【EV Vision Report】On April 8, Beijing time, smart genie #1 made its global debut in Berlin, Germany. The design of smart genie #1 was led by Mercedes-Benz, while Geely was responsible for the development of the vehicle engineering. According to previous reports, the new car will be built based on the SEA Haohan platform and positioned as a pure electric compact SUV. It is reported that after the completion of the global debut, smart genie #1 will soon be launched in China for the Asian listing.
In terms of appearance, the new car highly restores the design shape of the concept car, the overall shape is round and full, the front face uses through-led daytime running lights, connecting the headlights on the left and right sides, and the shape of the LED matrix headlights also complements the body shape, rounded but sharp enough. At the same time, the left and right sides of the bumper are also designed with a cooling trough, which makes the shape of the front of the car richer and fuller.
Hidden electric door handles, frameless doors, suspended roofs and other design elements give smart genie #1 a forward-looking, enterprising looking style. No matter from which angle you look at it, there is always a detail hidden in the surprise that is worth exploring.
The shape of the side of the new car is simple and flexible, there is no obvious waist line designed on the body, the two-color body with the anti-scuffing plate at the bottom makes the entire body more layered, and the 19-inch wheel shape is unique and very eye-catching. In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4270/1822/1636mm, and a wheelbase of 2750mm.
The rear of the new car uses the overall shape design of the upper narrow and lower width, and is equipped with through-type taillights, and the internal shape design is very clever, showing an irregular dot shape, which is highly recognizable. At the same time, the lines of the tail lights protrude outwards, with a black rear bumper and a silver lower guard, which further enhances the layering of the entire tail.
It is worth mentioning that the pure electric vehicle family under the future smart brand will follow a new naming system with "#" and numbers as the core elements, and the first smart genie #1 will be produced and listed in China within 2022 and sold overseas in the future.
In terms of interior, the overall style is not difficult to see that it is the family design method of Mercedes-Benz, and the mass-produced version of smart genie #1 basically retains the central control design of the concept car. In terms of details, the center console of the new car still presents a beveled style that surrounds the driver, the simple and retro steering wheel continues from the concept car, and the front is a 9.2-inch slender LCD instrument and a HUD head-up display.
The central control is a 12.8-inch floating central control screen, the physical button is cancelled in the car, and the air conditioner uses the touch button under the central control screen to operate. There is a wireless charging panel under the partition on the center console as well as USB ports and Type-C ports. The new car is also equipped with personalized interior mood lights and an operator interface for a more user-friendly and immersive driving experience.
The car machine system adopts the smart-inspired planet intelligent human-computer interaction system and is equipped with the elf assistant Avatar. Powerful and exclusive APP and customizable infotainment human-machine interface. Through a practical and user-friendly technological setting, the boundaries between the virtual world and real life are dissolved, creating a seamless link between people, cities and living experiences. As the core element of smart-inspired planet intelligent human-computer interaction system, Avatar, a genie assistant based on artificial intelligence AI technology, will become a close companion for users on every journey.
In addition, the new car is equipped with smart Pilot intelligent driver assistance system, which supports ACC adaptive cruise, LKA lane keeping, BSD blind spot monitoring, TJA traffic congestion assistance, APA automatic vehicle breaking assistance, and adaptive high beams.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a rear-mounted drive motor, with a maximum power of up to 200 kW, a peak torque of 343 N·m, and a maximum speed of 180 km/h. The new car is equipped with a ternary lithium battery with a capacity of 66kWh, which requires 3.5h for 10%-80% charging under slow charging, and can be reduced to less than 0.5h with 150kW DC fast charging, and its WLTP working range is between 420-440km.
Summary: Undoubtedly, the emergence of smart genie #1 has come to divide the soup of domestic pure electric compact SUV, in the end whether it can be divided, how much to divide, but also depends on the price of the new car in the future listing. However, with the current analysis from the battery life and power data of the new car, its target population has been locked in the young market, according to the author's age level, there is still a lot of fantasy space for this car. Then we will wait for the release of the domestic market after that!