On April 25, smart's new model smart genie #1 model officially opened pre-sale, and a total of 2 models were launched for the new car, with a pre-price range of 19.00-23.00 million yuan. The new car is based on Geely's vast SEA architecture, positioned as a small SUV, while the exterior design is dominated by Mercedes-Benz, and will be produced at the Xi'an plant, which will be produced in China and sold worldwide. In addition, the official price of the new car will be announced in June, and the intention to book through the official app or mini program is currently RMB 500).
In terms of appearance, most of the new cars maintain the design of the previous concept car, especially the triangular headlight shape and the through-type light strip on both sides, which bring high recognition to the new car. At the same time, it is also equipped with an active grille below, and air intakes are added on both sides of the bumper, which has a good sporty atmosphere overall.
On the side, the new car adopts a suspended roof design, and can be selected with a two-color paint style with different colors of the roof and body, with low wind resistance three-spoke wheels and a retractable hidden door handle, and also adopts a frameless door design, making it look quite sporty and fashionable. In addition, the new car is also inlaid with a "STYLED BY Benz" nameplate LOGO on the B-pillar position to highlight its unique identity.
In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4290/1910/1698mm, a wheelbase of 2750mm, positioning a small SUV, and a drag coefficient of 0.29Cd. In terms of size, it has more advantages than Euler Good Cat, Volkswagen ID.3 and Audi Q2L.
As for the rear, the new car is also basically the same as the concept car, and the through-line LED taillights have a bit of the EQ series feeling, and they still have a good recognition after lighting. In addition, the rear surround of the new car also adopts a double-layer two-color design, and its silver rear under the protective panel decoration further enhances the fashion atmosphere of the car.
In terms of interior, the new car adopts a ring element design in the air outlet, dashboard and other positions, and is equipped with the design of the latest style of Mercedes-Benz, and the smart word is printed on the bottom, which adds a lot of color in terms of fashion sense as a whole. In addition, the car is equipped with a 12.8-inch suspension central control screen, a 9.2-inch full LCD dashboard and a HUD head-up display, which is still quite outstanding in the creation of a sense of technology. In addition, the new car also has a built-in "smart universe" intelligent human-computer interaction system, and passengers in the car can issue specific commands through the spirit assistant (Avatar) in the voice summon screen to achieve entertainment and intelligence-related functions.
Thanks to the improvement of body size and positioning, the car can also have a lot of improvements in space, which is not comparable to the original smart forfour. In terms of configuration, the new car is equipped with exterior mirror electric adjustment, seat memory, rear exhaust air outlet, 64-color mood lights and other configurations; in terms of technology, it is equipped with 23 high-precision sensing hardware, which will be equipped with ADAS intelligent driving assistance system, which can support intelligent parking assistance, adaptive cruise, lane keeping assistance, emergency braking, etc.
In terms of power, the new car adopts the power layout of rear motor + rear-wheel drive, with a maximum power of 272 horsepower, an acceleration time of 0-100km/h of 6.7 seconds, and a maximum speed of 180km/h. In terms of battery life, the new car is equipped with a ternary lithium battery with a capacity of 66kWh, the CLTC has a cruising range of 535km and 560km, and the charging time in fast charging mode can be within 30 minutes.
The editor said: The combination of four doors and five seats, small SUVs and other elements, to some extent, the new car is not so smart, but this is exactly what the current users love or need, and the overall performance of the product force is still quite good. However, the new car in terms of price is currently more controversial, the new car is not because of the blessing of Geely and the identity of domestic production, and the price for users to bring surprises, the starting price of 190,000 may exceed the expectations of many people, then whether the new car can regain the entire brand, it seems that it will not be revealed until the real listing.