When Smart was first introduced to China, with the identity of backing on Mercedes-Benz, it could be said that it set off a trend at that time. The car was born in the 90s, less than 3 meters of body to bring excellent flexibility, in 2008 Smart officially entered the Chinese market, the following year officially began to sell, but in that era, a car only for commuting commuting, it seems not to be "grounded" enough.
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In the spring of 2019, it was revealed that the next generation of Smart was developed and used by Geely's vast SEA platform. It is reported that the car will be officially listed in the second half of 2022.
1 minute to learn about the new car
1. Based on Geely SEA's vast architecture.
2. It is expected to be officially listed in the second half of 2022.
3. Maximum endurance is 430km.
A few days ago, some overseas media exposed the renderings of the new Smart for four, and the concept car has a lot of imagination, such as the lightable middle net, the design of the two-way door, and the exaggerated wheel size.
From the rendering, the whole vehicle retains a large number of elements on the concept car, and the overall design will obviously be more inclined to mass production.
In the front part, the vehicle retains the triangular headlights and through light strips of the concept car, while the size of the lower grille is also reduced, reducing the wind resistance of the vehicle, and even the vehicle's ACC radar can be seen on the front of the car.
A new generation of Smart concept cars
The longer front of the concept car is also shortened, as a new energy vehicle, the cabin does not need to place a large internal combustion engine system, so the cockpit will be moved forward to the compressor cabin space, and the space in the cockpit can be released as much as possible.
In addition, the rearview mirror has also been replaced by an ordinary style, of course, it is not excluded that products in overseas markets will use electronic rearview mirrors, as a trend pioneer, electronic rearview mirrors seem to be more in line with vehicle positioning.
The Smart Concept is designed for a two-way door
The whimsical design of the counter-opening door has also been replaced by the traditional way of opening the door, and the hidden handle has been retained.
Referring to the previously released concept car size: 4290/1910/1698mm, with a wheelbase of 2750mm, it can be seen that the Smart of the new era has left aside the short and tough pursuit, and Geely hopes to build it into a pure electric city car that represents the trend and is avant-garde.
Compared with the same positioning of personality OF THE, the design of the Smart five doors will be significantly stronger in terms of practicality, on the basis of the same personality, MINI is obviously positioned as a personal daily commuter car, and the repositioned Smart is more in place between practicality and personality.
At present, the overseas media has not announced the interior design rendering of the new car, but from the concept car, it can be known that the new Smart has a high probability of using a hidden driving display screen and a large-size central display screen, and with reference to the current Geely system model, the car machine system may use the same car machine system on the Extreme Kr 001, after all, the two are both produced under the vast architecture.
However, according to the owner of the extreme Kr 001, the car's car currently has a slow response, can not connect to the network, Bluetooth key can not be used and other BUGS, I hope that Geely can improve the function of the car as soon as possible to provide users with a better car experience.
In terms of power system, foreign media expect that the vehicle will also use the rear-drive form, but the professor believes that the layout of the front-drive will help the vehicle to improve the utilization of space. It is expected that the car will have several different versions to choose from, the strongest version will have an output of 204Ps, and the 66.5kWh battery will give the vehicle a maximum endurance of 430km.
In the face of independent new power manufacturers, such a power level and mileage are not the top today, and the cruising range of 430km is decent.
However, compared with the mileage level of its MINI COOPER SE of about 235-270km, Smart's competitiveness is much stronger.
If the car enters China, as a light luxury brand, the professor believes that the price of Smart will not be low. On the one hand, it needs a higher price to maintain the uniqueness of its own brand, just like MINI; on the other hand, Smart will have its own persistence and style in design, style, and materials, and often the price of unique items will not be very close to the people, just like luxury bags.
Relying on Geely and Daimler two first-class enterprises, Smart has obtained excellent technology blessings, and the strength of Smart will indeed not be underestimated. In addition, the Smart brand has a certain degree of recognition in the hearts of consumers, and hopes that Smart can refresh its own image and bring smart maverick and quality of life travel to Chinese consumers.