above 110 km/h on the speedometer; an update may have fixed this since, but I could not check it on the Belgian version.
Total cost of ownership
As a company car, the T03 lands far below the floor. The 2026 formula for an electric car, list value x 4% x 6/7, gives €658.29 a year for €19,200. With the legal minimum at €1,690 a year, the ATN (benefit in kind) is €140.83 a month, exactly the same as a €49,000 saloon. Few fleet managers will offer it, which is a pity for urban commuters. For a private buyer the numbers say more. Over 15,000 km a year at 17.0 kWh/100 km drawn from the grid (the 15.4 kWh measured in mixed use plus about 10% charging losses), you need 2,550 kWh. At the CREG caps for the third quarter of 2026 (32.22, 35.68 and 37.83 c€/kWh), the annual bill reaches €821.61 in Flanders, €909.84 in Brussels and €964.67 in Wallonia, or €5.48, €6.07 and €6.43 per 100 km. The Moniteur price list does not yet publish any TMC (registration tax) or annual road tax for the T03, in any region. Wallonia can be worked out without it: the TMC hits its €50 floor and the annual road tax on an electric car is €107.18 for the period from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, according to SPW Finances, the Walloon tax administration. In Flanders, where the electric-car exemption ended on 1 January 2026, the amount depends on the model, and I do not copy a figure that has not been published for this one. Over four years in Wallonia, list price, taxes and electricity add up to €23,537.40. The price has moved since launch: €18,900 in September 2024, €19,200 on the 2027 price list. Against the Dacia Spring Essential Electric 70 at €16,990 (surveyed on 14 September 2026), the T03 costs €2,210 more, but the Spring keeps part of this equipment for higher trims, as Moniteur already noted at launch. Leapmotor International quotes a European warranty of 4 years or 100,000 km on the car and 8 years or 160,000 km on the battery, with 80% capacity guaranteed: have it confirmed on the Belgian order form, signed through the Stellantis dealer network.
- Single price of €19,200 on the Belgian list of 9 October 2026, fully equipped with no options: adaptive cruise control, reversing camera, blind-spot warning, 10.1-inch screen with navigation
- 37.3 kWh LFP battery (36 kWh usable) and 265 km WLTP, with 11.9 kWh/100 km and 311 km of range measured in town by Automobile Propre
- Room for four adults in 3.62 m: 950 mm of front headroom and 960 mm in the rear, measured by Moniteur Automobile
- Rapid charging as standard up to 48 kW, whereas the €19,500 Renault Twingo E-Tech keeps it for a €500 option pack
- 6.6 kW charger that loses almost nothing on a Brussels 3x230 V supply without a neutral, and electricity at €5.48 per 100 km in Flanders
- Very limiting on the motorway: 22.5 kWh/100 km measured over 500 km, 115 usable km between 80 and 10%, and at least one half-hour stop on a Brussels to Arlon run
- 210-litre boot with a narrow opening, a rear bench that folds in one piece and only four seats
- Sloppy ergonomics and undocumented safety: air conditioning that is all cold or all hot, DAB that drops out, cascading audible alerts, and no published Euro NCAP result at the 9 October 2026 survey
Our verdictThe T03 is the best-equipped electric city car under €20,000 in Belgium, and its 37 kWh battery gives it real headroom in town. Once you leave the urban area it shows its limits, and the lack of a Euro NCAP rating holds me back. I would take it as a household's second car charged at home, not as the only car.
A household looking for a second car for town and the outskirts, charging at home, even on an ordinary socket, and wanting full equipment without going through an options list; a Brussels resident on a 3x230 V supply without a neutral, whom the 6.6 kW charger does not penalise.
A driver who takes the motorway every week, a family that needs a real boot or a fifth seat, and a buyer for whom a published Euro NCAP rating is a condition of purchase.
Full specifications
Leapmotor T03 in Belgium — what you need to know
Typical Belgian trips
With 204 real km, the T03 covers Brussels–Ardennes (≈ 260 km return) with a fast charge, but is limited on coastal trips.
Tax benefit
For self-employed and companies, this model is 100% tax-deductible in 2026 (last year at this rate). No direct purchase grant for individuals. Road tax is greatly reduced for this EV.
Home charging
With 6.6 kW AC, a full charge from 20% takes approximately 5 hours on an 11 kW wallbox. On a 230V plug (2.3 kW): about 13 hours. Overnight charging easily covers the average 50–80 km/day.
Frequently asked questions — Leapmotor T03
How much does the Leapmotor T03 cost in Belgium in 2026?
€19,200 including VAT on the Moniteur Automobile price list recorded on 9 October 2026, for the only version, Design, with a 37.3 kWh battery and a 70 kW motor. At the Belgian launch in September 2024 it was listed at €18,900. No options are offered apart from the paint colour, so the list price is very close to the real price.
What is the real-world range of the Leapmotor T03?
About 240 km in mixed use and 311 km in town, with 15.4 and 11.9 kWh/100 km measured by Automobile Propre at 18 °C. On the motorway, consumption rises to 22.5 kWh/100 km: that leaves 164 km in total and 115 km between 80 and 10%. These measurements date from October 2023, on the version imported before Stellantis.
How long does a Leapmotor T03 take to charge?
About 5 h 30 from 10 to 100% on a wallbox, as the onboard charger is limited to 6.6 kW, and around fifteen hours on a 2.3 kW household socket. On direct current, Leapmotor claims 36 minutes from 30 to 80%, with a peak of 45 to 48 kW depending on the source.
What ATN does a Leapmotor T03 pay as a company car?
€140.83 a month, which is the legal floor of €1,690 a year for the ATN (benefit in kind). The 2026 formula (list value x 4% x 6/7) gives €658.29 a year for €19,200, well below the taxable minimum.
How many seats and how much boot space does the Leapmotor T03 have?
Four seats, with 950 mm of front headroom and 960 mm in the rear according to Moniteur Automobile, which seated a 1.80 m adult in the back. The boot holds 210 litres, with a narrow opening and a rear bench that folds in one piece.
Leapmotor T03 or Renault Twingo E-Tech: which should you pick?
The T03 costs €19,200 and carries 37.3 kWh for 265 km WLTP, rapid charging included. The Twingo E-Tech is €19,500 with 27.5 kWh, and its DC rapid charging comes through a €500 option pack, which also adds an 11 kW AC charger. The T03 has more battery, the Twingo a brand and a network better established in Belgium.
What warranty and dealer network does the Leapmotor T03 have in Belgium?
Leapmotor International quotes 4 years or 100,000 km on the car and 8 years or 160,000 km on the battery in Europe, with 80% capacity guaranteed. Sales and servicing go through Stellantis dealers. The exact Belgian terms are checked on the order form.