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Globally, the small car market is constantly shrinking, many new cars in the replacement of the new time, will be larger size, especially in the Chinese market, in addition to the prototype car size is getting larger, there are many models for the Chinese market also launched a longer wheelbase model. Although we will still use the standards of compact cars, medium-sized cars, medium-sized cars or A-class cars and B-class cars to divide the models, many people will find that the mid-sized cars that are now on the market or newly launched on the market are not a concept at all with the size of the medium-sized cars 10 years ago.
When people have higher requirements and greater demand for model size and interior space, those small cars that are small and flexible in the city have begun to gradually become marginalized. With the emergence of new energy vehicles, the popularity is getting higher and higher, many families will be in the original fuel car, in the choice of a second city car or for daughter-in-law and children will be more inclined to consider new energy electric vehicles. Therefore, these small and exquisite cars have begun to move towards electrification, hoping to get a way out and continue to find their own value. Even these cars, which are very classic on a global scale, are no exception.
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Mercedes-Benz Smart
I believe that everyone will certainly not be unfamiliar with the Smart car, and everyone's impression of it should still stay on the Smart Fortwo model, a cute appearance, small size of the city commuter car, there are many people know that the Smart brand is affiliated with Mercedes-Benz, and the price is actually not too close to the people. This car with a three-cylinder 0.8L engine and AMT transmission actually feels uncomfortable to drive, but this does not prevent everyone from seeing it on the road.
The new generation of electrified Smart Genie #1 is designed by Mercedes-Benz, Geely is responsible for the development of vehicle engineering, and the new car has officially debuted overseas in the early morning of April 8. Smart Genie #1 is positioned as a pure electric small SUV, built based on the Geely Haohan SEA architecture, planned to be produced and listed in China within 2022, and will be sold overseas in the future. Smart Genie #1 uses a four-door design, the exterior design lines retain the rounded lines of the previous generation model, and the overall design language has changed more from the previous fuel version model, and it feels more like a concept car.
The Smart Genie #1 has an exterior size of 4270/1822/1636mm and a wheelbase of 2750mm, and the body size is exactly up to the level of a compact SUV. The interior part has no traditional design elements of Smart, and at first glance, it will be known that it uses the interior design of the new Mercedes-Benz, but in the embodiment of the sense of luxury and the handling of the details, it is much more exquisite than the previous Smart fortwo. But in the end, it still depends on the pricing of Smart Genie #1, after all, it has experienced localization, the price I estimate is about 120,000-160,000 yuan, if the price is reasonable, I think it will still have a good market prospect.
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BMW MINI
As early as 2018, Great Wall Motors has established a joint venture with BMW Automotive to establish Beam Automobile Co., Ltd., which is planned to be used to produce MINI new energy models, and at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 2019, MINI New Energy has been officially released, but there has been no news in China. Recently, BMW MINI replacement is finally determined, will be released in 2022, and a new generation of MINI new energy will be officially localized, produced by the Great Wall and BMW joint venture company Beam Car, but the existing fuel version of the model will continue to be produced by the British factory, and may also launch the MINI plug-in hybrid version of the model in the future, which will also be produced by the British factory.
Earlier on the network has been MINI new energy model picture exposure, the appearance design and the current fuel version of the MINI model has not changed much, the round element is still everywhere in the body, the most obvious change is in the part of the intake grille, MINI new energy using a closed intake grille design, the larger headlamp group inside the added horizontal line element. In fact, when this network exposure map was posted in various car friend groups, many people said that this design was a bit of a failure. However, we can't just look at the pictures to deny everything, because the design will still change until the mass production stage, so it can only be determined when the official map is released or when the mass production car is seen.
However, from the picture, this MINI new energy is still the same as the MINI ONE, using a two-door car design, and according to the tradition of MINI, it is likely to use a borderless door, which is worth looking forward to for young people who like two-door cars. It is expected that MINI new energy will be launched at the end of this year, will begin to deliver to users next year, according to the current BMW planning, MINI new energy will share the powertrain with BMW i3, equipped with 70kW ternary lithium battery pack, with 250kW drive motor, NEDC mileage is expected to be about 500 kilometers.
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Fiat 500e
The Fiat 500 is a very classic two-door small car, but the popularity in China is completely inferior to the two cars of MINI and Smart, but the cute shape of Q, the sleek body lines, and many players who like to play niche models love it, especially the joint model with Gucci, which is deeply loved by car fans. The Fiat 500, which came out as early as 1957, is already a very classic car series in Europe, and the 2nd generation 500 launched in 2007 is a fashion work that combines retro and modern. In 2020, Fiat launched the third generation of 500 models, which has completely abandoned the internal combustion engine power and transformed into a new energy direction.
The exterior styling of the Fiat 500e has not been changed much, and the general silhouette and classic styling elements are still maintained as in the previous generation, and the classics are still there. However, the design of the headlights and taillights adopts a more refined approach, and the LED light group is used to keep up with the pace of the times. The middle network part adopts a closed design to reduce the wind resistance coefficient when the vehicle is driving, and also to improve the endurance of the vehicle. The interior part also retains the classic design elements of the Fiat 500, the central control is replaced with a full LCD dashboard and a new multimedia car and machine system, and supports the CarPlay mobile phone interconnection function, the functionality is still very complete.
Built on a new chassis platform, the Fiat 500e is also a little larger than the old model, with a body size of 3632/1683/1527mm, a length and width of 60mm more than the second-generation Fiat 500, and a wheelbase that has been extended by 20mm to 2322mm. Although the size has increased slightly, the body length of the Fiat 500e is still controlled within 4 meters, maintaining a small body. The Fiat 500e is equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 42 kWh and a WLTP range of 320 km. However, at present, the Fiat 500e is not listed in China and is only available in Europe.