Leapmotor Irmscher C10: Will tuning electrify Germany?
- Published on 16/11/2025 11:40
- Modified on 16/11/2025 11:57
The German tuner Irmscher, with the cooperation of Leapmotor, is selling 250 hyper-tuned examples of the electric C10 SUV.
We love Germany for its beer, its sausages, its landscapes… but also for its taste for tuning. No condescending irony, just a light touch of humour about this somewhat anachronistic passion in 2025. But if this sector can act as a Trojan horse to make the electric accepted, then you have to play that card.
That’s partly Leapmotor‘s logic to promote the new 800-volt platform of its mid-size electric SUV, the C10. Fitted with all-wheel drive and an 81.9 kWh battery, this architecture called the C10 ProMax is new to Europe for the Chinese manufacturer. And to promote it, they had to find a somewhat different megaphone.
The tuner Irmscher, known in Germany mainly for its Opel-based upgrades, answered the call to give the electric SUV a more macho edge. Thus, power now stands at 440 kW (598 hp), with 720 Nm of torque. Alas, efficiency is hardly impressive, at 20.9 kWh/100 km, which implies a range of only 437 kilometres on the WLTP combined cycle.
Supercar performance
The acceleration is lightning-fast, with 0–100 km/h dispatched in 4.0 seconds. The chassis is lowered and the damping stiffened to contain body movements of this battery SUV, whose mass obviously flirts with two tonnes.
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The design has also been slightly altered, with 20-inch wheels, a black body colour highlighted by a red pinstripe, and a trunk spoiler. Reserved for the German market, only 250 examples will be produced by Irmscher at a unit price of €49,900. One might even call it a future collector’s item…
If this tuned version doesn’t appeal to you, you can always opt for the C10 ProMax configuration, enjoying the same performance and range thanks to the four-wheel drive, but sold from €44,900. And if the rear-wheel-drive version is enough for you, it will start (still in Germany) from €41,900 with 510 kilometres of range. Not exactly cause for excitement with nearly 82 kWh of battery…
This page is translated from the original post "Leapmotor Irmscher C10 : le tuning électrisera-t-il l’Allemagne ?" in French.
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