Late-night streets in the United States are popular in a prank called "flip smart", drunk and well-fed strong men with bare hands to flip smart for fun, so that American smart owners dare not park their cars on the side of the road, otherwise they will wake up to find that their car has been ruthlessly overturned.
Now things have turned around, and the new smart genie #1, designed by Mercedes-Benz and developed by Geely, has been officially unveiled. The size of the new car has been increased as never before, positioned as a compact pure electric SUV, and no longer afraid of being knocked down by a strong man.
Mercedes-Benz led the design, smart genie #1 is more Mercedes-Benz
As a sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz, smart's new car genie #1 released this time is designed by mercedes-Benz global design team, which almost completely abandons the original design style of smart at the appearance level, and drastic changes inject a new design language into smart.
With the theme of "Sensuality, Sharpness", the rounded and full lines make smart genie #1 retain a meek and cute styling style under the premise of increasing the size, showing Mercedes-Benz's superb design skills. The rounded triangle headlights are in line with the latest design language of Mercedes-Benz models, and it can be said that smart genie #1 has a more Mercedes-Benz flavor.
In terms of details, the LOGO of the front and rear of the car was changed to smart full spelling, and the classic ring logo was set in the C-pillar position on the side of the body. Concealed door handles and through-taillights are popular design elements nowadays.
In terms of size, the smart genie #1 has a length, width and height of 4270/1822/1636mm, and a wheelbase of 2750mm. The standard compact SUV figure has been significantly improved in terms of space practicality and ride comfort.
The interior design is simple and full of technology, which is very in line with the tonality of the current electric vehicle, and also retains many Mercedes-Benz design elements.
The vast SEA architecture was built, and extreme krypton became a close relative
Geely, as one of the largest shareholders of the current Daimler Group, has also given the brand a mission of full electrification after cooperating with Mercedes-Benz to operate the smart brand. Unlike previous joint venture brands, Geely's function in the smart brand has begun to be deeply involved in and even lead the development of new products. Smart Genie #1, led by Geely, is built using the same vast SEA architecture as Extreme Kr 001.
In terms of powertrain, it is driven by a rear permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 200 kW, a peak torque of 343 Nm, and an acceleration time of 0-100 km/h of 6.7 seconds. It is equipped with a ternary lithium battery pack with a capacity of 66 kWh and a maximum cruising range of 560 km under CLTC conditions.
Although the current price information about Smart Genie #1 has not yet been announced, the positioning of new cars and future competitors have been very clear, including the domestic Euler and MINI that is undergoing electrification transformation, and then volkswagen ID.3, which is hot in the European electric vehicle market, which will become a competitor of Smart Genie #1.
What is certain is that this new car will officially meet with us during the Beijing Auto Show. The postponement of the Beijing Motor Show means we'll have to wait a little longer to see Smart Genie #1, so let's wait and see!