KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 — If you’ve been ready for the Smart #3, the official Malaysian launch is occurring very quickly. Smart Malaysia has began its countdown indicating there are 9 days remaining. Essentially, the teasers confirmed that July 10 is the official date.
This would be the occasion, the place Smart Malaysia will formally announce the pricing and launch packages for its totally electrical coupe SUV.
To recap, the Smart #3 is the larger brother of the Smart #1 which was launched in November final 12 months. This EV has longer and it will get a coupe roofline for a sportier-looking stance.
The Smart #3 is obtainable in three variants — a base mannequin RWD Pro mode, RWD Premium and a range-topping AWD Brabus model. Despite being a bigger EV, the Smart #3 shares the identical mechanical {hardware} equivalent to motors and battery configuration because the Smart #1.
However, the Smart #3 is faster and affords barely extra vary thanks to its extra aerodynamic form. The Smart #3 has a decrease drag coefficient of 0.27cd versus the #1’s 0.29cd.
A view of the inside of the Smart #3. — eNM pic
The Smart #3 Pro has a single 200kW (268hp) motor with 343Nm of torque, that may propel this EV from 0 to 100km/h in 5.8 seconds. It will get a 49kWh LFP battery with a claimed WLTP-rated mileage of 325km. Similar to the Smart #1 Pro, this base mannequin helps a single-phase 7kW AC charging and up to 150kW of DC charging.
Moving up a notch is the Smart #3 Premium which will get a bigger 66kWh NCM battery with an extended WLTP-rated vary of 455km on a single cost. While the one RWD 200kW motor stays unchanged, it might help a quicker 22kW three-phase AC charging and up to 150kW of DC quick charging.
For those that need outright efficiency, the Smart #3 will get a dual-motor AWD setup that pushes 315kW (422hp) and 543Nm of torque. It can speed up from 0-100km/h in simply 3.7 seconds, however the high pace continues to be restricted to 180km/h like its decrease two variants.
A view of the inside of the Smart #3. — eNM pic
While the Smart #3 Pro and Premium are geared up with 19″ wheels, the Brabus model rides on bigger 20″ wheels. You can cost the Smart #3 Premium and Brabus from 10-80 per cent in underneath 3 hours with AC charging or lower than half-hour with DC charging.
If you’re , bookings are already accessible by way of the Hello Smart App and you can safe your unit by putting a refundable RM1,000 deposit. Hello Smart App is out there on the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Huawei AppGallery.
In case you missed it, you can take a look at our first drive impressions of the Smart #3 Brabus and Smart #3 Premium. — eNM
