LEPAS Is in Tune With UK Drivers as It Launches UK Driving Manifesto

1. LEPAS aims to balance agility and manoeuvrability for urban driving with performance and comfort for long motorway journeys
2. The LEPAS UK Driving Manifesto seeks to reshape the elegance of driving, focusing on the experience for drivers and their occupants
3. Three SUVs will launch in the UK in the next 12 months, spanning flagship, mid-size, and compact segments
4. The LEPAS brand name is derived from “Leopard” and “Passion”, reflecting the brand’s focus on agility, progress and elegance

London, 30 April 2026

Following the release of its LEPAS UK Design Manifesto, launched after the LEPAS L6’s European Debut and showcase of the flagship L8 during Milan Design Week, and ahead of the official UK launch, LEPAS now announces its UK Driving Manifesto.

The LEPAS UK Driving Manifesto has the elegant pursuit of motion at its heart. For LEPAS, speed is precision – an understanding of when to accelerate, when to hold back, and how to move with intent. The LEPAS UK Driving Manifesto decrees that every input should be deliberate, every moment controlled, creating a sense of flow and composure, as if the car and driver are aligned in a single, fluid rhythm.

For LEPAS, agility and elegance define how speed is expressed. All LEPAS models coming to the UK are designed by the UK engineering team to respond seamlessly to the drivers’ instincts, with quick but graceful turn-in and taut body control giving a responsive driving feel. The LEPAS UK Driving Manifesto highlights how every car journey should express elegance in motion, where performance is not just measured in traditional ways, but in how effortlessly and beautifully the journey is achieved.

The LEPAS UK Driving Manifesto is deeply inspired by the spirit of the leopard – a fundamental tenet of the brand. The core principles of driving feel, and agility are specifically inspired by the characteristics of the leopard: power, speed, strength, elegance and precision.

This irresistible combination of beauty, grace and energy is fundamental to the success of the leopard, whose agility, pace and stealth combine effortlessly to make it one of nature’s greatest predators. This combination is also crucial to the LEPAS UK Driving Manifesto and is intended to inspire LEPAS drivers to move stealthily and gracefully through town traffic, as well as use the cars’ power and pace to comfortably and enjoyably dispatch monotonous motorway miles.

LEPAS will introduce three SUVs to the UK market in the next 12 months, starting with the flagship LEPAS L8 in the third quarter of the year, swiftly followed by the LEPAS L6 and the LEPAS L4, recently seen at the Beijing Motor Show.

The flagship LEPAS L8 will sit at the top of the range, with the mid-size LEPAS L6 catering to the mid-range, and the compact LEPAS L4, completing the UK offering. All vehicles are underpinned by the brand’s LEX platform, which has been designed to support next-generation electrified and hybrid vehicle development.

LEPAS vehicles will be offered with a choice of optimised, distinct powertrains. The hybrid models will feature the brand’s LEPAS Super Hybrid technology, which offers owners both low emissions and remarkable performance. LEPAS’s battery electric vehicles (EV) are presented with an ultra-efficient, rapid-charging battery.

Gary Lan, CEO of LEPAS UK, said: “It is well known that UK drivers are among the most discerning in the world. The absolute value they place on strong driving dynamics is something we recognise is of great importance. We feel that the LEPAS UK Driving Manifesto will address any concerns that keen UK drivers have regarding the satisfaction and enjoyment of driving a LEPAS vehicle on British roads.

“The LEPAS UK Driving Manifesto focuses on the profound importance of delivering elegant driving dynamics and a poised road performance to LEPAS drivers. This allows them to feel at one with their vehicles, to be inspired with confidence and assurance, and use the cars’ abilities to their greatest advantage.

“Our ambition is not just to answer the desire that UK drivers have for a car with power, pace and performance, but to do it in such a way that LEPAS is intrinsically linked to the concept of ‘loving driving’. A car which is inspired by the elegance, balance, precision and dynamism of the leopard is a natural match for a driver who values the idea of ‘taking the long way home’ simply to enjoy the driving dynamics of their car.”

LEPAS – which is a blend of “Leopard” and “Passion” – makes vehicles for people who move with purpose and live with style. Rooted in intelligent design and authenticity, the brand goes beyond mobility to connect with creative, culture-shaping communities that value craftsmanship, bold aesthetics and self-expression.