Electric smart came smart genie #1 parse

Every generation of smarts is growing up, and the electric version of smart genie #1 has been upgraded from a "pico car" to a "compact SUV", which is even larger than the Volkswagen ID.3, and the style may be very different from the traditional smart you remember.

Smart Genie #1 debuted overseas in the early morning of April 8, the new car is based on the Geely Vast SEA architecture, the design is dominated by Mercedes-Benz, so you can easily find mercedes-Benz shadows, such as the front and rear triangle main light group (although I don't think it looks good), as well as the lines in the car and the style of the air conditioning outlet, are full of rich Mercedes-Benz colors.

Key information for smart genie #1

1. The mass production car is based on the "Haohan SEA architecture", with Mercedes-Benz leading the design and Geely leading the engineering research and development;

2. High computing power platform, centralized control of infotainment system, driver assistance system, electric drive electronic control system, electronic / electrical system four core modules. Support intelligent parking assistance, adaptive cruise, pilot assistance, lane keeping, emergency avoidance and other functions;

3. Equipped with 66 degree battery, rear drive, CLTC operating range of 560km, WLTP working condition of about 440km, support 150kW DC fast charging;

4. Rear-wheel drive, power 272 hp torque 343 Nm, 0-100km/h acceleration time of 6.7 seconds.

First, it must be very good to open

New cars, everyone must be most concerned about the design, I am not.

Smart left the deepest impression on me there are two points, the first point is "small", which naturally goes without saying, when I first saw smart, I felt that I could pick it up, but in recent years, the emergence of domestic Hongguang MINIEV and other micro-electric vehicles, so that "small" is not the exclusive label of smart.

The first generation of smart (Image: Network)

Second generation smart (Image source: network)

The second impression is that the real TM is difficult to open, especially the previous model equipped with AMT transmission, if you do not understand the meaning of the four words "forward and backward", open the smart to know. Of course, the smart at that time may have had its own "bitterness", because the body was too small, it had to use a simple and compact AMT gearbox.

The recently discontinued 1.0 three-cylinder third-generation Smart body has been enlarged and equipped with a dual-clutch transmission, which has significantly improved the power fluency compared to the previous version, but it is still not easy to open. It's just that smart's extremely small body is the strongest label and will cover up the fact that it is difficult to open.

The pure electric version of the smart will definitely wash the history of smart and difficult to open blood and tears, and it will be more agile and agile, accelerating in 6.7 seconds per 100 kilometers, and I even think there will be some excess power.

Pure electric platform does not need to consider some exhaust, transmission layout, smart genie #1 to achieve a wheelbase of 2750mm, which is already an A+ class or entry B class car standard, long wheelbase will make the smart drive more smooth. The previous smart was too bumpy, and the main reason was not the problem of soft and hard suspension, but the wheelbase was too short to be too comfortable.

Second, the design: smart genie #1 complete transformation

The smart genie #1 is the fourth generation of the smart family, and its transformation is not only electrified, but also an important change in body design.

The design language of the first three generations of smart is basically similar, and the body is a "single-compartment" design concept, so as to ensure that the vehicle is small enough. Due to increasingly stringent collision regulations and safety design requirements, the size of each generation smart has increased slightly, and the current common brain-headed third-generation model has a significantly protruding front nose, which probably has a little meaning of the transition from "single-car" to "micro hatchback".

The fourth generation of smart genie #1 completely broke the previous design language, it rose two levels in a row, into a typical "compact SUV", the length, width and height are larger than the volkswagen ID.3, the previous official "smart" brand name must be lowercase, I am wondering, whether it needs to be changed to "SMART" (lol) in the future.

Smart Genie #1, MINI COUNTRYMAN, ID.3 body comparison, see for yourself:

Speaking of design language, smart genie #1 is significantly more Mercedes-Benz.

In the past, smart as an independent brand of Mercedes-Benz, there are very few Mercedes-Benz elements, and the interior design of the scooter is a pure tool attribute, especially before the main European market, this kind of car is practical enough.

Smart Genie #1 has added a lot of luxury to the design language inside and out, and the triangular design of the headlights and taillights is also a design element of Mercedes in recent years, although this triangle element is not enough to put on any Mercedes benz car. To be honest, in terms of overall design, smart genie #1 didn't bring me much of a stunning feeling, maybe it will be much better to see a real car.

As the latest model, some popular elements are still used, such as pop-up hidden door handles, through the front and rear light groups, etc., and the frameless doors on the concept car have been retained. In terms of body details, smart genie #1 is also quite careful, pop-up door handle above the smart logo, below the lighting, the side logo with a crystal diamond design and will emit light.

In addition to this 12.8-inch touch screen, there seems to be no other physical buttons in the central control area, and the car machine uses 8155 chips, which is the mainstream choice for the current new car, and the full LCD dashboard is 9.2 inches.

The central control line goes with a strong Mercedes-Benz style, the platform in the car is very high, and there is layered storage space, I have always felt that the highland platform is not practical on the car, and it seems a bit "blocked", but people look luxurious, because the highland platform used to be luxurious medium and large cars to be so designed, in recent years, domestic new cars are almost all similar designs.

Through the picture details, you can also see that the car has a HUD head-up display, Beats audio, steering wheel heating, atmosphere lights, glass roof and other configurations, L2 assisted driving naturally needless to say, and the information of assisted driving can be projected onto the picture displayed on the head up.

Users can also give specific commands through the voice summon screen (Avatar), which can also continuously learn to adapt to user behavior during use. Thanks to the powerful OTA real-time dynamic update function, more than 75% of the ECU electronic control units in the vehicle can be continuously upgraded remotely.

Judging from the picture, the rear seating space should be relatively spacious, and the rear seat actually supports front and rear adjustment, which is still quite rare in similar models.

Goodbye smart, hello smart

In 2021, smart's global sales will be 38,500 units, which is less than the sales of domestic popular models in one month. Before Geely and Daimler joined forces, Smart was already in a situation of continuous losses. In other words, smart, which was born in Europe and mainly attacked the European market, is no longer favored.

Europeans do like cars, but whether they like to carry only two people, so the pocket smart market has given the answer, the most popular national model in Europe is a car like polo, golf, carnival, or a small SUV based on this architecture, and smart genie #1 is the main market.

Born in 1994 in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz and watch brand Swatch, Smart was also extremely groundbreaking at the time, even at risk. Anyway, although the previous smart is not easy to open, it is extremely characteristic of the existence, and its innovation is worthy of respect.

Perhaps, the traditional sense of smart is thus over, and we are about to usher in a new era of smart.

In the decline in sales and the wave of electrification, Smart chose the most normal and correct path, and built itself into a small SUV, the brand still has to live isn't it? Although smart has also launched an electrified version and introduced it to China before, but that can only be regarded as some electrification attempts, then smart genie #1 in Europe will be directly hardened with Volkswagen ID.3, which is already a star product of European new energy models.

Although smart genie #1 debuted in Europe, China is also an important market in the future.

Some people say that the pricing of smart genie #1 is low or high, and it depends on Geely or Mercedes-Benz, I think no matter who dominates, it is a smart brand after all, it should still have some small temperament in it, how much money will be sold in the future, maybe you can roughly refer to the pricing of volkswagen ID.3.

Goodbye smart, hello smart. (Image source of this article: official)