The new electric vehicle (EV) of Sino-German joint venture automaker Smart was photographed on the roads of China, covered with thick camouflage。According to Smart's product plan, the car will be launched later in 2024。

Smart is a joint venture between Geely Group and Mercedes-Benz established in 2019。The joint venture is headquartered in Ningbo (a major port south of Shanghai, China), and Geely produces Smart cars at a new plant in Xi'an, which will start production in 2021 and is designed by Mercedes。

Smart initially produced small internal combustion engine mini cars, but the new owner transformed it into an electric car brand, focusing on full-size cars。

Local media outlet Zaker obtained these spy photos from readers。This electric MPV (utility vehicle) uses a square design, and the overall size is larger than the Smart # 3 coupe SUV。As we can see from the picture, this car has no sliding doors。

The new MPV will be equipped with 800V charging and the latest version of Smart ADAS, Smart Pilot Assist 3.0。

Its latest # 3 model is priced at 20 in China.990,000 - 28.990,000 yuan (2.950,000 - 4.07 thousand U.S. dollars)。The entry-level Pro model has a CLTC range of 555 kilometers, equipped with a 66 KW battery and a single 200 KW motor。The top Brabus version is all-wheel drive, equipped with dual motors, with a total output of 315 KW (422 horsepower), and an acceleration time of 3 from 0-100 km / h.6 seconds。

Smart has two cars in the Chinese market: # 1 and # 3。In Europe, Smart # 1 went on sale in September and # 3 will debut in early 2024.。Smart should be a global brand, with its latest market being Malaysia, where Smart # 1 was launched in November.。

Smart previously announced that they hope to launch at least one new model every year and launch 6-7 models by 2027。