I vaguely remember that in the past few years, if a smart appeared on the street, it could always get a wave of return rates. Its small body is not as big as today's Wuling Hongguang MINIEV, and the starting price of more than 140,000 yuan in that year can be said to be a small toy for rich people. There is no way, it has a "Mercedes-Benz" gene, and it comes with a high-end "car" setting.
However, in 2014, the third generation of Smart is limited by the policy pressure of the double integral system and the CAFC (coffee law), which will coincide with the rise of domestic cars, and because the needs of mainstream young consumers have changed, its sales were not ideal at that time, and it was stopped in 2019.
However, sometimes the suspension is not for the sake of leaving, but for the sake of rebirth. Also in the same year (2019), Daimler and Geely each invested 50% to set up a brand new company to study a new smart. Recently, Smart's first pure electric model Genie 1 released an official map, and more online real cars were exposed on social platforms. Let's take a quick look, how about this new car designed by Mercedes-Benz and developed by Geely?
One of the biggest highlights of the new car is that it is based on Geely's "Haohan SEA" all-electric architecture, and the CLTC has a maximum cruising range of 560 kilometers, which meets the needs of urban transportation, so that it can be charged once a week.
In terms of appearance, the new smart genie #1 is still "smart" except for the logo, and the other exterior designs are no longer familiar to you. It was designed by the Mercedes-Benz global design team, but one thing or another, it doesn't seem to fit my aesthetic. The entire body contour is rounded and soft, and it is a cute wind. The lower area of the front front of the front is a trapezoidal grille, and the upper two sides are triangular design headlights, which is quite close to the design of Mercedes-Benz models. However, combined in the smart elf #1 car, why does it look like it is related to the hippopotamus?
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Looking at the side of the body, the appearance of the new car is highlighted. We know that the first three generations of smart belong to the design concept of "single box", and the small body is suitable for one person to walk. The new smart genie #1 has a circumference of 4270x1822x1626mm and a wheelbase of 2750mm. The size positioning is close to volkswagen ID.3 and MINI COUNTRYMAN, and the size comparison table of the three models is shown below:
You can see that the side lines are simple and unique, and the sunken window lines outlined by the C-pillar are also a bit of a clear stroke. Other elements are also very good-looking, such as the two-tone suspension roof, frameless doors, hidden door handles, the wheel type of ground rolling resistance, and so on.
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The rear of the car echoes the front of the car, also equipped with a triangular light set, which is also highly recognizable when lit, and we guess that this will be the iconic language of the new smart models in the future.
Looking inside the car, the luxury of the new Smart Genie #1 is not weaker than the Mercedes E-Class. The central control section is equipped with a 12.8-inch floating touch screen, and a large number of physical buttons are eliminated. In addition, it is matched with a 9.2-inch LCD instrument panel, making it easy for the driver to view driving-related information at any time. Judging from the details of the official map, the new car will also be equipped with HUD head-up display, Beats audio, atmosphere lights, large sky curtain and other configurations, which use a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel and a "pocket block" lever.
In terms of safe driver assistance, configurations such as adaptive cruise, blind spot monitoring and adaptive near and far light are not absent.
In terms of power, the smart genie #1 will be driven by a rear permanent magnet synchronous motor, with a maximum power of 200kW, a peak torque of 342Nm, and zero hundred acceleration of 6.7 seconds. It uses a ternary lithium battery pack with a capacity of 66 degrees (kWh) and a maximum range of 560 km. In slow charge (7.2 kW) mode, it goes from 5-80% charging time to less than 7.5 hours, and fastest charge (150 kW) mode, charging time or will be less than 30 minutes.
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The previous smart as an independent brand of Mercedes-Benz, the main European market, practical properties have also reached the favor of many consumers, in china, although it is small, but as a façade kung fu is also good. However, all kinds of pain points on the product have been complained about, and slowly and naturally sales will not go up, taking 2021 as an example, the global cumulative sales of 38,500 vehicles. You know, MINIEV has more than this number in a month in China.
This time, a new era of smart is back. It joins Geely Genes, debuts in Europe, but will also be available in the Chinese market in 2022. Still dominated by Mercedes-Benz, the "luxury" brand attribute continues to be maintained, but replaced by the SUV positioning that the public likes to see, this time smart, do you think it can be successful?
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