If you go back 5 or 6 years ago, when new energy vehicles were just budding in China. We can all see a lot of small and micro shared pure electric models on the street.
That is, in the eyes of people, gradually formed "new energy electric vehicles are cheap cars", or "the construction of electric vehicles to the direction of integrity and ease of manufacturing".
Being distorted is actually the result of many aspects.
Among them, for manufacturers, the oil to electricity scheme modeled on small cars is relatively small investment, and can be short in time, and seize the opportunity of domestic policy dividends; secondly, for consumers, rental cars are not their own scooters, rough use of misuse leads to most of the shared new energy vehicles, and the appearance of the car alone has been really not good.
In the early morning of April 8th, Smart's new pure electric model #1 was officially released worldwide. Although the shape of the new car is very close to the concept car that has been touring many places in China before.
But I dare say that smart #1的出现 will be a good opportunity to straighten things out. Small cars don't have to be cheap cars, and so do small electric cars.
As the old rule goes, when introducing a brand new series of models, I still want to talk about some background information about the development of this car. On January 8, 2020, Mercedes-Benz and Geely Holdings jointly injected 5.4 billion yuan to establish Smart Motor Automobile Co., Ltd., and Smart officially changed to a brand that only produces pure electric models.
A year later, at the Munich International Motor Show, its new Smart Concept No.1 concept car was officially unveiled, which is the smart #1的雏形 that everyone sees today. Therefore, smart #1是一辆由奔驰设计, using a pure electric small SUV created by the Geely SEA haohan platform.
Because the smart #1真的很好地还原了概念车的外观, if I really want to introduce its appearance, I think it is based on the concept car, and I have added various production options.
So much so that some people will say that the headlights do not achieve the same connectivity effect as the concept car. This is also to reduce manufacturing and after-sales costs, and the solution itself is no problem. And you may wish to take a look at Mercedes-Benz's latest VISION EQXX, the headlights are not connected. However, after looking at it for a long time, the front face charm of smart #1和VISION EQXX is indeed very similar.
By the same principle, the concept car's folio doors reach the smart #1后就改回常规形式. However, as the inventor of the automobile, Mercedes-Benz, which led the development of luxury cars, immediately showed its excellent design strength and gave smart #1无窗框车门的设计.
This design was first used in the convertible model, and was later widely used in supercars and luxury coupes. It also reflects that Mercedes-Benz has positioned it as a luxury electric vehicle #1时 designed it. Because frameless doors have higher requirements for automobile manufacturing, there is also a more stringent assessment of NVH.
In addition, thanks to Mercedes-Benz's world-leading wind tunnel test system, a team of engineers #1的小型SUV身形上不断折腾 smart.
After adding some operations such as built-in variable intake grille in the front bracket, hidden door handles, low wind resistance wheels, etc., the team let the smart #1的车身实现了Cd0.29 ultra-low drag coefficient, which increased the mileage to a certain extent.
I don't know if you have noticed that the shape of the taillights is almost the same as the EQS listed last year.
Moreover, the designers of Mercedes-Benz also created a variety of dynamic lighting effects for the front and rear lights to cater to the young consumer group, and there is a futuristic and sci-fi preference for electric vehicles.
The appearance of the car is used to be envied by people, and the interior is enjoyed by oneself. Smart #1的内饰也是几乎还原了概念车上的.
In particular, the shape of the center console is exactly the same, but the smart #1 collocation is more avant-garde, using champagne gold as the main color of the decorative panel, with the seamed leather-wrapped center console, so that the mood of petty bourgeois life is instantly full.
From the layout, smart #1并没有标新立异, still follow the traditional fuel vehicle set of man-machine theory. Thankfully, in front of the steering wheel, there is an LCD instrument that is very helpful for driving, which is used with a HUD head-up display.
The suspension large central control screen is not vertical, the size is "regular" 12.8 inches, built-in independent development of the new "smart inspired planet" human-computer interaction system.
According to official sources, the new car-machine system with 12G interior and 128G flash memory will be equipped with a powerful exclusive app linking users' mobile phones after being launched. The built-in AI genie assistant Avatar will become a caring driver's companion, connecting with local apps to accommodate more possibilities.
Moreover, smart genie #1 is also equipped with a highly integrated, high-performance computing power architecture, and more than 75% of the ECU electronic control units of the whole vehicle can realize remote OTA.
The interior of the Mercedes-Benz model, in addition to its luxurious feeling from the real materials, is also indispensable to the embellishment of the interior mood lights it created. smart #1支持64色氛围灯自选和20挡亮度调节.
A great set of speakers can also contribute a lot to the atmosphere, with smart #1装备的Beats音响系统 and 13 speakers throughout the car.
The smart #1是品牌有史以来最大的车型, and as an SUV, there is no need to worry about the ride space, and there is no problem at all as a commuter model.
In terms of real shots of videos and pictures, the seats are wrapped in full leather, and the front headrests are uniquely shaped.
The rear luggage compartment volume in the conventional state is 323 litres, which is considered to be sufficient. If the rear row is moved forward as a whole, the luggage compartment volume will be expanded to 422 liters on the premise of maintaining a four-person ride. If placed in the rear backrest, the volume will be multiplied to 986 liters, of course, the front of the car also has a storage space with a capacity of 15 liters.
In a small car, three kinds of luggage compartment use scenarios can be designed, and smart #1再次证明了车小, but it does not equal cheap.
At present, the official information shows that the smart #1是基于吉利SEA浩瀚平台打造, powered by a permanent magnet synchronous motor mounted on the rear axle, with a maximum power of 200 kilowatts, a maximum torque of 343 Nm, and a "breaking hundred" time of 6.7 seconds.
The battery has a capacity of 66 kWh and the CLTC has a range of 560 km. And smart #1支持直流超充模式, 30 minutes can reach 80% of the power, while the ordinary fast charge takes 40 minutes, as for the AC slow charge takes 7.5 hours.
Looking at the pictures and videos of the new pure electric smart, I can't help but recall the horror of seeing this car for the first time more than twenty years ago. Many people know that smart belongs to Mercedes-Benz, of course, now it belongs to Geely, is not a little proud, our national automobile industry can also go abroad to acquire international brands.
In fact, what more people don't know is that in the beginning, the idea of smart did not come from Mercedes-Benz, but was born in a watch group that has nothing to do with cars. Yes, it is the Swiss watchmaking giant Swatch Group, which saw the broad market prospects for such mini cars in Europe and designed the prototype of the original smart.
Don't look at Swatch in the watchmaking industry is a giant, but for the manufacture of cars, basically do not know anything, so found Mercedes-Benz cooperation, Swatch out of the idea, Mercedes-Benz is responsible for production.
However, in the era of smart birth, the concept of an urban mini car that could only sit two people was really frightening, and the car companies at that time were still immersed in the obsession of making the car bigger and bigger, even the Japanese K-car that produced mini cars was trying to stuff four people into the car.
And smart still brings a lot of different things to the automotive industry, like cartoon design, like sandwich body structure, etc., although the driving experience is not good (the first two generations of models).
However, due to its maverick design and unique body size, a street culture has gradually formed, and many smart sales stores will pile up several smarts to form a unique landscape.
After the initial dilemma, European consumers began to gradually accept smart, especially in regions like Italy and France, as well as some young people and technology practitioners who pursued new trends, and smart also gradually moved from Europe to the world, and this car also ushered in its own glory period.
From the first one model (fortwo), to five models (convertible version, roadster, coupe, forfour), it really became a car series.
Smart entered the Chinese market in 2009, when Smart has entered the second generation of the product cycle.
I still remember the feeling when I first test drove this car, I really can't stand its price, to know that in 2009, the price of a smart was 16-21 million yuan, this price can buy a good A-class car, so at that time, buy this car, or need to pay a certain amount of courage.
Now it seems that at that time, smart's three-cylinder engine + AMT transmission, used in small cars, was simply a disaster, the driving experience was not much better than the small bread, and its acceleration and jitter problems were stubborn diseases that the traditional internal combustion engine could not solve.
Electrification is the best power solution for cars like smarts, which does not require too long a cruising range, but can provide fast enough acceleration and a very smooth driving experience, and is the best way to transport short distances within the city.
Fuel smart has gradually left us, pure electric smart is coming to us, we are here today to look back at the past life of smart, may wish to boldly assume that if from the beginning, smart insisted on pure electric, maybe to this day, it will be another situation, but, history can not be repeated, and smart only look forward.
Oh, by the way, what about the all-electric MINI? How is the joint venture between BMW and Great Wall progressing?
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