Smart #1 - My first look - Trunk, Interior Space, Infotainment system

[@markmagiera6115]

Look forward to the "Cindy review."

[@ZeroNap]

Well, I have became an owner for about 2 weeks now. So far so good. Way better than my old car.

[@mgrella63]

Im really Happy to see Smart doing well! Such a Nice SUV! Love it! I hope they sell alot of them. I wish them all the Best!! I miss them in the USA

[@whittaker52]

I can’t wait to finally see one of these in person! The more I see of the smart #1, the more I like it and that yellow is definitely looking like the right choice for me. I’m really looking forward to seeing what you think when you finally get to drive it! So far it seems to tick a lot of boxes.

[@edwardvanhazendonk]

Looks they have learned and listened to customers and other vendors 💪🏻 seems like a nice car.

[@manuelg8050]

This is quite a big car!

[@tommyolsen8224]

Really like that car😃

[@gzcwnk]

I am impressed with this car, I look forward to your road testing.

[@WinkelHoof]

Very interesting car. Looks like a mix of Mercedes A class and Mini Countryman. Looking forward for a test of the Brabus version.

[@geenicoll2920]

A very well specified car by the looks of things, look forward to the drive review.

[@Foersom_]

12:04 with that orange fox as your guide, they got to have a Firefox Internet browser on that center console as well. ;-)

[@nielsjunker1487]

Beautiful car 💪🎄 respect from Denmark.

[@deansh8506]

I like it! Just wish it wasn't so expensive!

[@BatteryLife]

For what you get, it is cheaper than other cars

[@arturwiebe7482]

Actually, looks really nice.

[@AdrianBlaga]

Perfect space for you!

[@BatteryLife]

That's why I said it.

[@kevinslegg1576]

Nice review 👍

[@chunkychuck]

I really like this car!

[@grahamsmith7112]

Time for a new noddy movie.the perfect car for him!

[@edvardasremeika3331]

Good review. I wish you do all reviews in such solid manner (less childish giggling 😁, on the other hand it's part of you)

[@sebbbi2]

The moving back seats are really nice. How does the trunk compare to ID.3 when you leave just enough room for children in back seats? Seems that the car has 22kW AC charging too. That’s a big bonus vs ID.3 (we don’t have a home charger).

[@BatteryLife]

Trunk is less long, bit maybe deeper

[@MaticTheProto]

Even with the seats completely moved forward there’s enough room in the back for kids and even some adults 👍🏼 With the seats all the way back you have about the same leg room as in a GLE

[@CoxJul]

That is significantly larger than I thought it would be... perhaps the handling may be to your liking! Would be interesting to compare the standard model against the Brabus for twitchiness.

[@FFVoyager]

Looks very good indeed. We don't know the price in the UK yet, but I think that's going to be a good seller (as long as it is not that much more expensive than the MG4).

[@se60318]

MG4? sure it will be much more expensive.

[@neiltaylor513]

@@se60318I’m guessing min £39k

[@try_to_guess_it]

Twice MG4

[@user-jn9dl9px6r]

Uk price start @ gbp 31.5k to gbp 49k (brabus)

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

@@se60318 it’s Chinese don’t get it

[@artokiiskinen1058]

this car is very interesting.

[@RedBatteryHead]

I like it. Not so much in yellow though. Left side port is wrong for Street parking.

[@JorgeniLund]

How would street parking improve with the charging port on a different side?

[@RedBatteryHead]

@@JorgeniLund right side of the road parking is common with the traffic flow. Only UK would need it left side.

[@JorgeniLund]

@@RedBatteryHead I think you are considering charging and not parking 👍

[@RedBatteryHead]

@@JorgeniLund we have lots of parallel parking with AC chargers in our urban areas. With DC chargers many positions are an inconvenience. I would prefer front hatch myself.

[@grid-panda]

As a Chinese, the car costs 194K-279K RMB (about 26K-38K Euros, tax-free in China). I had ordered a pluse version, but returned it. The car is not bad but not the small EV I want.

[@l.e.i.4111]

You have so many options for EVs. I did noticed design improved a lot during last years, therefore I understand your approach.

[@patpong5873]

can you check the 0-60 Times in premium smart #1 in sport mode some people say 5.2 seconds and normal mode 6.7 ? but Brabus is 3.9 rapid

[@BatteryLife]

EV database says 6,7s in sport on all except Brabus with 3,9s If I get my hands on it. I will test it.

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Looks like a Taxi 😁

[@cptbill80]

The infotainment makes the Id3 infotainment feels like commodore technology.

[@just4therecord]

2:02 The first thing I’ll do is throw away that hanging parcel shelf 😂

[@BatteryLife]

I love that thing.

[@just4therecord]

@@BatteryLife why? Convince me. It gets in the way when you open the boot. You'll find yourself always bending down searching for your stuff. It makes a noise when you hit a pothole. Yes it keeps your things from prying eyes, I have a scrolling shade now and I never use it but at least it doesn't get in the way

[@MaticTheProto]

@@just4therecord it’s really not that bad

[@Bond-bond-bond]

What’s the turning circle for Rwd and awd version? Rear axle steering available?

[@BatteryLife]

No rear axel steering. Turning circle not available yet

[@tomquimby8669]

Better interior than the ID3, if they price it affordable enough they could sell a lot of these.

[@user-jn9dl9px6r]

Uk price start @ gbp 31.5k to gbp 49k (brabus)

[@louisbeerreviews8964]

No

[@tomquimby8669]

@@louisbeerreviews8964 No what?

[@michaelrussell8921]

I wonder how that rimless glass door and the pop out handles will cope in freezing weather?

[@BatteryLife]

Same as Model 3/Y and Ioniq 5

[@jellyd4889]

@@BatteryLife that means you need a lot of silicon spray handy then....

[@MaticTheProto]

You obviously shouldn’t rip on them when the door is frozen, but I wouldn’t do that on any car

[@80y3r9]

Does anyone know why hatchbacks are not more popular in the US? This reminded my that I didn't buy a 3 because I don't want dogs on my seats then the Y got silly expensive, and thought this is basically a Mondeo, why isn't it a hatchback the boot isn't long like a crown Vic, what's the problem with hatchbacks, are saloons better, how? Is it just stopping the cold coming in if you go in the back?

[@tjw52x]

Didn't see Android Auto or Apple CarPlay in the apps menu - do you know if it's going to have these?

[@BatteryLife]

Should come with a future update

[@MarioDallaRiva]

Looks promising, Chris! Hm, what will the pups think of the fox on the big screen??

[@boerbiet237]

Great specs , a bit extravagant design. Rear is like Opel Karl?

[@Pilotanne]

Does it have steering wheel warming?

[@BatteryLife]

Not yet. Maybe payed option

[@NeilBlanchard]

There is a *lot* of roof height! I am surprised how big the inside of the Smaht car is! I am not a fan of the C-pillar design, though.

[@reneh.8817]

Is the fox house-trained? Has it been dewormed properly? 🙈 Okay, the UI software is from Geely, it seems.

[@bestofalllife]

Of course, they are partners from some time and smart is all chinese right now 😀

[@MaticTheProto]

@@bestofalllife 50-50 ownership of the brand actually

[@timofthomas]

Is the middle seat in the rear a proper seat or just a 'squeeze a very small child in there and perch on it' seat?

[@BatteryLife]

Not a proper seat. But that is mostly the case. Id.45 SUV size as well.

[@timofthomas]

@@BatteryLife this is why I ended up going for the Enyaq... almost the only one with three almost full sized seats in the back. Auto manufacturers just don't believe that anyone with more than 2.2 kids wants anything other than an MPV!

[@MaticTheProto]

@@timofthomas erm… you have 3 isofix points in the smart #1. And the middle rear seat is sufficiently big for a car of that size

[@tlim1477]

Does it have a heated steering wheel as option?

[@BatteryLife]

Haven't seen that anywhere

[@MaticTheProto]

I looked into it and it’s weird. At least in China it has that option, idk if it is included here tho

[@sharkflower123]

I love when ACC has +/-10km/h buttons like E-Golf and Cupra Born. Not like ID.3 where the car has to understand if you mean 1 or 10 km/h

[@BatteryLife]

I don't know how the ACC works yet.

[@sharkflower123]

@@BatteryLife Real buttons in the correct side of the steering wheel are a good start. Hopefully +/- 10km/h is separate and can be operated without looking down and without needing to check the car interpretation of the clicks...

[@nickhall5279]

Swipe for +/-5 press for +/- 1 in id3, it’s not hard to do?

[@sharkflower123]

@@nickhall5279 This button situation is what I dislike with the VW ID.3 which I rented for a month. In this car I can not trust that the car interprets my inputs correctly. What is really the difference between a short swipe and a "slippery" click? Sometimes swipes are even not acknowledged or doubled... I always need to check how inputs are interpreted...

[@kevinn1158]

180cm = 5' 11". I like the design quite a bit. How does the price compare to the ID3?

[@BatteryLife]

Thanks. We have to see when we can order.

[@danieldarcy7862]

Does it have vtl?

[@BatteryLife]

I will ask

[@danielardelian2]

Can you please compare the cost of the Smart #1 vs. the facelifted VW ID.3? If I'm not mistaken, the base versions cost about the same, but the Smart #1 has more power, more features, better interior, better exterior?

[@BatteryLife]

Price is similar. We have to see how the software and the driving is.

[@markcornwall8132]

Looks promising. Do you know if it comes with V2L or how long the standard car warranty is? Thankyou, great channel.

[@BatteryLife]

Thanks, no idea. I will ask.

[@mattperkins1992]

Software and infotainment looks miles better than the ID range, however that’s not really hard is it 😅

[@stephenholland5930]

Could lose that bloody fox, though!

[@jellyd4889]

No it doesn't. Please explain your reasoning. Like saying Blonde is better than brunette.... And without telling us why :) Even fewer buttons with backlighting.... It seemsn

[@kevinwalton4538]

What’s better, based on that example, I’m not a child, and don’t expect to be treat like one? A comic for different modes… give me a break. Plus it doesn’t look all that nice either.

[@MaticTheProto]

@@stephenholland5930 you can chose between different animals and even give them accessories. I find it cute

[@ViewBothSides]

I wonder how expensive that absolutely fully-loaded demo car would be.

[@BatteryLife]

It is the premium version, you can look it up.

[@MaticTheProto]

They are always fully loaded, there’s basically no extra options. You merely pick a line

[@christosbazios52]

Is this car close to honda e?

[@BatteryLife]

No, way bigger. More range, better charging

[@Poshpanda-09]

hatch looks like a birds nest. what about consumption /range....

[@BatteryLife]

Only wltp data yet

[@Watt_Ihr_Volt]

Super nice car. My wife said it is the only one that she so far considers - since a second Model 3 would make no sense for her (she is a huge Tesla fan).

[@Foersom_]

7:55 I do not like the gear shifter on a stalk. Too easy to accidental push into other position when turning steering wheel during a 3 point U-turn or parking operation.

[@BatteryLife]

Test it first, maybe it is further away than you think.

[@Foersom_]

@@BatteryLife On other cars that stalk is wind screen vipers. When I quickly have to do the extensive steering movement it does sometime happens that I accidentally starts the vipers as well.

[@WinkelHoof]

Never happend to me in my mercedes cars. Best thing with the stalk up there is that you never take your eyes from the road/surroundings.

[@Foersom_]

@@WinkelHoof When I drive a car with manual gearbox I quickly learn where the gears are and then my hand can change by feel not looking.

[@MaticTheProto]

Mercedes has the same system and it works great

[@johnfaulkner6776]

So steering wheel adjustment ( once in a blue moon) isn't powered? Will the next generation have any working muscles at all? Love the colour. Interior looks cramped to me.

[@BatteryLife]

Since you rarely adjust it and it is faster to adjust the steering wheel manually. I do prefer that. But if it would be powered, it could save the position to the driver.

[@MaticTheProto]

The interior looks cramped??? 😂 Sorry but wtf? It’s extremely spacious in there, you can seat 2 2m tall people behind each other no problem

[@JorgeniLund]

Do I sense you might like this EV? Walter, watch out!

[@neiltaylor513]

I do find it strange with electric cars when the electricity is the most important commodity that designer find more and more ways to waste it

[@Rei_n1]

Pity that there seems to be no keep-climate-on or pet mode. Hopefully, updates will solve this

[@BatteryLife]

Yes there is. Next video

[@henvan8737]

Yeah the frunk is more like a hand bag. The vehicle software is looking like BETA version. I guess that may not worry you as you would be used to the VW ID3 buggy software????

[@markiliff]

#yellowcar

[@colingoode3702]

Nice looking car. Battery size? Range? The price will determine whether it will sell well in the UK - or not. Some UK motoring press have suggested that it will sell for £35-37k when it launches. If that turns out to be true then this car is not going to be of interest to the vast majority of first time EV buyers - & I am one of those. For that sort of money you can buy EV from the class & size above. The MG4 is £10K cheaper! No contest.

[@BatteryLife]

Specs are shown in the first 10 seconds. You can't compare a Smart #1 to a MG4 Smart infotainment system has 10 times more features. It is not about the price all the time.

[@colingoode3702]

@@BatteryLife I beg to differ. EV's are already far too expensive for the majority of potential buyers who would like to make the switch from ICE to EV. Selling this car at a premium price point will not get it many sales - in the UK at least. I have no doubt that the Smart #1 is superior in certain areas to the MG4 but a saving of £10k makes up for that. It doesn't matter how good or better something is, if you cannot afford it, you cannot buy it. Don't get me wrong the MG4 is not perfect (no rear wiper, dark interior, no sun roof option, no rear centre seat head rest etc) but at the price it sells for you can make an allowance for this.

[@colingoode3702]

@@AlanTov The Smart is made in China - same as the MG4.

[@MaticTheProto]

The mg4 is also way more basic

[@bazoo513]

Well, that's a Merc, after all... Looks like a very nice, well thought through car. It's just that is misses the spirit of Smart completely, but then, it is too small and, umm, modest to be sold under the Mercedes brand.

[@hugocass8381]

More Great Wall Motors than DB

[@MaticTheProto]

It’s not modest at all

[@rcajavus8141]

Great video again. I was impressed by Smart 1 but now seeing your video I think they figured that we EV buyers like gadgets so car is overfilled with gadgets that I think forgot that it should be a VEHICLE first. Just look at that key, perhaps fine fir a womens purse but definitly strange in mens pants pocket... just a big dissapointment that manufacturers will push rather cars with obtuse ammount of unneeded technology and keep firgetting that we neef affordable EVs to drivee in our cities. Please think about it, they are making what should be a basic transportation need (cheap) totaly irrelevant and are focusing on rich buyers and we allowed it to happen by buying overpriced evs just because we have opportunity. Such a shame, we made evs that are everything but economic and eco friendly.. i dont need toys in my car, i need space for my stuff and calculation that doesnt make me live to pay for a basic human need, to transport people and goods. Price of kwh of battery has gone 10x down compared to 2012 but i would rather buy a new Mitsubishi Imiev than these overpriced toys for rich spoiled brats. How much will bread cost if we deliver it with vans that are not vans but only a profit gouging trick for producers? Think about it :)

[@artokiiskinen1058]

whoa. lot on your heart :-) peace

[@starvictory7079]

Excuse me? A woman's purse? This key fob is great as it's round it won't cut into a man's enlarged prostate or hurt the rest of the equipment.

[@starvictory7079]

@@artokiiskinen1058 You know, some men are just so testicular. They let their emotions run amok.

[@MaticTheProto]

What? Also you don’t even need the key, you can use your phone instead. So much complaining

[@qwetas69]

Chinese car, german price!

[@fishndive1961]

Looks nice, but not really a Smart any more. It is too big.

[@jellyd4889]

Anyone here allowed to say: Made in CN.... With CN components and a smattering of Merc standard parts....But you wouldn't buy a Huawei now, would you. Hope they have the rights to build in Europe... With European suppliers. Would be interesting to see what suppliers make what parts... I think there is space in YT for a channel to tell us this information. I am sure Americans are interested what parts in US cars are sourced in US....

[@MaticTheProto]

America isn’t exactly known for quality in Europe

[@nakfan]

Doesn’t seem that battery status in kWh is shown in the instrument cluster!? When will they ever learn 🤦‍♂️

[@DominikFlying]

Man nice color, but why did they make those rear view mirrors so ugly? 😱

[@GHOOGLEMALE]

Man thats ugly - But a woman scorned...

[@biachboy]

They cheaped out on the physical mirror controls. Deal-breaker.

[@BatteryLife]

How often do you change that?

[@biachboy]

@@BatteryLife with this question you can remove a lot of useful things ;-) I use it regularly in city parking to save the rims from scratches.

[@just4therecord]

The mirrors dipped automatically when you reverse, there’s no need to touch anything.

[@biachboy]

@@just4therecord but not always enough so manual adjustment is needed.

[@MaticTheProto]

@@biachboy you have 360 degree cameras that show you that angle

[@jrgenp.nielsen1243]

Just hate those door handles.

[@uzzisalomon6230]

What is smart about this car?

[@BatteryLife]

The name

[@80y3r9]

The "thing" is a parcel shelf, or if American, no idea, probably a sandwich or something dumb

[@stevezodiac491]

Has the world gone mad. A corsa sized car for £35k ?

[@MaticTheProto]

Size isn’t the only factor determining prices

[@try_to_guess_it]

Hi Chris, please don't purchase this car, it's just not worth it...Take Atto3 from BYD instead, a way way more aesthetic, features, quality of: interior, media, etc.. for way less money. I have one in my possession purchased a month ago..what a terrific cameras & system performance, possibility to install useable android apps like Waze, KZbin, etc.. very recommended & worth to wait for it...

[@MaticTheProto]

I disagree

[@l.e.i.4111]

Well...I don't know what to say. It's not ugly it's not beautiful either. Somewhere in between. But the interior looks just too plasticky to me. No hate just my opinion. 🖐

[@typxxilps]

3:14 shows how tall the car is, another inapropriate SUV and this time from the brand Mercedes never liked but simply needed to fullfill emissions. that brand has lost its roots totally and I guess you are walking the same shoes. Mercedes Press agency had kicked you out after reviewing your content and it was obvious why they had kicked the channel out: wrong target audience from their pov And now you wanna get such ugly big car and try to tell that the so be loved id.3 has to go for a chinese scrap yarrd find ? I bet VW will ban you and that will hit your channel even worse except local dealers might fill the gap but I doubt once they do no longer see a turnover. And 2000 german subs from the german channel will not change their mind. Pretty high risk gambling for me, cause now you drive a car from a brand that the mercedes guys do not really love but smile, cause that was a mees for 2,5 decades and i had been there from the pretty early beginning when they had hired the first Lotus Notes guys to establish an infrastructure and all the mess when the first had been brought to street and the founder Nicolas Hayek left the company and took the spirit they had had back then. You had a rock solid vierwership and I guess you are loosing far more than you can think of. The MG had been a great alternative for example which even shares parts with VW and comes with a great built quality, but this one is now a geely car with a smart badge and loosing its heritage of tiny small car and mobility. This #1 is a monster, a giant which you can see in the 3:14 scene easily. I do not see much that might fall in line with walter and the ID..3 you had defended for so long. And I write even as a non VW nor ID driver, but a Mercedes and Smart driver, but of cause the genuine Smart one developed in the heart of europe on the hottest spot back 80 years earlier when europe was in flames about the region of elsace. Smart for two was unreliable, expensive for its size, not quiet inside and a mess, but also unique and a statement for the environment and what 2 people need to be mobile especially in an urban envrionment. This is quite the opposite, an ugly oversized monster that has lost its roots or the start of the geely chapter where geely was not able to establish its own brand and needed to buy the Mercedes brand to enter the market. Brabus makes it not better, but worser at the end, but let us wait and see how you will us try to make believe that the brabus suspension is not unique - and especially if Cindy will love the feeling to be the detector of each bumper and hole in the street. Usually I would have unsubscribed but I wanna see this moment once Walter will be gone and you will own this giant car with its footprint build for cheap in china and sold overpriced by a Mercedes dealer. Cause that is what smart dealers are, a Mercedes outlet, the brand that decided to stop small cars and only produce luxury cars for a bigger profit.

[@willemvandoesselare7959]

40000 euro !!! It's way to early to buy a EV !!!

[@BatteryLife]

No it's not. Driving an EV is worth every penny. So much fine and nice. But understandable if money is your main point about a car.

[@MaticTheProto]

You forget upkeep costs, where the ev wins massively