once upon a time, tasty It was a brand specialized in small city cars, but modern legislation and market forces have convinced the company to change.
Not only is Smart #1 and Smart #3 Compact Electric Suvs more than the family more than many products that SMART have made previously, but new 2025 Smart #5 Really large SUV.
Although it looks smaller than most of them, it is the same size as Volkswagen ID.
The question is whether the new brand can capture buyers’ imagination in the same way, and whether #5 is able to mix it with the most firm products you want to challenge.
To find out this, we went to Portugal for the global launch of #5, where we tested a European distinctive car in the shape of the highest and high -performance.
If the sports design and the extraction of the higher energy are aside, it is slightly different from other variables in the range, and gave us a good opportunity to experience everything you offer every number 5 in each situation, from rural roads and urban streets to gravel paths and highways, before the Australian version of the model.
How much does Smart #5?
Smart has yet to confirm the pricing of #5 in Australia, but we expect that the SUV will start somewhere around the mark of $ 70,000, or above the number 3.
We also expect very generous standard specifications, with 19 -inch alloy wheels, panoramic roofs and parking sensors in the front and background, all expect to display.
All of this will sit alongside a 13 -inch entertainment and entertainment screen, a digital tools set and dual climate control in the region, as well as charging the wireless phone, artificial leather furnishings, and air program updates.
What is smart number 5 like inside?
The new Smart appearance is modern and clean, and this is true in interior design number 5 as in the exterior design.
Therefore, you will find accurate and rounded forms and a relatively free information panel, with a simple steering wheel of three copies and most of the controls that live on the touch screen.
It is a large touch screen, with a 13 -inch diagonal screen, with the latest software and a fast processor, as well as a SMART audio auxiliary, which takes the shape of the avatar wandering in the menus.
In fact, some of these things are a little trick, despite the intelligence of technology, and something lion is a little distracted if we are honest.
But it is not like the width of passengers that are equipped for some of the most likely degrees like the standard in Europe, including the behavior that behaves.
While some brands put a kind of polarization on their passenger screens, which prevents the driver from seeing what is exist, there is no such protection on the Smart system, leaving the driver with every opportunity to study rubber in any movie or game played by the passenger.
It is a great idea, then it feels as if it needs a little improvement.
In fairness, though, SMART says technology is not completely complete and will be updated before the presenter of the car market later this year.
Although we can find errors with the main touch screens, the responses are sharp, and even the touch -to -touch climate control system is not very difficult to adjust them. Moreover, we only have praise to width the head and a set of digital tools.
We were also affected by the quality of the cabin, which is just good as we saw in models No. 1 and 3.
Most materials, with only two exceptions, are noticeably good, including the upholstery of the seat and most plastic materials. Along with the broker provided by the glass ceiling, it makes the 5 cabin feel height.
But the overwhelming meaning is space. The room inside #5 is amazingly good, with huge amounts of back legs and head space, as well as a large area for those in the front.
It is only five seats, may disappoint some, but these five people will have a lot of space. Even the middle seat in the second row reasonably comfortable.
Very good luggage capacity, with 630 liters in all versions #5. This means that it is much more spacious than the shoe in the VW.4 ID, and this space is included by “broken” under the hood.
Exactly what size will depend on the version you choose-SUVs get less than the rear-wheel drive vehicles, but smart believes that the standard rear driving variable is large enough for the type of load bag that the airlines passengers see every day.
We doubt that it is likely to be used to store the cables by most of them, but it will provide useful pregnancy capacity though.
What is under the hood?
The full specifications of the Australian market have not been confirmed, but in Europe the number 5 will be presented with the selection of two different battery.
| to set | Smart #5 Prabos |
|---|---|
| Driving | Double kinetic electricity |
| battery | 100 km Watch and ion NMC |
| power | 475kw |
| Torque | 710nm |
| Paid wheels | AWD |
| 0-100 km/h | 3.8 seconds |
| Energy consumption (as tested) | 24.0kwh/100km |
| The demand range (WLTP) | 539 km |
| Max Dc Rate | 400 kWh |
There is a basic degree with a unit of 74 kW an hour that may come or not come to Australia, but we are completely confident that the variables that contain a 100 -kilowatt battery will reach these beaches.
It is presented by choosing either a mono -sized back wheel drive, or a double -wheel drive drive, each with varying energy outputs. The top of the squad is Brabus, with 475 kW of its engines, but there will be a less powerful option as well.
In Europe, for example, the basic RWD version provides 250 kW, while there are also 267 kW of kinetics and 432 kW of double options below Brabus. In terms of efficiency, the single motor models provide the best range, with even the smallest battery that provides more than 400 km from the range according to the WLTP economy test.
Double kinetic systems allow the front engine to separate the transmission group when it is not needed, which reduces mechanical clouds and thus makes it as effective as possible. Even Brabus will do more than 500 km with drawings, with a 100 kW option that runs 589 km between trips to the ingredients.
How can SMART #5 drive drive?
Although it is large and heavy – the Brabus version weighs almost like Bentley Flying Spur V8 – No. 5 is significantly comfortable.
SMART is clearly designed number 5 with a ride rest in mind, absorbing bumps suddenly, even on huge 21 -inch alloy wheels.
It is recognized that such large edges and such a huge weight mean that the most obvious shortage of the surface will know itself, but it is really very good.
Although this type of comfort would cause some slow and mysterious cars to feel the smart, the smart handles are well dealt with.
The weighting weight is good, and although it feels a little make, it is easy to place the exact number of 5 in the exact place you want. This is useful when the car feels so much as it indicates its dimensions when it is on the road.
Unfortunately, there is a little lean in the corners, which in a medium -term model will be tolerant given the relief data, but it is very disappointed in Brabus.
We were told that the suspension settings are identical to other four -wheel drive variables, so it seems promising to the most popular range of medium -range.
It is clear that these versions will not be at the speed of Brabus, which has a frankly amount of strength to something of this size.
Yes, the car is heavy, but 475 kW is not necessary in something like this. Fortunately, the AWD transmission group is only able to deal with this type of strength, and enables permanent savings acceleration that sees the car up to 100 km/h in only 3.8 seconds.
Nobody needs it quickly, but even the basic model, with 250 kW and only one electric motor, still up to 100 km/h in less than seven seconds. By immediately responding to the electric power generation group, the car will be more perforated enough regardless of the version you choose.
It will also be calm, with a remarkable thick, insulated glass when you see its cross section, which means limited noise of tires or winds. Although it may not be completely polished like some luxurious Mercedes-Benz products, they are definitely calm enough to upgrade their semi-pre-bills.
What happens?
Smart Australia has yet to make sure of the #5 versions will decrease, but we know that the cars associated with Europe get generous specifications and a wide range of different parts.
2025 The most prominent SMART Equipment #5:
- 13 -inch touch screen
- 10.25 inches digital devices
- Panoramic
- Driving modes
- 19 -inch alloy wheels
- Apple Carplay and Android Auto
- Double air conditioning
- Satellite navigation
For Australia, we expect a slightly mitigating assortment, perhaps with three or four different versions.
Is smart #5 safe?
The new number 5 has not yet been tested in Australia or in Europe, but the Smart record so far is good.
Both number 1 and 3 five -star classifications were received when they were placed through their steps by AnCAP, and Smart has cleared the new car with a lot of standard safety equipment.
Better, the company included a system that allows drivers to choose their preferences for driver assistance technology, which can serve as irritated in some situations.
With the SMART touch screen, these preferences can be saved, which allows access faster to drivers’ favorite settings.
Includes safety equipment:
- Steering in independent emergency situations
- Help keep the track
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Automated and far parking parking
- Combating adaptive seizure
How much does Smart #5 to run?
Every smartphone currently sold in Australia comes a five -year warranty, 150,000 km, and we expect the number 5 no exception.
As with all electric vehicles, low operating costs are one of the large number 5 sales points, and there is no doubt that it will be much less expensive than a powerful gasoline.
But besides the other EVS, it will not prove very cheap. The battery is much larger than those that have an identifier.
The difference will not be huge, but other electrical SUVs – at least in theory – will be slightly cheaper in running.
Carexier Smart #5
It may not be number 5 like Smarts of Old, but this is not a bad thing.
Qualified, loving and comfortable electrical SUVs, they are a worthy competition with the likes of Volkswagen 4 and Nissan Arya, and they are only some comfortable palaces away from overcoming them.
Perhaps it is not the most effective on the road, but its quick charging capabilities and cute etiquette is more than compensation.
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