Written by | Wang Ziyun
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When it comes to the keywords of small, delicate, and "big toys", there is a high probability that smart figures will appear in everyone's mind.
Previously, smart, as a Mercedes-Benz brand, had a high reputation around the world for its short and concise appearance and super convenience conducive to urban commuting. However, due to its strong positioning of urban service-oriented and high prices, smart's cumulative loss as of 2018 has reached nearly 4 billion euros.
In recent years, with the deepening of sustainable development policies and concepts and the continuous expansion and application of new energy in the automotive field, the comprehensive transformation towards electrification is also a reality that SMART must consider.
Since Geely acquired 50% of the equity of the smart brand in 2019, in addition to the "joint venture + domestic production" to bring a more people-friendly price, the recently released smart genie #1 has also made people see the new changes in the new model of smart in the past 4 years.
Let's unlock the new gameplay of this new "big toy".
New look, cute and powerful
First of all, from the appearance point of view, smart genie #1 is dominated by Mercedes-Benz, which is a pure electric small SUV built based on the Vast SEA structure, whether it is from its overall rounded lines, suspended roof, front and rear through the light source, luminous grille or frameless doors have greatly retained the design concept of the concept car.
From the front of the car, the width of the car is 1822mm, the height is 1636mm, and the overall shape is round and cute. The daily running lights adopt through-type LED lights, combined with the lights on both sides, cleverly form the LED matrix headlight group shape, coupled with the aerodynamic deflector channel designed on both sides of the front face, which not only highlights the sense of technology of the vehicle but also increases the fullness of the rounded shape, and the overall complement.
From the side view, the wheelbase of the vehicle is 2750mm, the length of 4270mm, the visual sense of the size of the vehicle is relatively compact, but the short body also creates a cute and flexible atmosphere for the overall side shape.
The two-tone design of the body and the black anti-scuff plate at the bottom highlight the layering of the vehicle, and the hidden A/B/C column design and the brand logo with a special surface treatment on the D pillar and can be lit at night make the frameless doors look very eye-catching.
The chrome trim on the roof similar to the luggage rack design echoes the protruding front and rear wheel eyebrows below, with a double five-spoke 21-inch wheel rim and a thick side skirt, adding some off-road elements to the whole car, and also making the whole car slightly cartoonish, catering to the aesthetics of female users.
The appearance looks round but more than the MINI more "four wheels and four corners", this sense of technology, fluency and cartoon sense of the three-in-one design is very close to the theme of "genie", I don't know if this also indicates the future smart brand family design style trend.
Although the sparrow is small, it is complete
Secondly, in terms of interior, the design of Mercedes-Benz is obvious, the overall style is distinct, and to a large extent, the design of the concept car is followed.
The 9.2-inch slim LCD instrument cluster is located above the rear of the three-panel flat-bottom steering wheel and is equipped with a 10-inch HUD head-up display system.
The 12.8-inch suspension central control screen is integrated with the center console of the oblique design around the driver, and the wireless charging panel is also cleverly hidden in it, while a large number of physical buttons are hidden in the car machine system, alleviating the pressure of the driver buttons being too complicated, the shape is simple and retro, plus the 64-color / 20-speed brightness adjustment of the atmosphere lights, that is, the concept of the concept car's technology concept also takes care of the female user's sense of security from the detailed side.
As the core of all the car functions and the 12.8-inch floating central control screen matching is the "smart inspiration planet" intelligent human-computer interaction system, which uses voice to issue specific instructions to the elf assistant Avatar to achieve entertainment and intelligence related functions.
And 75% of the ECU electronic control units of the whole vehicle can achieve OTA remote upgrades, and users can also experience a series of digital ecological services through exclusive IDs.
Although the cancellation of the physical button means that the smoothness of the car and the voice interaction function are more demanding, the specific reflection situation must be verified according to the user experience for a period of time.
In terms of driver assistance, the new Smart Genie #1 uses the Smart Pilot Intelligent Driver Assistance System, which supports ACC adaptive cruise, LKA lane keeping, BSD blind spot monitoring, TJA traffic congestion assist, APA automatic parking assist, and adaptive low beam lights.
Small steel gun power standard, 0-1 up to 6.7s
Finally, in terms of power, smart Genie #1 supports three driving modes, equipped with a rear-mounted drive motor, with a maximum power of 272 horsepower, a peak torque of 343 Nm, an acceleration time of 0-100 km/h of 6.7 seconds, and a maximum speed of 180 km/h.
Although I have not really experienced the power of this car, I believe that the power performance of smart genie #1 must be good, starting from the push-to-weight ratio, the weight of this car is more than 1 ton, and with this power data, let this car drive very strongly, so that you can travel freely in the city.
The power is abundant at the same time the endurance performance is also good, smart genie #1 uses a ternary lithium battery with a capacity of 66kWh, the maximum pure electric mileage can reach 560 kilometers, 7.2kW AC slow charge case 10%-80% charging takes 7.5 hours, 150kW DC fast charge case only takes less than 30 minutes, and the WLTP working range is between 420-440km.
Overall, smart genie #1 as a price range of 19-23 million pure electric small SUV is highly competitive, the longer wheelbase not only makes the vehicle have a better ability to shape the space at the same time the normal riding experience is not weaker than the compact SUV.
Coupled with its flexible design texture and additional entertainment attributes, the audience is more youthful, hoping that smart genie #1, a new "big toy", can withstand the test of practical application. 【iDailycar】