smart Is Disrupting Its Own Design Legacy
Close your eyes and picture a car. Any car. Sure, there'll be some subtle variations but we can pretty much guarantee the rough outline you're imagining.
Okay, now do the same thing again, except this time, picture a car from the car manufacturer smart. No such guarantees. In fact, we’re pretty confident that what you're seeing in your mind this time probably isn't that same archetypal automobile.
And that's always been smart’s strength; an innate sense for disruption and a total disregard for the status quo.
This mindset was established with the first smart model back in 1998, it was true of the instantly recognizable smart fortwo model since 2007, and it’s true now for the upcoming smart #5. The most interesting thing about the latter, however, is that it not only disrupts the accepted order, but also challenges preconceived ideas about what exactly a smart car is.
The smart Concept #5 is smart’s vision of an adventure-ready vehicle with a 550 km range (based on WLTP cycle), all-wheel drive and off-road tires. As an all-electric premium mid-size SUV, it merges versatile design with maximum space, creating the most adventurous smart vehicle yet. With outdoor-focused features like an integrated camping kit and foldable rear step, smart Concept #5 is built to thrive beyond city limits.
In rallying against its own established codes, smart has created a car that defies convention; where the SUV has become so ubiquitous in built-up areas that it might as well stand for “Super Urban Vehicle,” the smart Concept #5 is in many ways truer to the actual acronym.
A Sports Utility Vehicle, but not as we know it. An unexpected update to the form, which, now we come to think of it, is exactly what you should expect from smart.
Unveiled in April this year, the smart Concept #5 teased what we can expect with the all-new smart #5, the brand’s first premium mid-size SUV series-production model set to launch in Europe early 2025. The smart Concept #5 will make its ultimate European appearance of this year at the ISPO trade show in the 520M booth. Visitors will be able to discover the concept car and get a detailed look at the all-new smart #5 interior ahead of its release via an exclusive Virtual Reality experience.
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