On October 15, the LEPAS Global Journey of Elegant Drive will officially kick off as the flagship event within the LEPAS segment of the 2025 Chery International User Summit.
The LEPAS L8 is set to deliver exceptional performance across real-world driving scenarios. As elegance meets dynamic handling and advanced technology integrates into everyday life, this journey marks a new chapter in redefining mobility for the new-energy era.
On this tour, the LEPAS L8, the brand’s first model, takes center stage, combining a “Leopard Aesthetic” design language with cutting-edge intelligent technology to offer a refined new choice for urban professionals who value quality. Departing from Shanghai, the LEPAS Global Journey of Elegant Drive will pass through Suzhou, Moganshan, and Xuancheng before reaching Wuhu covering nearly 1,000 kilometers in total. The route spans genuine road conditions including urban tarmac, highway cruising, winding mountain passes, and night driving. The LEPAS L8 will lead the convoy, with media outlets from all five continents actively participating. Official channels and digital creators will run simultaneous livestreams, while aerial footage captures every frame of the “roadbook movie,” sharing this journey where scenery, culture, and technology converge with audiences worldwide in real time.
Along the way, the L8 will demonstrate its all-around capabilities in diverse settings, offering a fully immersive taste of LEPAS’s unique “Elegant Drive” charm. In Shanghai’s streets and lanes, participants will experience its smooth power delivery, generous cabin space, and high-fidelity audio system. On the Shanghai–Jiangsu expressway, intelligent Elegant Driver-Assistance features such as ACC adaptive cruise control will provide continuous support. On the mountain roads of Moganshan, drivers can test the L8’s precise steering feedback, agile power response, and efficient energy-recuperation system for pure driving enjoyment. At the Moganshan campsite, the L8’s vehicle-to-load (V2L) external power supply transforms the car into a mobile energy station, elevating the outdoor experience. Facing the varied conditions around Xuancheng, participants will appreciate the vehicle’s well-tuned chassis and body stability. Upon reaching Wuhu’s riverfront, they’ll also get hands-on with APA automatic parking assist and RPA remote parking assist.
Even more exciting, this test drive doubles as a showcase of an elegant lifestyle. By integrating “people, vehicle, and setting,” the event demonstrates how the LEPAS L8 becomes a refined companion for exploring the world and savouring life. Along the route, participants will check in at city landmarks and engage with local culture: Shanghai’s modern metropolitan vibe, Suzhou’s classical garden artistry, Moganshan’s restorative nature, Xuancheng’s ink-wash ambience, and Wuhu’s lively riverfront unlocking distinctive encounters between the L8 and each city’s character.
This grand tour part performance trial across all road conditions, part full-scenario lifestyle experience, part cultural wayfinding will comprehensively present the LEPAS L8’s capabilities as a mainstream benchmark SUV for urban professionals, serving as a “power preview” ahead of the L8’s global launch.
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Hans Karlsen grew a start-up from zero to $1.6 million revenues in first two years of operation. Over and above being a successful startup founder, Karlsen is a natural leader, enabler, engineer and negotiator with over 25 years of industry experience in a variety of high technology sectors. Karlsen has served as a CEO, managing director, board member, senior advisor and finance director (CFO). He describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur” with the drive, persistence, passion and ability to identify and pursue high-value opportunities.