Nowadays, the development of the new energy vehicle field is intensifying, and many car companies have begun their own layout in the field of new energy vehicles. Among them, Smart, as the "cheapest" product of Mercedes-Benz, is also the "originator" of domestic two-door mini cars, which was deeply liked by female consumers in the domestic market that year, and even many male consumers regarded it as a "big toy". With the trend of new energy vehicles, it is becoming more and more obvious, and on April 25 this year, the smart brand finally ushered in a comprehensive upgrade, while bringing the new Smart Genie #1. The new car is positioned as a small SUV, and a total of two models have been launched, with a pre-sale price range of 190,000-230,000 yuan.
Designed by Mercedes-Benz, smart tuning, Geely to provide a technical platform of the new Smart Genie #1 in the appearance design is attractive enough, but the shape is still that pair of "soft cute Q bomb" shape, because of the pure electric model, the new car in the front face part of the closed grille design, but the front enveloping trapezoidal air intake design increases its "soft cute" visual senses, the air intake inside the use of dot matrix design, the surrounding chrome trim strips for decoration, more advanced, the two sides of the air intake design, To make it more sporty, the LED headlight group on both sides like "eyes" is connected by a through-line light strip, which has a stronger overall sense and highlights a certain sense of science and technology.
The new Smart Genie #1 body size length, width and height are 4270/1822/1636mm, wheelbase is 2750mm, from the side of the body to see the body is still compact, the rear row uses double-layer soundproof glass, enhance the tranquility of the rear passengers, bright black trim plate decoration, creating a floating roof visual experience, bottom-up waistline, so that the new car looks more refined, hidden door handle with pop-up design, and has the function of breaking ice, Let users in the north not have to worry about the embarrassing situation that the car door cannot be opened in winter, coupled with the low wind resistance wheel design, making the new car look more sporty. It is worth mentioning that the new Smart Genie #1 has added a Mercedes-Benz nameplate to the B-pillar position to further highlight its identity.
The new Smart Genie #1 in the rear part of the design is more concise, the use of the current popular through taillight design, and the front and rear echo, the overall sense is stronger, coupled with the tail middle smart logo, so that it is more recognizable, the rear surrounding the bottom of the black paint, while under the decoration of the silver guard plate, enhance the sophistication of the new car.
The new Smart Genie #1 in the interior part of the design is relatively simple, the car uses a large area of soft materials for wrapping, luxury spontaneously, while using a 9.2-inch full LCD instrument and a 12.8-inch suspension design of the central control screen, for the entire interior to add a sense of technology, oval air conditioning outlet design, and the appearance of the "soft cute" design echo inside and outside, adding a touch of cuteness. In addition, the interior of the new car is also equipped with 64-color mood lights to create a warm feeling, and the whole series is equipped with a multi-function control steering wheel, a leather package, and support for manual four-way adjustment, providing convenience for the user's daily driving.
In terms of power, the new Smart Genie #1 series adopts the motor layout of the rear single motor, the total power of the motor is 200kW, the total torque of the motor is 343 Nm, equipped with a ternary lithium battery pack with a capacity of 66kWh, which is also the battery type of the vast majority of models in the current new energy vehicle market, pure electric endurance up to 560km, enough to meet the needs of consumers for long- and short-distance vehicles. Matching this is the fixed gear ratio gearbox, which can transmit power directly to two wheels, thereby reducing power loss, ensuring the user's smoothness in daily driving, and the positive power response can enrich the consumer's driving experience. It is worth mentioning that the new car is equipped with a fast charge, which can charge up to 80% in only 0.5 hours, providing convenience for the user's daily use, at the same time, the new car is also equipped with a low-temperature heating and liquid cooling battery temperature management system, which solves the problem of winter battery life for the user and also ensures the safety of the battery.
The new Smart Genie #1 adopts the rear four-wheel drive drive form in the chassis, and the suspension chooses the front McPherson independent suspension and the rear multi-link independent suspension, because it is positioned in the small urban SUV, so it is still based on comfort in terms of suspension tuning, which can filter the bumps in daily driving and ensure the comfort of passengers in the car.
Conclusion
The new Smart Genie #1 is indeed a comprehensive replacement for the Smart brand, it has a new design appearance and a sense of technology interior, in line with its positioning of the new luxury city small SUV, the highest 560km of pure electric mileage is also enough to meet the daily needs of consumers. In addition, the smart brand has also changed its own sales form, adopted the D2C direct sales agency model, and created a smart car APP with panoramic function integration, building a user digital ecosystem composed of official mini programs, websites and APP, and achieving seamless connection with users through the core concept of digital drive. The comprehensive replacement of new models and new sales models represent the changes made by the smart brand in order to meet more competitors. Can the new Smart Genie #1 help the Smart brand open up the domestic small SUV market? Let's wait and see.