The smart #5 is now open for pre-orders in China with an introductory staring price of 245,000 yuan. The revitalised brand’s largest model to date will officially be launched at the end of October and will be available with a number of powertrains. To kick things off, the rear-wheel drive variants will come with an electric motor rated at either 340 PS or 363 PS. They are joined by two all-wheel drive variants rated at either 587 PS or 646 PS.
Both AWD variants share the same electric
motor at the front making 224 PS, with the difference being
the unit at the rear. On the regular AWD variant, the rear electric motor makes
363 PS, while the top-spec Brabus’s rear motor is rated at
421 PS. Two battery packs are offered, including a 76-kWh
lithium iron phosphate (LFP) unit that is found in RWD variants for ranges of
570 km and 660 km, according to CarNewsChina. The other option is a 100-kWh
nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery fitted to AWD variants for either 720 or
740 km of range – the figures are based on China’s generous CLTC standard.
Thanks to the #5’s PMA2+ platform with an
800V electrical architecture, there is support for DC fast charging at 4C
speeds – the ‘C’ indicates how many times a battery can be charged in one hour.
According to the company, 500 km of range can be recovered with just 15 minutes
of charging.
The #5 will be offered in five colours,
namely Saturn Beige, Terra Green, Pulsar Ruby, Meta Black, Grain White, Cyber
Silver, Laser Red, and Future Brown, while the interior comes in six themes.
Available equipment includes a 10.3-inch digital instrument cluster, twin 13-inch
AMOLED centre and front passenger touchscreens with a resolution of 2.5K, an
augmented reality-enabled head-up display, a 20-speaker Sennheiser sound system
and a detachable portable speaker.
At 4,705 mm long, 1,920 mm wide, 1,705 mm
tall and with a wheelbase spanning 2,900 mm, the #5 is a big electric vehicle
(EV). For context, the five-seat #5 longer overall when compared to the Hyundai
Ioniq 5, Honda CR-V and the long-wheelbase version of the BMW iX1 that is
unique to China.
