Dacia Spring vs Leapmotor T03
· Real-world figures, not WLTP
Our verdict
The Dacia Spring and Leapmotor T03 are both electric hatchbacks in the city car class. The Dacia Spring starts at £11,990 in the UK and the Leapmotor T03 at £14,495, comparing the cheapest version of each.
The Spring is £2,505 cheaper to buy new (£11,990 against £14,495). On top of that, it charges faster on a rapid charger (35 kW against 30 kW on average, 10–80%), uses less energy (4.3 mi/kWh against 3.9 mi/kWh), has the bigger boot (342 litres against 210) and is quicker, doing 0–62 mph in 12.3 s against 12.7 s.
The T03 goes further, with about 140 miles of real-world range against 103 for the Spring.
There's little between them on warranty length (3 years).
Choose the Dacia Spring if you want the lower price and quicker charging stops and the Leapmotor T03 if you want the longest range.
Written from the figures below, comparing the cheapest UK version of each. Other versions can differ: open them in Compare to swap versions.
Price
- Price new
- £11,990 (best)on sale now
- £14,495on sale now
- Used from (estimated)
- £6,800 (best)2025 car
- £6,9002024 car
- Price per mile of range
- £117
- £104 (best)
Range and efficiency
- Real-world range
- 103 mi165 km, estimate
- 140 mi (best)225 km, estimate
- Range today, used (estimated)
- about 101 mi2025 car, est.
- about 134 mi (best)2024 car, est.
- Efficiency
- 4.3 mi/kWh (best)145 Wh/km, estimate
- 3.9 mi/kWh160 Wh/km, estimate
- Range with one 15-min stop
- 103 mi166 km
- 132 mi (best)212 km
Charging
- Rapid charging
- 35 kW (best)10–80% average
- 30 kW10–80% average
- Home (AC) charging
- 7 kW
- 7 kW
- Charging plug
- Type 2 CCS
- Type 2 CCS
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- No
- No
- Vehicle-to-home (V2H)
- No
- No
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
- No
- No
Battery
- Usable battery
- 24 kWhestimate
- 36 kWh (best)
- Battery chemistry
- LFP (lithium iron phosphate)
- LFP (lithium iron phosphate)
- Heat pump
- No
- No
Body and performance
- Body style
- Hatchback
- Hatchback
- Size class
- A · City car
- A · City car
- Seats
- 4
- 4
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive
- Front-wheel drive
- 0–62 mph
- 12.3 s (best)0–100 km/h
- 12.7 s0–100 km/h
- Weight
- 1,070 kg
- 1,250 kg
Size
- Length
- 3.70 m12 ft 2 in
- 3.62 m11 ft 11 in
- Width (without mirrors)
- 1.58 m5 ft 2 in
- 1.65 m5 ft 5 in
- Width with mirrors
- 1.77 m5 ft 10 in
- –
- Height
- 1.49 m4 ft 11 in
- 1.58 m5 ft 2 in
- Wheelbase
- 2.42 m7 ft 11 in
- 2.40 m7 ft 10 in
Practicality and safety
- Boot space
- 342 litres (best)
- 210 litres
- Towbar available
- No
- No
- Towing (braked)
- Not approved
- Not approved
- Max payload
- 349 kg (best)people and luggage
- 300 kgpeople and luggage
- Euro NCAP rating
- –not tested yet
- –not tested yet
Warranty (UK)
- Car warranty
- 3 years (best)60,000 miles
- 3 years
- Battery warranty
- 8 years100,000 miles, 75% capacity
- 8 years100,000 miles, 80% capacity
- Passes to next owner
- Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
Availability
- Status
- On sale new
- On sale new
- Model years
- 2025–2026
- 2024 on
Green marks the better figure in each row. Range is a real-world estimate, not WLTP. Used prices are estimates. Warranty terms are UK terms from each maker’s website.
Every version
Dacia Spring
- Spring Electric 70£11,990 · 103 mi
- Spring Electric 100£12,990 · 99 mi
Leapmotor T03
- T03£14,495 · 140 mi