Get you up to speed: Smart unveils smallest electric car model in the UK, set for 2024 launch
The Smart #2, unveiled in Beijing, is set to be the smallest electric car in the UK when it launches next year. Under 2.8 metres in length, it is expected to offer a range of up to 186 miles.
The Smart #2 is set to be launched in the UK next year, according to Wolfgang Ufer, chief executive of Smart Europe, who described it as a ‘reinvention’ of the brand’s original vehicle. The new model will measure under 2.8 metres in length and is expected to achieve a range of up to 186 miles.
The Smart #2 will make its motor show debut in China before a production version is unveiled at the Paris Motor Show 2026 later this year. Wolfgang Ufer, chief executive of Smart Europe, described the new car as a ‘reinvention’ of the brand’s original vehicle, incorporating design elements from the Mercedes-Benz team.
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The Smart #2, was unveiled in Beijing and will be launched in the UK next year (Picture: Smart/Cover Media)
It’s the length of a tiger, has a range of 186 miles and could soon be seen on a street near you.
The Smart #2 is set to be the smallest electric car in the UK when it launches next year.
First released in the late 1990s, the original model was roughly half the lenghth of a normal car.
The fourth-generation of the brand’s Fourtwo line looks set to be even more minuscule and is designed to deliver ‘uncompromised urban capability’.
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Wolfgang Ufer, chief executive of Smart Europe, poses with the new vehicle (Picture: Smart/Cover Images)
The car is under 2.8 metres in length, which will make it the smallest on UK roads (Picture: Smart/Cover Media)
Wolfgang Ufer, chief executive of Smart Europe, said the new car is a ‘reinvention’ of the brand’s eye-catching original vehicle.
‘The Concept #2 combines the creativity and passion of our Mercedes-Benz design team and provides a clear vision of the future qualities of the smart #2,’ he added.
‘It is a vehicle shaped by the way European smart customers truly live and move – effortless, agile, and efficient.’
The original model was a 1990s’ icon, designed to take up as little space as possible (Picture: Smart/Cover Media)
The concept car makes its motor show debut in China before a production version is unveiled at the Paris Motor Show 2026 later this year.
At under 2.8 metres in length, it is larger than the Citroën Ami or Microlino ‘bubble car’, but these are officially classified as electric quadricycles.
Despite its compact size, the new Smart vehicle is expected to offer a range of up to 186 miles (300 kilometres).
Its rapid charging capabilities mean it can go from from 10% to 80% power in under 20 minutes. Speed statistics are yet to be announced.
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