{"id":53952,"date":"2026-07-20T13:17:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/53952\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:17:16","slug":"smart-puts-2-ev-through-global-testing-ahead-of-paris-motor-show-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/53952\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart puts #2 EV through global testing ahead of Paris Motor Show debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Smart #2 is undergoing global testing ahead of its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October. Credit: Smart<\/p>\n

The all-electric 2-seater Smart #2 is undergoing global testing ahead of its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October.
\nSmart will produce the Smart #2 in China for sale in China, Europe and other overseas markets.<\/p>\n

Smart, the joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Geely, is conducting global testing of its all-electric 2-seat city car, the Smart #2, ahead of the model’s world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October.<\/p>\n

The Smart #2, currently wrapped in black-and-white camouflage created by the Mercedes-Benz Global Design Team, is undergoing pre-production testing and validation, the company said Monday.<\/p>\n

The tests are designed to ensure the reimagined classic 2-seater delivers strong urban agility, driving stability, improved noise, vibration and harshness performance, and safety, it said.<\/p>\n

“The Smart #2 is born from the seamless, high-level collaboration between the Mercedes-Benz Global Design Team and the Smart Global R&D Team,” said Yang Jun, global chief technology officer of Smart.<\/p>\n

“Through the relentless global physical testing program, we are confident to offer global consumers class-leading safety, driving stability, whisper-quiet refinement, and the unmatched urban agility that defines our legacy.”<\/p>\n

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The Smart #2 retains the original Smart ForTwo’s signature “wheels-at-the-corners” layout, designed to provide strong maneuverability in tight urban spaces.<\/p>\n

At dedicated proving grounds, the vehicle has undergone agility tests simulating real-world urban situations including sudden obstacles, emergency lane changes and wet roads with low traction.<\/p>\n

Engineering teams have also conducted noise, vibration and harshness validation in wind tunnels, acoustic laboratories, 4-post test rigs, proving grounds and on public roads.<\/p>\n

To ensure long-term reliability, the vehicle has undergone durability testing on rough roads, continuously undulating surfaces and pothole-ridden city streets. The tests also simulated common urban driving situations such as mounting curbs and striking deep potholes.<\/p>\n

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The new-generation tridion safety cell meets modern safety standards while retaining the vehicle’s compact dimensions, the company said.<\/p>\n

The Smart #2 is the successor to the original ForTwo and is based on a new all-electric architecture developed specifically by Smart for ultra-compact vehicles. It will be produced in China<\/a> and sold in China, Europe and other overseas markets.<\/p>\n

Its prototype concept, the Smart Concept #2, debuted in April<\/a> ahead of the Beijing Auto Show. The vehicle measures just 2.79 meters in length, has a turning circle of 6.95 meters and offers an all-electric range of nearly 300 kilometers.<\/p>\n

The Smart brand was established in 1998. In January 2020, Mercedes-Benz and Geely formed a joint venture for the brand, headquartered in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.<\/p>\n

Smart also released official images of the new-generation Smart #1 today, featuring upgrades to more than 200 aspects of the vehicle, including its electrical and electronic architecture, intelligent cockpit, advanced driver-assistance system, powertrain and charging system.<\/p>\n

The new model adds a roof-mounted LiDAR and is equipped with the Geely Afari Smart Driving H5, or G-ASD H5, advanced driver-assistance system. It is powered by an Nvidia Orin Y chip and the system delivers peak computing power of 200 TOPS.<\/p>\n

Built on an 800-volt silicon-carbide high-voltage platform, the vehicle has a CLTC range of 535 kilometers. It supports 6C ultra-fast charging, allowing the battery to charge from 10% to 80% in 12 minutes.<\/p>\n

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The Smart #6 EHD hybrid sedan offers a combined driving range of up to 1,810 km, with LiDAR as standard across all variants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Smart #2 is undergoing global testing ahead of its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in October.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[30,22298],"class_list":["post-53952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-paris","tag-paris","tag-smart"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}