Smart #5 News

Smart relaunched in Australia last year with two electric SUV offerings and it’s soon set to introduce a third which will be the brand’s biggest car yet.The Smart #5 was globally unveiled in Australia last August and it has now been approved for local sale.According to local government approval documents, it reveals the #5 has been approved for sale in a total of six different trim levels. These include Pro, Pro+, Premium+, Pulse+, Edition and Brabus.At this stage it’s unclear if all of these variants will be offered locally.The entry-level Pro variant is powered by a single 250kW electric motor, the Pro+ and Premium+ are powered by a single 267kW electric motor, the Pulse+ and Edition feature dual electric motors with a total system output of 432kW, and the flagship Brabus has a dual-electric motor setup with a total system output of 475kW.The approval documents don’t reveal what battery pack the #5 will have locally, though globally it’s offered with either a 75kWh or 100kWh battery pack. The latter offers up to 740km of range, according to lenient CLTC testing.Other information revealed in the approval documents include the tare mass varies between 2200kg and 2378kg, depending on the trim level. Braked towing capacity is 1600kg across the range and unbraked towing capacity is 750kg.Depending on the trim, the #5 comes with 19-, 20- or 21-inch alloy wheels.This car measures in at 4695mm long, 1920mm wide and 1705mm tall with a 2900mm wheelbase. This is around the same size as a Tesla Model Y.According to Smart, there are 34 storage compartments in the car, as well as up to 1530L of boot space and a 72L frunk.At this stage Smart hasn’t disclosed standard specifications for the local #5 line-up.Globally there is a 10.3-inch digital instrument cluster, two 13-inch touchscreens and a 25.6-inch head-up display, interior ambient lighting and a 20-speaker Sennheiser sound system available.When the #5 was revealed last year it was earmarked for a local launch around mid-2025. It's now set to arrive either in late 2025 or early 2026.

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Smart will unveil its largest and most powerful SUV to date – the Smart #5 – at a global launch event in Australia later this month. It will be the first time the electric car has been officially shown to the public and follows the reveal of a concept version in April at the Beijing motor show. The launch event will take place on August 28 in Byron Bay where Smart has planned its domestic launch of the smaller Smart #1 SUV and Smart #3 coupe SUV models, both of which debuted in China last year.Smart has referred to the #5 as a “contemporary adventurer” that combines premium SUV comfort and style. The #5 is designed by Mercedes-Benz and will have off-road capability. Smart says the #5 has only slight variations from the concept model, which showed it as a fully-equipped off-roader. Patent filings earlier this year revealed the the top-spec dual-motor variant of the Smart #5 will have a staggering output of 474kW, blowing away the most powerful versions of the Smart #1 and Smart #3 by at least 150kW.For comparison, the Smart #5 will pack 44kW more than the red hot Kia EV6 GT and nearly as much as the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N performance EV.The #5 doesn’t appear to get the same Brabus treatment – via Smart’s part-owner Mercedes-Benz – as the #1 and #3 receive. Full performance figures are expected closer to the vehicle’s official launch date, and it is likely the top-spec variant will be able to hit 0-100km/h in less than three seconds.There will also be a slightly less performance oriented dual-motor variant, which still outputs a hefty 431kW. Two rear-wheel drive variants with outputs of 250kW and 267kW will also join the line-up.Smart says its most efficient #5 will have a range of up to 700km.Exact details regarding the battery capacities for each model are yet to be disclosed, though Smart has stated that the model’s most efficient variant has a battery capacity of more than 100kWh, along with 800-volt fast-charging capacity.Measuring at 4705 mm long, 1920mm wide and 1705 mm tall, the Smart #5 is a similar size to the Tesla Model Y. Details on the vehicle's interior design are yet to be released, though given the vehicle’s exterior design is only likely to differ marginally from the April 2024 concept, it could be safe to assume the interior will remain largely the same.If so, you can expect two central OLED screens, a digital driver’s display, ambient lighting, a portable speaker integrated into the vehicle’s central console, a striking ‘X’-shaped glass roof, as well as heated, ventilated and massage seats. Pricing is expected once the vehicle is officially launched.The global launch will involve a drive program from Brisbane to Byron Bay, which Smart will live-stream to a global audience. It’s very rare for a car company to stage its global launch in Australia, though Smart says its decision was made based Australia’s proximity to China – where the cars are built and where the Smart team is based – and the company's commitment to the Australian market, having announced its return earlier this year. Smart is a jointly owned venture between Mercedes-Benz and Chinese automotive conglomerate Geely, the latter owns car brands such as Polestar, Volvo and Zeekr among others.