Leapmotor T03 vs Skoda CITIGOe iV

The Skoda CITIGOe iV costs £4,460 more than the Leapmotor T03. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda CITIGOe iV comes out ahead overall.

The Leapmotor T03 is £4,460 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £152 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Leapmotor T03 comes out roughly £4,340 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 112 miles for the Leapmotor T03 and 134 miles for the Skoda CITIGOe iV - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Skoda CITIGOe iV goes roughly 22 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 36 minutes in the Leapmotor T03 and 60 in the Skoda CITIGOe iV, so the Leapmotor T03 loses less time at each stop. So the Skoda CITIGOe iV stops less often while the Leapmotor T03 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 7 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 755 mm of total clearance for the Skoda CITIGOe iV and about 748 mm of total clearance for the Leapmotor T03.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Leapmotor T03 and 84% for the Skoda CITIGOe iV. That gives the Leapmotor T03 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Leapmotor T03's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Skoda CITIGOe iV's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.