On April 25, the new smart genie #1 was launched in Asia and took the lead in opening pre-sales. The two models launched this time are Pro+, Premium, and the official pre-price is 190,000 yuan and 230,000 yuan respectively. At the same time, the official booking channel has been officially opened, and users can log on to the "smart car APP" or "smart car mini program" to make a reservation.
The powerful combination of Geely and Mercedes-Benz
In the 1990s, in the 25 years after the birth of the smart brand, its compact model and cute appearance gained millions of users and countless fans around the world, becoming a typical representative of the contemporary urban personality car. As the world's first brand to fully transform from a fuel vehicle to a pure electric vehicle, the now fully renovated smart continues to explore the future of travel, and the product is no longer the original positioning.
As early as the eve of last year's Munich Motor Show, the new Smart Genie #1 concept car has been unveiled at the Mercedes-Benz booth, and the mass production version basically maintains most of the shape of the previous concept car, such as the overall rounded silhouette, no traditional mid-mesh design, triangular headlights, front and rear through LED daytime running lights, suspended roof and two-color body, these iconic elements make smart genie #1 still maintain a high degree of recognition. The official also provides 11 body colors, 4 interior styles, a variety of color collocations to choose from, fully take care of the user's personality expression.
Compared with the previous smart classic fortwo, forfour and other models, this new electric vehicle has changed from a mini car to a small SUV, with body data reaching 4270×1822×1636mm, wheelbase 2750mm, the size is actually not small. This shape is designed by Mercedes-Benz, so we can also see some of the shadows of Mercedes-Benz or Denza. Underneath the exterior, it is based on geely's vast SEA architecture, and is responsible for engineering research and development by Geely's global R&D center. Smart Genie #1 can be said to be the product of the combination of the two and their respective duties.
Therefore, smart genie #1 has added a strong domestic gene, while still laying out a global network. Implementing the forward-looking development strategy of "China-Europe Dual-Core, Global Layout", Smart has laid out two major new energy vehicle markets in the world, and has made great progress in brand building, product development and manufacturing, and sales and service networks. At the same time, Smart actively deepens its global operations and has joined hands with Proton Toyton To jointly develop the southeast Asian new energy vehicle market with great potential.
Mr. Tong Xiangbei, CEO of Smart Brand Global, said: "With the official launch of the first new mass production model, the smart brand has entered a new stage of full-speed development. In the future, we will adhere to the forward-looking development strategy of 'China-Europe dual-core, global layout' and continuously expand the global development margin of the enterprise." Smart has grown up, and tomorrow's journey is the sea of stars. ”
The "Car of Tomorrow" Focused on Urban Mobility
The target group of the new smart genie #1 is the tide avant-garde, which is the person who has a distinct personality in life, such as face value, LOHAS guide, powerful player, reliable partner, geek pioneer and so on. The interior of the car adopts a very modern design style, the flat center console stands a 12.8-inch large-area suspension central control screen, and the 9.2-inch LCD instrument is embedded in the center console panel, coupled with the distinctive air conditioning outlet, steering wheel shape and 64-color mood light embellishment, the car has a retro playfulness.
Under the screen, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 intelligent cockpit chip is standard in the whole series, using a 7-nanometer process technology, an 8-core CPU processor, equipped with the "Inspiration Planet" smart OS full-scene digital ecological vehicle system, and adopting the "Low Poly" geometric polyline design style originating from the game industry. Genie assistant Avatar is the shape of a small fox, which can quickly learn and adapt to the user's voice habits through AI artificial intelligence technology, and I believe it will be loved by female users. In addition, smart has created a series of digital ecological services with APP and car machine system as the core contact point, supporting in-vehicle WeChat, and users can seamlessly experience the smart digital world through exclusive smart ID.
At the same time, the front seats support 6-way electric adjustment, 4-way electric waist support adjustment and ventilation/heating, and provide heat pump air conditioning and dual-zone automatic constant temperature in the car. Overhead is a 1.3 square meter oversized immersive canopy, front of which has a 10-inch HUD head-up display, surrounded by Beats sound system, intelligent fragrance system and mobile phone wireless charging, kick-type electric tailgate, 3.3kW reverse charging and other functional configurations, which are very meticulous and practical for young people and home users who commute in contemporary cities.
Smart Genie #1 is equipped with a 66kWh ternary lithium battery, the maximum cruising range can reach CLTC 560km, DC overcharge mode can have a charging efficiency of 150kW, 380A, less than 30 minutes can increase the power from 10% to 80%. The permanent magnet synchronous motor equipped with the rear axle has a maximum power of 200 kW, a peak torque of 343 Nm, and can accelerate from stationary to 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds, and provides 3 driving modes and 3 steering comforts at the same time, increasing the personalization of the driving experience.
At the same time, the new smart genie #1 is equipped with the industry's first "all-scenario close friend customization function". Users only need to diy scenes and function configurations in advance on the "smart car" APP, and at special moments in life, through the customizable smart light show function, the new smart genie #1 can create romantic surprises for users with rhythmic light language and dynamic music.
In addition, the vehicle is equipped with up to 23 high-precision sensing hardware, which can realize 23 items (including L2+ level) intelligent driving assistance functions. At the same time, the cage body structure that meets the dual safety standards of China and Europe, the proportion of high-strength steel reaches 74%, and the proportion of hot formed steel in the whole vehicle is as high as 19%. Ternary lithium batteries have also undergone more than 30 safety tests, and the battery intelligent temperature control management system can preheat the battery at low temperatures to ensure that the battery is in the best working condition, thereby improving charging and output efficiency.
Che Yun summary
Smart Genie #1 is expected to announce the official price in June, the price range of about 200,000 is lower than many people expected, as a personalized product based on urban commuting, this price is believed to impress many consumers who value appearance. In the future, Smart will also change from a single model brand to a multi-matrix model brand to build a new generation of pure electric vehicle family.