Although the mercedes-benz smart of the main small car has announced the suspension of production, but with the rise of new energy brands, Mercedes-Benz is not willing to give up this brand, so Mercedes-Benz and Geely joined hands to set up a joint venture company, announced the domestic smart model, positioning new energy brand, the future will also focus on new energy models, the whole vehicle design by Mercedes-Benz, Geely is responsible for technology and production, the future is not only in the Chinese market sales will also be exported to overseas markets, is the real global brand global model.
And recently smart brand announced that its first model will be listed within the year, that is to say, the earliest in the Beijing Auto Show at the latest in the Guangzhou Auto Show smart brand first car can meet with everyone, the current smart first model has been officially named, named smart genie #1, positioning small SUV, and BYD Dolphin, yuan PLUS positioning similar, the price is slightly more expensive than the same level of domestic brand models, the price is expected to be about 150,000 yuan, I have to admit that the value and premium ability of the Mercedes-Benz brand are still quite outstanding, and if only the Geely brand is hung, it will not be priced so high.
At present, we can judge the design idea and general style of the whole vehicle through spy photos and concept cars, the overall design is more avant-garde, the whole car shape or continues the cute style of smart, the biggest highlight of the front face is the trapezoidal middle net (the current spy photo shows that the middle network is a non-closed middle network instead of a closed middle network on the concept car) and connected together through the headlights, the headlight group shape is connected together by the LED belt, the triangle light group shape is avant-garde, and the internal light pattern is very attractive, The whole front of the car is rounded and full of shape and cute.
The side shape is very simple, and the folio doors on the concept car will certainly not be equipped, but the hidden door handles and frameless doors should not be absent. In addition, the suspension roof, pagoda body, large size gold wheels, red brake calipers can already be seen in the spy car, the size is expected to be 4290 * 190 * 1698mm, wheelbase is 2750mm. The tail shape is also round and full in line with the style of the smart brand, it looks like a stocky little fat man, the taillight design is a bit like the style of the current Mercedes-Benz SUV, such as GLC, the tailgate opening is not small, and it is convenient to take the luggage.
The interior design is currently only a concept car exposure, but the reference appearance follows the design of the concept car, all the interiors will also retain the design language of the concept car to a large extent, first of all, the interior will continue to take a simple style, and Mercedes-Benz's steering wheel, center console and similar style of atmosphere lights, as well as the familiar pocket block will not be absent, but the concept car on the golden interior color matching probability will not be used, in addition to the concept car's four-seat design probability will be canceled, and turned to the conventional five-seat layout.
Since it is based on Geely's vast SEA architecture, all power systems are expected to be equipped with Geely's new energy assembly, as for how much motor power, how large the battery capacity, whether to carry a four-wheel drive system and other aspects have not yet been exposed, all we can only guess that the power parameters will be slightly higher than the same level of models, and the endurance is expected to be about 400-500 kilometers, the four-wheel drive system should be mounted on the top model.
Summary: Geely Mercedes-Benz joint venture company - Zhimada Automobile Co., Ltd. has been prepared for the current work, it is expected that this year can be mass production smart genie #1, it is expected that the first batch of domestic smart owners at the end of the year can mention the car, I have to say that the cheapest Mercedes-Benz will change owners, 150,000 to buy Mercedes-Benz is not a dream. (Text/Univision Auto Haoyang)
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