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The smart Concept #2 has made its world debut at the ongoing Auto China 2026 in Beijing – yup, the city car specialist is going back to its roots after doing quite a few big cars lately. You’ll see the production smart #2 at October’s Paris Motor Show.
Designed by Mercedes-Benz and engineered by Geely, the 2,792 mm-long, two-seat concept is underpinned by an all-new Electric Compact Architecture (ECA), and has a turning circle of just 6.95 metres.
Those of you looking forward to the return of smart’s distinctive tridion safety cell will be disappointed; the Concept #2 instead adopts the design language set by the #1, with triangular headlights, a floating roof and rounded tail lamps.
It’s a surprisingly aggressive design that takes after the last fortwo, and what will surely be a gaping grille on the production model is instead covered by a monogram of the smart logo framed by twin straps – clearly inspired by one of Louis Vuitton’s iconic bags.
A sporty bodykit and massive wheels (seemingly also held together by straps) pushed to the far corners of the car add to the car’s racy look.
This is bedazzled by show car details such as the striking matte white (including the tyres!) and gold colour scheme, the dot matrix displays front and rear and leather door pulls inspired by laundry care labels – replete with the ‘styled by Mercedes-Benz’ script.
Preliminary estimated specs include a range of nearly 300 km (WLTP estimates) as well as DC fast charging from 10 to 80% in under 20 minutes. A vehicle-to-load (V2L) function will also be offered.
In Malaysia, the smart brand is represented by Proton subsidiary Pro-Net, as both entities are part-owned by Geely. Given that Proton has long been exploring CKD local assembly of smart models (likely hinging on its new EV plant in Tanjong Malim), could we see the #2 being offered here as a more premium two-seat alternative to the eMas 5?
smart Concept #2 at Auto China 2026 in Beijing
smart Concept #2 official images
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