The BRABUS Version of the smart #1 Officially Unveiled Today!

Before the test drive of the single motor regular version starts tomorrow, we had the opportunity to see the BRABUS version of the smart #1.

Exterior Differences:

• The main difference on the exterior is the design that looks like an air intake on the front of the vehicle, which I saw in a closed state and might be solely for decoration purposes;

• The wording and English subtitles on the vehicle are darkened;

• The interior of the air intake of the front bumper is red with a PERFORMANCE badge;

• The side mirrors of the vehicle are highlighted in red, and a red strip with a PERFORMANCE badge can now be seen on the lower body of the vehicle;

• The rear of the vehicle now features a spoiler the same color as the roof;

• The wheel design is a five-spoke pattern, and the tire size is the same as the top configuration of the regular version, which is 235/42 R19;

• The brake calipers are colored red, and it was confirmed by officials that the front brake is reinforced with a single piston;

• The door handles are also colored red, showing attention to detail;

• Currently, the display cars have two colors available for reference: high-gloss black and red with matte black and red.

Interior:

• The BRABUS logo is finally visible on the headrests of the seats;

• The seats also use suede material, and the double stitching on the inside is colored red.

• The seat of the Barbos version feels harder and wraps more tightly (detailed test will be conducted tomorrow);

• The sun visor is semi-transparent, different from the regular version;

• The seatbelt has also been changed to red.

Infotainment:

• The performance of the regular version’s infotainment system surprised me. Firstly, the UI design is cute with Q-version, and the interaction with the little fox is strong and cute. The interactive and functional expansion of the earth on the main interface is very strong, and the small labels can be made larger or smaller to directly enter the functional interface. Even the app return function has a careful animation effect;

• The regular version’s infotainment system supports screen mirroring via the USB Type C port, similar to the function of the Ideal L9 (which is strange that it was not advertised);

• The BRABUS infotainment system is part of a confidential agreement, and the official has revealed that there will be some differences. I personally guess that it may have added the BRABUS mode or related UI.

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems:

• Currently, the exhibited cars (two Barbos versions and a regular version with high end configuration) all have a 1V5R design (one forward-looking monocular camera and five millimeter-wave radars);

• The system can achieve lane keeping, adaptive cruise control, automatic parking, and automatic lane change with turn signal.

Power:

• The dual-motor model has added a 115 kW front axle motor, with a total motor power of 315 kW, and the acceleration time is between 3.7-3.9 seconds;

What we know about the BRABUS version of smart #1:

• Length, width and height: 4,270 × 1,822 × 1,636 mm, wheelbase 2,750 mm;

• The BRABUS version of smart #1 will officially announce its specific configuration at the 25th Chengdu International Auto Show on August 26th, and will start online sale on the same day;

• Users who complete the deposit payment before August 15th (excluding) can upgrade their car model to the BRABUS performance version after the sale starts on August 26th, and retain the original expected delivery time and acquired rights.

As to the price of the BRABUS version of smart #1, you can take a guess in the comment area based on these known information.

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