WUHU, China, Oct. 22, 2026 -- On October 22, LEPAS unveiled AURA at Global Elegance Night during the inaugural LEPAS Global Elegant Lifestyle Week, marking the world premiere of the LEPAS Concept Car. Rooted in LEPAS’s “Natural Energy” philosophy, the LEPAS All-New Concept Car brings Leopard Aesthetics to life through Future-Inspired Design, combining distinctive proportions, flowing surfaces and lighting with a new design identity and opportunities for personalization to explore the Future of Elegant Mobility.
Natural Energy, Expressed with Composure
“Elegance is not a matter of decoration, but of composure,” said Ivan Dulanović, Chief Designer of LEPAS. For AURA, he identified three defining qualities: elegance, confidence and mystery. Each takes shape in the car’s proportions, surfaces and finer details.
The design team studied how a leopard shifts its weight and holds tension in its muscles, whether resting, stalking or running. This inspiration carries over into AURA’s long wheelbase, short overhangs and wide stance, giving the car a confident, grounded presence. Pronounced shoulder lines evoke the leopard’s muscular strength, while flowing surfaces and the gaze of the headlamps bring a sense of composure and mystery. Together, these details capture the understated power of Leopard Aesthetics.
AURA also retains LEPAS’s porcelain-inspired design, combining sculpted volumes and flowing surfaces with a glossy finish that accentuates the car’s form. This interplay of surface tension and fluid lines gives its wide stance both strength and refinement. Integrated air channels follow the contours of the body, guiding airflow while bringing form and function together.
A New Design Identity, Made Personal
AURA’s new front fascia brings together the rounded grille and side intake areas of the original design into a single, clean black surface, creating a more cohesive and understated look. Its signature Leopard headlamps, inspired by the eyes of the leopard, give LEPAS a distinctive and instantly recognizable look. As Dulanović explained, both the new front fascia and this lighting signature will carry through to future LEPAS models, establishing a consistent design language across the brand.
Beyond establishing a new design identity, the front fascia also opens up possibilities for personalization. AURA explores how graphics, lighting and animations on the front screen can reflect different styles and moods, while an elliptical rear screen allows for personalized taillight displays. The car retains a recognizable LEPAS silhouette, with adaptable lighting and graphics giving users room to express their individuality. This balance of brand identity and personal expression reflects LEPAS’s philosophy of quiet confidence and living at one’s own pace.
Three Colors, Three Expressions of Elegance
AURA’s three colors draw inspiration from natural landscapes at different times of day. From the warmth of dawn to the clarity of midday and the depth of twilight, each color gives the same design a distinct character.
Dawn Pearl is inspired by sunrise in Tahiti, where the first light of day casts soft pink tones across the landscape. Inspired by the midday waters of Bacalar Lagoon, Bacalar Blue shifts between deep blue and clear turquoise, giving it a fresh, light feel. Provence Twilight captures the lavender fields at sunset, with deepening blue-violet tones lending the color a sense of mystery.
Together, the three colors reflect how elegance can take different forms across changing light and landscapes, while offering users more ways to express their personal style.
AURA combines a distinctive LEPAS design identity with opportunities for users to express their individual tastes and styles. Its exploration of proportions, surfaces, lighting and color will continue to inspire future LEPAS designs, bringing new expressions of “Drive Your Elegance” to the brand’s next generation of vehicles.
