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On Sept. 20, smart Genie # 5 officially opened its reservation, with an advance price of 245000. According to previous reports, smart Genie # 5 locates Pure Electric 5-seat medium-sized SUV, which is currently the largest model sold under the smart brand. It is designed by the Mercedes-Benz team, adopts a very personalized design concept, and is equipped with a lidar / 800V platform and many outdoor peripherals. Power provides single-motor, dual-motor and BRABUS performance version.

In terms of appearance, smart genie # 5 has a more obvious difference compared with # 1 and # 3 currently on sale. The headlamp group is composed of through-type LED light belt combined with discontinuous style LED light group, the use of silver around the bumper, superimposed on both sides of the guide groove design, has a more obvious product recognition. What is more interesting is that the front enclosure of the vehicle will also be equipped with a projector, which will be directly filled with outdoor properties.

On the side of the body, the new car as a whole uses a more square shape, with more rounded corners, and the side skirt position is also equipped with a pedal design, which has a very good off-road flavor when matched with 20-inch large rims. In the rear part, the new car is still a popular through-type taillight, which is also a combination of through-type light group and staggered four light sources, while the rear enclosure of the new car is also in contrast with the front surround, and the rear bumper is also painted in silver. The two echo back and forth. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4705/1920/1705mm, wheelbase 2900mm, positioning pure electric medium-sized SUV.

In addition, smart Wizard # 5 will also provide a wide range of vehicle expansion accessories such as outdoor adventure kits, including X-painted roof platforms, modular design, flexibility and future upgrade space, and the installation of roof tents and exterior canopies. At the same time, four convenient standard mounting ports are reserved on the side of the roof platform, providing more possibilities for motion cameras (GoPro) or other extended accessories. In terms of modeling, both small schoolbags and free side ladders are designed in founder fillets, echoing the design language of the smart family.

In terms of interior decoration, the design style of smart Spirit # 5 is completely different from other models currently on sale, and it has also undergone a large number of upgrades in terms of design and technology attributes. The most eye-catching feature of the entire center console is the 13-inch double screen running through the center control and co-driver, and the main driving position will also use a 10.3-inch LCD instrument screen and 25.6-inch AR-HUD.

The minimalist design style of the entire center console, there is no extra button layout, the bottom of the screen is expected to be wireless charging panel, cup slot, central handrail layout, the lower part will retain a huge storage space, the overall layout is quite traditional. At the same time, the design of capsule elements can be seen in the doorknob, front central passageway and other places, while the rear seat is an electric adjustment that supports the backrest cushion. The front seat of the new car is equipped with ventilation / heating / massage and electric leg support, and the copilot supports zero gravity seat function. In addition, the new car's Sennheiser model sound system includes 20 speakers and a panoramic portable HIFI speaker to support Dolby panoramic sound.

On the power side, smart Wizard # 5 is based on 800V architecture and is available in single-motor, dual-motor versions and BRABUS performance versions. Among them, the single motor version of the maximum power 250kW/267kW, the former with lithium iron phosphate battery, the latter with ternary lithium battery pack. Dual-motor version is divided into ordinary version and BRABUS performance version, ordinary version comprehensive maximum power 432kW (pre-165kW/ after 267kW), BRABUS performance version comprehensive power 475kW (pre-165kW/ and post-310kW). In terms of battery life, smart Wizard # 5 offers 76kWh and 100.01kWh battery packs with optional mileage of 570km, 660km, 670km, 720km and 740km.

The original product of the smart brand is the smart fortwo, which is a two-city car, which has been produced since 1998 and has undergone several version updates. With its small and flexible characteristics, it meets the needs of urban driving. After that, smart began to transition to electric, with the launch of the electric version of fortwo and the forfour, a model jointly developed with Renault. With the change of market demand, smart began to launch SUV models and turned to the R & D and production of pure electric vehicles. In December 2019, Mercedes-Benz and Geely reached a cooperation to establish Smart Motor Automobile Co., Ltd. at 50:50 to become the domestic carrier of smart, and successively launched two models, smart Spirit # 1 and smart Spirit # 3, both of which are based on Geely SEA vast platform, by Mercedes-Benz design department responsible for styling design, by Geely holding Zhejiang Honor Automobile is responsible for vehicle manufacturing.

Smart Genie # 5 is currently the largest model launched by the smart brand. After launch, it will improve the product camp of the smart brand, covering small SUV, compact SUV and medium-sized SUV. According to the characteristics of its model and brand, there is no competitive model with its full bid. Perhaps if MINI can launch a medium-sized SUV, that is the real competitive product of smart Spirit # 5. In terms of model positioning and price, the newly launched polar krypton 7X, Avita 07 and Wisdom R7 are all potential competitors in terms of pricing and positioning. However, smart focuses on the concept of "new extravagance", and genie # 5 adds outdoor light off-road attributes, both in terms of vehicle design and peripheral configuration, which are more in line with the personalized young people of the new era, so there are obvious differences in the audience.

After entering 2024, the competition in China's automobile market is becoming increasingly fierce, with BYD taking the lead in starting a price war, causing major Chinese automakers to follow suit in price reduction, which affects not only the mainstream joint venture brand market, but also some new brands that have not yet established a foothold in the market, including smart. Terminal data show that from January to August 2024, smart sold a cumulative total of 17997 vehicles, including 13399 for smart Wizard # 1 and 4598 for smart Spirit # 3.

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