This Mercedes-Benz pure electric car, the soul comes from Geely

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Author| Mumi

Editor| Xiaohan

Mercedes-Benz Geely's Smart pure electric car made its world debut!

Car East April 8 news, just this morning, Smart's new pure electric SUV Genie #1 officially in Berlin, Germany for the world's first exposure.

The new car is equipped with a rear-drive single motor, which can reach 268 horsepower, while the whole car is equipped with a 66-degree ternary lithium battery, and the maximum pure electric mileage under CLTC conditions can reach 560 kilometers.

▲The front face of the new car

At the same time, this car also has many highlights in intelligence, in terms of OTA update functions, more than 75% of the ECU electronic control units of the vehicle can be remotely upgraded. In addition, Smart Genie #1 will also be equipped with the ADAS Intelligent Driver Assistance System.

It is worth noting that this is the first European electric vehicle to use geely's SEA electric vehicle architecture, which was previously used in Geely's Extreme Kr 001 and Volvo's entry-level electric SUV.

The Smart brand has a 28-year history, once a classic car brand under Mercedes-Benz AG, and in 2019 Geely bought half of the shares of Smart and established a new Smart brand. The Smart Genie #1 is also the first new car launched by Smart after a rebranding, which is expected to hit the market later this year and will be manufactured at the Chinese factory. In addition, Smart will also hold a new launch for the Asian market again in China in the near future.

First, the maximum power of 268 horsepower CLTC range of up to 560 kilometers

The new car was designed by the Mercedes-Benz team, who provided the vehicle platform architecture.

▲ Smart Genie #1

From the appearance of the vehicle, this production car basically continues the design of the concept car released last year, the whole car is equipped with a suspended roof, and 4 two-way doors; while the body adopts a hidden door handle design, achieving a drag coefficient of 0.29 - this data is basically equivalent to volkswagen ID.4.

▲Smart's hidden door handle design

In the past, Smart has been focusing on the car market, and this Smart Genie #1 has increased in size a lot compared to the previous Smart classic model. The new car has a full car size of 4270mm/1822mm/1636mm, a wheelbase of 2750mm, the interior space continues the classic design of smart, the overall comfort and spaciousness, basically the size of the cockpit of this new car can be comparable to mercedes-Benz E-class car.

In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a single motor with a maximum power of 268 horsepower and adopts a rear-drive mode, which foreign media commented that this configuration is enough to make GTI owners feel stressed.

In addition, the new car is equipped with a 66-degree ternary lithium battery, so the weight of the whole car reaches about 1819.8 kg, and under CLTC conditions, the maximum pure electric mileage of the new car can reach 560 kilometers. Moreover, Smart also supports DC fast charging, and the peak charging speed of new cars is 150 kilowatts, which can be charged from 10% to 80% in 30 minutes.

Second, the central control size of 12.8 inches can support OTA function

In terms of interior, the announced mass production version is basically the same as the previous concept car, equipped with a central control screen with a size of 12.8 inches, and a low and wide 9.2-inch instrument screen has been added, and the car also has a 10-inch head-up display.

▲Central control screen

It is reported that the central control screen can be customized, and the car is also equipped with a 3D voice assistant image, and the car machine also supports OTA remote update.

▲The new car has through-type taillights

According to the official information, Smart will adopt the D2C direct sales agency business model with "user center, digital drive" as the core concept. Orders for new cars will be opened at the end of this year, and the first deliveries are expected in the Continental European market and gradually rolled out to the global market.

According to Smart's UK general manager, Smart aims to achieve a monthly sales target of breaking 10,000 by 2024, but the new car has not yet been given a final pricing. But according to it, the Smart Genie #1 will be placed at roughly the same level as the Volkswagen ID.3 in the UK market, which will indicate that the new car will start at around £35,000 (about 290,000 yuan).

Conclusion: The high-end pure electricity market will be more lively

With the release of Smart Genie #1, the high-end pure electricity segment will usher in a fierce player. As a classic car brand, Smart's first new car after the transformation is also attracting much attention, and the new car will also hold a press conference in the Chinese market in the near future to reveal more information.

Judging from this global debut conference, the competitiveness of Smart's new car should not be underestimated, combined with the design of Mercedes-Benz and Geely's platform architecture, this pure electric SUV is expected to set off a lot of competition in the same level of market.

As more and more new players and transformation brands continue to pour into the new energy high-end market, the market will become more lively in the next one to two years.