smart #3: the smart car just got bigger – much bigger
Preliminary design details revealed for the all-new smart #3, an all-electric SUV coupe with a sporty and avant-garde design set to premiere in April.
If you ask people to think of a ‘smart car’ most will imagine the smart fortwo city car that’s so short it can park in a tiny space with its nose, rather than its side, up against the pavement.
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However, it looks like all that is about to change, as smart cars (along with most cars on sale) are about to get bigger – much bigger. The new smart #3 SUV coupé is expected to be similar in size to the Volkswagen ID.4 – which is 4582mm in length. The current smart fortwo is 2,695mm long – and the original fortwo model from 1998 measured just 2,500mm in length. So, the smart #3 is likely to be almost twice the size of the original smart fortwo.
The electric smart #3 will premiere at Auto Shanghai 2023 on 18 April. The interior and exterior design of the smart #3 is a creation of the Mercedes-Benz global design team. However other than sketches, few details have been released about the smart #3, although we know it’s going to be bigger, and it's also likely to be available with either one or two electric motors, the latter providing all-wheel drive.
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Following in the footsteps of the smart #1, there are likely to be similarities between the #1 and the #3 other than styling.
The smart #1 is set to arrive in the UK in summer this year. With a 66kWh battery it has an electric range of up to 273 miles and it can be rapid charged from 10% to 80% in 30 minutes at a 150kW rapid charger. Smart has partnered with Digital Charging Solutions (DCS) to give access to more than 360,000 chargers across Europe. The smart #1 has three trim levels: Premium, Pro+ and Brabus.
smart was established as a global joint venture between Mercedes-Benz AG and the Chinese brand Geely on 8 January 2020.
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