Leapmotor B10 vs Suzuki e VITARA

The Leapmotor B10 costs £5,246 more than the Suzuki e VITARA. For that premium it adds 57 miles more WLTP range, 120 litres more boot space and 54 kW more power. The Suzuki e VITARA is not just cheaper - it also offers lower energy use, 149 versus 174 Wh/km. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Leapmotor B10 comes out ahead overall.

The Suzuki e VITARA is £5,246 cheaper to buy. The Suzuki e VITARA is cheaper to charge, roughly £160 a year versus £192 for the Leapmotor B10, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Suzuki e VITARA comes out roughly £5,406 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 193 miles for the Leapmotor B10 and 162 miles for the Suzuki e VITARA - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Leapmotor B10 goes roughly 32 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 20 minutes in the Leapmotor B10 and 45 in the Suzuki e VITARA, so the Leapmotor B10 loses less time at each stop. That makes the Leapmotor B10 the stronger long-distance car.

The Suzuki e VITARA is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 85 mm narrower than the Leapmotor B10. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 600 mm of total clearance for the Suzuki e VITARA and about 515 mm of total clearance for the Leapmotor B10.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Leapmotor B10 and 90% for the Suzuki e VITARA. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use LFP-type cells, which are happy charged to 100% every day. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.