Smart Elf #1: The New Luxury Member of the Family
Introduction: The advanced driving assistance system supports lane change with turn signal, and the cabin space is comparable to luxury sedans.
Smart Elf 1 was launched on April 8th (Beijing time). The industrial design of the vehicle was under the responsibility of the global design department of Mercedes-Benz, while the engineering and development were carried out by Geely’s global research and development center based on the SEA pure electric platform. The following are the specifications and performance of Elf 1:
The three-dimensional dimensions of Smart Elf #1 are 4,270 x 1,822 x 1,636 mm, with a wheelbase of 2,750 mm, equipped with 19-inch wheels and tires with a size of 235/45 R19. The design elements include hidden electric door handles, frameless doors, “Inspiration Circle” suspended roof, penetrating LED matrix headlights and taillights, and flowing light particle grille.
Regarding the three-electric aspects, Smart Elf #1 is equipped with a rear permanent magnet synchronous motor with a peak power of 200 kW and a peak torque of 343 N·m. It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds. At the same time, it is equipped with a 66 kWh ternary lithium battery pack with a maximum range of 560 kilometers under CLTC test conditions. It supports 7.2 kW AC slow charging, 100 kW DC fast charging, and 150 kW DC ultra-fast charging, and it can replenish 5-80% of the battery capacity within 30 minutes at the fastest.
Regarding the interior space, the front luggage compartment volume of Smart Elf #1 is 15 liters, and the rear trunk volume (the second-row seats can be slid/leveled, with a ratio of 4/6) is 323-411/986 liters. In addition, Smart Elf #1 is equipped with a 12.8-inch suspended central control large screen with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080, and a vehicle system hardware with 12G operating memory and 128G storage space. It also has a 9.2-inch full HD LCD instrument panel.
In terms of intelligence, the smart elf #1 is equipped with the smart Pilot intelligent driving assistance system, which supports Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Lane Keeping Assistance (LKA), Blind Spot Detection (BSD), Traffic Jam Assistance (TJA), Automatic Parking Assistance (APA) and Adaptive Near and Far Headlight Adjustment. Smart Elf #1 also comes with a dedicated APP for car owners and an AI assistant Avatar (a Low Poly style fox) powered by artificial intelligence.
From the instrument information in the official pictures, it can be inferred that the smart elf #1 also supports auxiliary driving functions such as seat heating and lane change signaling. The price information has not been disclosed at the launch event. For reference, the smart Fortwo 2019 model is priced at RMB 13.38-15.98 million in China, while the Mercedes-Benz pure electric SUV EQA was previously rumored to be priced at around RMB 300,000. The price of the smart elf #1 is unlikely to be too low.
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