At the end of last year, the smart genie #1 concept car roadshow China stood in Guangzhou to open, the new car bid farewell to the classic two-seater car shape, and returned to the market with a new attitude of compact SUV. On February 10, Smart officially released the official test spy photos about Genie #1, and also officially unveiled a new generation of family naming system with "#" and numbers as the core. It is reported that the new car will be officially unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in April, and at the same time officially listed in china in the middle of the year and sold to the global market.
Although we have known a lot about the car before, in the past, it was more in the concept version stage, and the mass production version announced this time is still different. First of all, in terms of appearance, we can see that the overall design of the mass production version of the model retains the concept version of the model in a large range, especially the headlight shape on both sides and the through-type light strip, which brings high recognition to the new car. At the same time, the design of the lower grille has also changed, not using the closed grille on the concept car, but a more conventional style, and adding air intakes on both sides of the bumper.
On the side, the new car adopts the design of the suspended roof, with the shape of the long front and short rear, making it look quite sporty and fashionable. In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4290/1910/1698mm, a wheelbase of 2750mm, and a wind resistance coefficient of 0.29Cd. In terms of size, it has more advantages than Euler Good Cat and Volkswagen ID.3, and thanks to this, the car has also improved a lot in terms of space.
However, in the spy photos, we found that the production version of the model did not adopt the popular door opening design on the concept car, but instead adopted the conventional door shape, but also added a hidden door handle design. It is reported that the new door handle also has an ice-breaking function, even in cold weather, there will be no situation that cannot be ejected. As for the rear, the new car has not changed much, basically consistent with the concept car, which runs through the LED taillights quite a bit of EQ series feeling, after lighting up or has a good recognition.
Previously, the official did not release the interior, but looking back at the previously exposed mass production version of the interior spy photos, the interior continued the design on the concept version, the suspension central control screen of the center console, and the two irregular air conditioner outlets below were retained. At the same time, the addition of the LCD dashboard and the three-frame steering wheel has enhanced the sense of technology in the car. It is understood that the new car will also match the "smart universe" intelligent human-computer interaction system, the user can control through the voice, and will also be equipped with a HUD head-up display to facilitate the driver's observation of the information.
In terms of power, the official has not been disclosed for the time being, but the new car will be built based on the Geely Haohan SEA architecture, which is expected to be equipped with a rear motor with a maximum power of 200kW, and is expected to launch a dual-motor four-wheel drive model. In addition, it is reported that the new car will be equipped with adaptive cruise, lane keeping, emergency avoidance and other functions of the ADAS intelligent driver assistance system, and more than 75% of the ECU electronic control units of the vehicle can be continuously upgraded remotely through OTA.
It is worth mentioning that the new car will be the first model of the Smart brand after the joint venture reorganization of Mercedes-Benz and Geely, which is of great significance to the three parties, and after Geely acquires 50% of the equity of the Smart brand, it will be built into a pure electric intelligent car brand, and at the same time, it will be produced and sold globally by the Xi'an factory, and truly achieve global sales in China. In the follow-up, the brand will also adopt the popular new car marketing method, consumers can get a close look at the new car through the official mini program, website and APP, and will adopt an online sales model.
The editor said: With the exposure of this official spy photo, it seems that it is not difficult for us to see its true face at the Beijing Auto Show in April, although the mass production car has been adjusted for some details, but to a large extent, it still retains the design of the concept car, or can give people a sense of technology and futurism, I believe this will be loved by young users. To be honest, although smart has always had mercedes-benz as a big backer before, whether it is upgrading or comprehensive strength, or because of the higher price caused by import status, the overall sales volume is not outstanding.
Now, with the addition of Geely, everything seems to have ushered in a new hope, first of all, in response to the era of the launch of pure electric models, but also as a domestic identity to reduce the price, and then to upgrade their positioning to a compact SUV, to avoid competition with some 100,000-level new power models. Finally, look forward to the final product strength of the new car, whether the price is surprised after localization, and what kind of performance will these two old rivals have in the case of smart and MINI being the same domestic?