Although many car companies and Chinese car companies have carried out joint ventures, there is no doubt that Chinese car companies basically do not have much say, let alone jointly produce new cars with foreign car manufacturers. However, as Chinese consumers are more and more willing to accept their own brands, independent brands have begun to become more and more powerful, and the more cost-effective they are, many foreign car companies have also begun to cooperate with domestic automakers to produce new cars. The combination of power and power will not only bring products to market faster, but also for Chinese car companies, they know more about consumers. Some time ago, Geely and Mercedes-Benz jointly created an SUV, which you dare to imagine before?
Geely and Mercedes-Benz joint venture to create a new car is actually derived from the Mercedes-Benz smart redesign, this new car is called smart genie #1, the new car has been unveiled on April 8 this year, as for the overall design, let's taste it.
From the appearance of the design, the overall shape of this model is somewhat similar to the BMW MINI, which looks relatively small and is also particularly cute. Of course, as a pure electric vehicle, the overall design of this smart genie #1 is still worth affirming, the front face shape looks more athletic, the headlights use a triangular shape, and the internal daytime running lights form a V-shape, the sense of unity is good, and it is also equipped with an intake net and sports surround, the texture is good, and it is more trendy.
From the side, this smart genie #1 seems to try to reduce the drag coefficient, the mirror is curved, the door handle is hidden, and the wheel hub is also adopted with a near-seal design, and with a little gray-black effect. The new car is also equipped with a through-layer chrome strip and a snug roof rack. As for the charging port, it is still designed in the position of the original fuel port.
The interior design of this smart genie #1 has also been exposed, and the interior design is more refined, but it is much more upgraded than the original smart, such as the central control part is equipped with a 12.8-inch super suspension screen, which did not appear on the original smart model. The driving computer screen adopts a rectangular design of full LCD and reaches a size of 9.2 inches. In order to better fit the current design, the steering wheel has also become larger, and it has been incorporated with more metal materials, which is more tactile.
According to the manufacturer's introduction, smart genie #1 is also equipped with a 13-channel brand audio and an L2 level intelligent driver assistance system.
The seats are designed in leather with light colours and a light colour in the central aisle. The size of this smart sprite #1 has been upgraded, with a length, width and height of 4270/1822/1636mm, and a wheelbase of 2750mm. Compared to the original smart, this smart genie #1 is undoubtedly bigger and stronger.
As for the power system, it has also been exposed, the smart genie #1 is driven by a single motor, the total power of the motor is 272 horsepower, the peak torque is 343N·m, and the pure electric mileage is 560km.
In fact, this smart genie #1 not only has the designer of Mercedes-Benz, but also has the support of Geely's global research and development center, which can be said to be a mixed-race new energy vehicle. At present, most of the cooperation between foreign automobiles and Chinese car companies is in the field of new energy vehicles, and it can be seen that they want to learn from Chinese car companies. Considering the mileage and the fact that it will be sold in the Mercedes-Benz store later, how much do you think the pricing of this Smart Genie #1 model is appropriate?