Video Summary
- The Smart #5 does not look like the other Smart models.- It's big, blocky shape has a touch of the Land Rover Defender and Mercedes G-Class.
- This segmented light bar across the front is one of the Smart #5's unique styling features.
- The Brabus model has red trim and special badging.
- It comes with 21-inch monoblock wheels and red brake calipers.
- Wheel sizes start from 19 inches.
- The pop-out door handles and pronounced rear wheel arches give it a muscular stance.
- There's a segmented light bar in the rear, a roof spoiler, and a large curved windshield, which offers great rear visibility.
- The interior design is unique to the #5.
- It has a 10.25-inch digital driver's display behind the steering wheel.
- The 13-inch touchscreen comes standard.
- The top trim has a separate 13-inch screen for the front passenger, so they can watch movies.
- The infotainment system is snappy, highly customizable, but has endless menus.
- Interior quality focused on alcantara on the steering wheel, seats, and surfaces.
- There are almost no physical buttons.
- It has lots of storage.
- There is lots of space in the back.
- The seat is set for the driver, and there is plenty of leg and headroom.
- It comes with a panoramic sunroof.
- There is 630 liters of boot space and underfloor storage for charging cables.
- When the rear seats are folded, it gets 1,530 liters.
- There's also a frunk in front under the bonnet.
- The rear-wheel-drive versions have 72 liters, and all-wheel-drive versions have 47 liters.
- The #5 Brabus uses a 100kWh battery, offering 335 miles of range.
- It can charge at 400kW, making it Europe’s fastest-charging car.
- There are six versions of the #5 available in the UK before the end of the year.
- The Smart #5 handles well and is really quiet inside on the motorway.
- The Brabus model’s dual-motor powertrain produces 637 brake horsepower.
- It can do 0 to 60 in 3.8 seconds, so it's an absolute rocketship out of corners.
- Overall, the Smart #5 is a very impressive car in terms of the way it handles, the space, and the technology.
- It could give the Tesla Model Y a run for its money.
- Things left to find out are pricing and how it handles the UK's rougher roads.
