A new era of intelligent design, innovation, and premium driving experiences.
LEPAS is a new design-led, electrified car brand from Chery International, the global export division of Chery Automobile, one of China’s largest independent vehicle manufacturers. Founded in 2025 and making its UK debut in 2026, LEPAS is the fourth brand in the Chery Group’s UK portfolio, joining OMODA, JAECOO and Chery UK.
Every LEPAS model, whether hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric, is built around Leopard Aesthetics: a design philosophy that translates the speed, power and fluid grace of the leopard into vehicle design. Its first UK model, the LEPAS L8, is a large five-seat plug-in hybrid SUV that arrives in 2026.
LEPAS is led in the UK by Gary Lan (CEO) and Ray Wang (Managing Director), who bring experience from across the automotive industry to build the brand’s market presence from the ground up.
Inspired by the leopard, symbolising the perfect fusion of speed, power and elegance, echoing the brand's aesthetic philosophy of "Leopard Aesthetics", which originates from nature and the power of life, as well as its globally self-developed platform technical strength.
Leopard Aesthetics is not simply a visual reference. It is a set of principles that governs proportion, surface treatment, detailing and the relationship between inside and outside the vehicle. On the L8, it is visible in the Signature Leopard-Eye LED headlights, the sculpted flanks, the porcelain-inspired exterior forms, and the considered use of light and shadow throughout the design.
LEPAS inspires urban explorers to discover a life where elegant technology and good taste go hand in hand.
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Fish Brothers
The New LEPAS L8
Large Plug-In Hybrid SUV | Arriving in the UK in 2026
Powered by the the LEPAS Super Hybrid powertrain, combining a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine with an electric motor and an 18.4kWh battery. Bold leopard-inspired design and a 2,800mm wheelbase complete the picture.
Leopard-Inspired Design
Leopard Aesthetics shapes every surface of the L8, LEPAS's
design philosophy that draws on the leopard's fluid power and precision to
inform the vehicle's proportions, lines, and detailing.
Leopard-Eye LED Headlights
The L8's defining front-end feature; full LED headlights
shaped in the distinctive angular outline of the leopard eye, with a chrome
surround that gives the face its character.
Porcelain-Inspired Elegance
The
Sculpted rear of the L8 takes its influence from the flowing, refined forms of
Chinese Porcelain, bringing a softness and crafted quality to the bodywork that
sets it apart from the conventional SUV Design.
Vibrant Premium Metallic Paint
The L8 is available in a range of premium metallic finishes, including bold tones designed to express the brand's confident, expressive identity.
