I’m buying the Smart #1 Brabus so I’m biased but you didn’t do it justice in explaining why it has so much kit it looks like a real bargain.. 13 speaker stereo, electric tailgate, heads-up display, lane keeping assist, auto overtaking, 360 cameras, automatic self parking, full panoramic roof with electric blind, the 22kw onboard AC charger is a game changer at this price, dog mode, heat pump, refrigerated cooler box, matrix led lights, auto closing grill, plus all the obvious things like electric and heated seats, isofix including front passenger seat, adaptive cruise control , full width front and rear light bars. Only the base model doesn’t have all this kit. Oh it has 75% over the air updates. There’s more but I don’t want to hurt your head.😮Oh and VTL
@@mikebarry229 yes it does I forgot that, it has so much kit it’s amazing I can’t wait to order the #1 Brabus. Possibly next month with UK delivery from September fingers crossed. I might be mad but I have already got Brabus number plate holders, Brabus tee shirt €85 Brabus team jacket €175 direct from Brabus Germany. 🤣
JUST WOW, look at the interior aesthetics of this vehicle... FINALLY someone created a GOOD LOOKING interior. Im totally amazed with the aesthetics of this, im legit interested in buying one mainly due to the interior looks..
Great review, and congrats on all your content, and good work you put in creating your videos. Just one small remark, if I’m allowed. When stating the range, in ev’s, could you also mention it in kilometres next to miles? Your viewers (like myself) are not only UK based, so it would make our lives easier.😊 Thanks
Personally I’m not struck on the interface as it’s a bit too cartoonish and in my opinion not in keeping with the relatively sophisticated look of the rest of the car. On the plus side that’s only software and I guess could be changed but then again some might like it. At the end of the day it’s nice to have another new car to consider!
why does everyone keep discussing the name? What's so weird about #1? Either call it 'hashtag', 'number' or just plain '1', what's the problem there? For example, would you rather say Toyota bZ4X or Smart #1? To me at least the second sounds cooler and easier to say.
Shame about the price, thanks Liz Truss ...and no android auto, no V2L and once again the firm ride has been confirmed. The tiny boot was not an issue for me but this review has saved me from pre-ordering so thank you.
Aye v2L is the way to go for all,I was going to say if that was included I would have one but on second thought for that price I could have a twizy and a fortnight in Skeggy for the price lol.
Just did a test drive and I am blown away, superb in every way, super drive, stable, refined and the 0-60 is way less than 6.7, closer to 6.0. I will have to save some pennies
I’m cracking up every time he says hashtag 1!! 😂😂 Has the world forgotten that # means “number” when next to a number?! Or have the younger generations been oblivious of this prior use?? It definitely sounds better when you say Smart NUMBER one! 😅
That would make sense, but as every other major review has called it the Hashtag One, and several making the point they were briefed that way by Smart, it unfortunately has to have that daft name.
I’d have to put a sticker over that fox, and I don’t like the button down roof. The froot would surely be a much better place to store the charge cable than under the boot floor though.
Can it tow? Or take roof bars. How big is the boot with the seats slid forward? Pity the boot is so small. Nissan micra's is bigger. Maybe the Volvo version will have a better boot.
Great ‘hashtag’ review 😀 I’m assuming CarPlay & Android Auto are standard so Chinese-inspired UI doesn’t bother me. I would have interested to know more about creature comforts (USB C?, heated seats, reversing camera, etc) but Asian cars are usually very well equipped. Priced right with a decent warranty and stable software this could give the ID3 a right kick in the balls
Smart Cars have always made a small space on the outside, much bigger on the inside, as a 6 1/2 foot person could sit in it and it was comfortable . And it was Swatch and Daimler-Benz who made the 1st series of smart car. Then Daimler-Benz decided to not have the fun in the cars anymore so Swatch pulled out.
Portugal ;) looks like Leiria's coastline, but I'm not sure about it, but the roads, the tone of the ocean and the vibrant colours are typically Portuguese (trust me, I live in this country for over 28 years)
I’ve liked your reports in the past but was pretty unimpressed by the casual slagging-off of the current SMART FORTWO at the start of your presentation. Not good - cheap laughs never are. I love cars - my Toyota GT86, which I modified, was my pride and joy. But we wanted a second car for going around town and local journeys without contributing to pollution there, especially when journeys were short and when parking can be problematic. So we bought an Edition 1 SMART ForTwo. It’s been amazing. It’s nippy around town, turns on a sixpence, you can park it just about anywhere, it’s very efficient, it charges up rapidly (22kw charger), it’s tailgate opens like a Range Rover, you can get loads of food shopping inside, it’s like a mini-Merc inside, it’s so much better to look at than the old SMARTs (has that puppy look) and we had more people stop to admire, enthuse and ask about it than any fancy car that I’ve driven. For local journeys for 1/2 people it’s perfect. Also fun trying to max out on the range - I managed 100 miles this summer !!!
We need a choice of EVs that are sub £25k and around £20k to make the market take off. At the moment it’s company car owners and well off/wealthy people. Basically elitism
I dont think the 'good quality plastics' are the issue on a car like this nor the touchscreen UI. The questionis: how will it drive and will it last. The other aspects are nuisances at best - even though the manfucaturers seem to want us to believe otherwise.
it's simply incorrect to call it hashtag one, # has always meant "Number", so it's simply Smart number 1, 2 and 3 a hashtag is a # (also called hash) followed by a word, the tag !, hashtag is not the character itself as 1, 2 3 are clearly numbers, not words, the original meaning of the # sign, NUMBER (just check wikipedia) prevails, whatever smart say, they can't change the meaning of letters even if they want to, and i doubt that they intended the car to be called hashtag ! something might have been lost between departments at mercedes, but that is irrelevant, it's NUMBER 1, PERIOD ! (oh no, no period, sorry, exclamation point !)
#1 was supposed to be read as "Number 1" and not as "Hashtag 1" Right? Or am I crazy? He even said in the review this is the 1st car from a line of cars to come....
Why do you keep calling it Hashtag 1, it's Number 1, the hash symbol means "number"... "Hashtag" comes from using the hash symbol to add "tags" to content/posts.
The software ui looks completely disgusting, like a child's tablet, looks a complete mess with glossy plastic guaranteed get easily scratched, centre console is huge and ugly.. trying to make comparisons between the crappy id3 to make it sound good, what a complete load of capp both are......
Good idea by Mercedes’ to badge up a Chinese car and charge a super high price but the Chinese competition already setting up in Europe will be as good, if not better with more realistic pricing. So saying, good effort…..we’ve had a few Smarts, two managed to blow their tiny engines within 40k, I guess these electric ones will be more reliable !
47K Euros? EVs are really taking the piss. Saw one on the motorway today. Big, ugly, and apparently effing expensive. Like all other EVs coming out now.
The originals smarts (created by watch company Swatch in collaboration with Daimler Benz) had so much character, and were extremely unique on the road. There’s nothing wrong with how this car is designed, but I think it would have been better to create a new brand name for it. It’s too far away from the original philosophy and concept.
Seriously overpriced to the point only middle class or rich people will own one I’m on the verge of loosing the ability to own a car as I can’t afford a huge suv
Hope Opel patented that Opel Adam roof shape and are getting royalties. It is a ripoff of the shape. Smart number one looks ok. No one will be saying hashtag in a few years when Twitter dies...
Build by Geely, which in China isn't an appealing brand to show to your family and friends. They'll just launch at you for your poor choice in cheap brand. 😂😂😂
Youre not considering the MG4 which is way more competitive. Seems like a biased review really as you hardly highlight any negatives whereby the MG4 it's constant despite it being a great car with a crushing price to this.
Yes, this an the MG4 LR do share significant similarities - rear-wheel-drive layout, 250+ mile WLTP range, 5-seater 'family' car etc However, Smart is a brand that has always attracted a 'youthful' buyer, more interested in style and quirkiness rather than outright value-for-money - like Doug said at the start, the Smart Fourtwo and Fourfour were well below par for the money, yet they still sold. I'm not so sure the target audience for this #1 would be considering the MG4 LR (as good as it genuinely is...) 🤔
I’m buying the Smart #1 Brabus so I’m biased but you didn’t do it justice in explaining why it has so much kit it looks like a real bargain.. 13 speaker stereo, electric tailgate, heads-up display, lane keeping assist, auto overtaking, 360 cameras, automatic self parking, full panoramic roof with electric blind, the 22kw onboard AC charger is a game changer at this price, dog mode, heat pump, refrigerated cooler box, matrix led lights, auto closing grill, plus all the obvious things like electric and heated seats, isofix including front passenger seat, adaptive cruise control , full width front and rear light bars. Only the base model doesn’t have all this kit. Oh it has 75% over the air updates. There’s more but I don’t want to hurt your head.😮Oh and VTL
and one of the fastest processors on the market
And apparently 1600kg towing capacity which is pretty rare in an ev
@@mikebarry229 yes it does I forgot that, it has so much kit it’s amazing I can’t wait to order the #1 Brabus. Possibly next month with UK delivery from September fingers crossed. I might be mad but I have already got Brabus number plate holders, Brabus tee shirt €85 Brabus team jacket €175 direct from Brabus Germany. 🤣
@@mikebarry229 yup
thank you
I like it!!! Hopefully stays at that price in UK with quite a lot of equipment.
It looks like a funky small EQA at the rear
£38K is a rip off for any car
Would never agree that 453 EQ is one of the worst because of the low range. For me it is perfect for the city and I don't need long range....ever!
JUST WOW, look at the interior aesthetics of this vehicle... FINALLY someone created a GOOD LOOKING interior. Im totally amazed with the aesthetics of this, im legit interested in buying one mainly due to the interior looks..
Great review, and congrats on all your content, and good work you put in creating your videos. Just one small remark, if I’m allowed. When stating the range, in ev’s, could you also mention it in kilometres next to miles? Your viewers (like myself) are not only UK based, so it would make our lives easier.😊
Thanks
4:36 there is a mistake: boot space of smart #1 is 373 liters
Personally I’m not struck on the interface as it’s a bit too cartoonish and in my opinion not in keeping with the relatively sophisticated look of the rest of the car. On the plus side that’s only software and I guess could be changed but then again some might like it. At the end of the day it’s nice to have another new car to consider!
why does everyone keep discussing the name? What's so weird about #1? Either call it 'hashtag', 'number' or just plain '1', what's the problem there? For example, would you rather say Toyota bZ4X or Smart #1? To me at least the second sounds cooler and easier to say.
An excellent review. Finally a Smart of good quality. Still overpriced by Mercedes. I wonder how it compares to the Volvo EX30.
Shame about the price, thanks Liz Truss ...and no android auto, no V2L and once again the firm ride has been confirmed. The tiny boot was not an issue for me but this review has saved me from pre-ordering so thank you.
Not a fan of the PM but why her fault?
@@brianjohnstone394 rampant inflation and crash in pounds value Vs dollar and euro
Aye v2L is the way to go for all,I was going to say if that was included I would have one but on second thought for that price I could have a twizy and a fortnight in Skeggy for the price lol.
There is android auto, plus the price is alright (the British economy however…)
This current inflation wasn’t caused by Liz Truss 😂
None of her policies were implemented.
Ordered the German Chinese mixed race #1 Brabus UK - black and red can’t wait!- 3/4 week delivery. 🎁
Frunk is clearly designed to hold the cables…
Just did a test drive and I am blown away, superb in every way, super drive, stable, refined and the 0-60 is way less than 6.7, closer to 6.0. I will have to save some pennies
I’m cracking up every time he says hashtag 1!! 😂😂
Has the world forgotten that # means “number” when next to a number?! Or have the younger generations been oblivious of this prior use??
It definitely sounds better when you say Smart NUMBER one! 😅
It is Smart who insist on "hashtag", and as you say... it's wrong.
Just wait for the #2 or will that apply to all EVs with ridiculous prices?
Looks nice 👍🏻 Standard version sounds plenty powerful enough.
At 05:16, you can fit far more that "just about one high-vis jacket" in the 15L frunk! Don't sell the frunk short 😄👍
I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be called “number one”
You'd think, but Smart insists on journalists calling it the hashtag one.
That would make sense, but as every other major review has called it the Hashtag One, and several making the point they were briefed that way by Smart, it unfortunately has to have that daft name.
@@mikeymike1792 god help the chinese😂😂😂
I would go further and say it’s supported to be called, the Smart One
Smart already said it’s Hashtag One
if that ends up being the price I cant see why you would buy this.....
Will this be coming to the States?
I’d have to put a sticker over that fox, and I don’t like the button down roof. The froot would surely be a much better place to store the charge cable than under the boot floor though.
How does it compare to slightly smaller Ora Good Cat GT? Sub 7 seconds 0-100 and 500 km range
Looks like a Hotpoint, which is ideal for people who don't like real cars.
imaginary cars are the best 💗
Can it tow? Or take roof bars.
How big is the boot with the seats slid forward?
Pity the boot is so small. Nissan micra's is bigger.
Maybe the Volvo version will have a better boot.
Will you test it against Cupra Born and Volvo EX30?
Great ‘hashtag’ review 😀
I’m assuming CarPlay & Android Auto are standard so Chinese-inspired UI doesn’t bother me.
I would have interested to know more about creature comforts (USB C?, heated seats, reversing camera, etc) but Asian cars are usually very well equipped.
Priced right with a decent warranty and stable software this could give the ID3 a right kick in the balls
In an another review, i heard CarPlay & Android Auto is not an option ATM.
@@onlyrgu it will be standard
Everything you listed is included
Smart Cars have always made a small space on the outside, much bigger on the inside, as a 6 1/2 foot person could sit in it and it was comfortable . And it was Swatch and Daimler-Benz who made the 1st series of smart car. Then Daimler-Benz decided to not have the fun in the cars anymore so Swatch pulled out.
35k! Same mistake as the original smart cars..priced like they actually were Mercs!!
35k for a hideously ugly hatchback...
This car looks excellent! Sadly it's not coming to the USA...
What location did you shoot this review? Scenery is beautiful!
Portugal ;) looks like Leiria's coastline, but I'm not sure about it, but the roads, the tone of the ocean and the vibrant colours are typically Portuguese (trust me, I live in this country for over 28 years)
Preety sure its Cascais (more exactly around Guincho) and Serra de Sintra in Portugal. Lots of international car launches happen in the area.
It’s Lisbon near the Ponte 25 de Abril
@@pedrobrigas tens razão, reparei agora nas placas de indicação, se bem que também lembre São Pedro de Moel
I'm not normally bothered by this but the panel gaps on that front bumper are dreadful, can't believe they did that on a press car.
It's beautiful car, is it for sell?
In English you dont say Geely with a sharp or HARD G. The G is followed by the letter e which makes the G a soft G.
Hi 🎉
Do you know their battery manufacturer name?
Not Front Trunk or Frunk please - in British/Irish English we say Boot so FROOT would be better.
Lovely car all the same and informative video.
I’ve liked your reports in the past but was pretty unimpressed by the casual slagging-off of the current SMART FORTWO at the start of your presentation. Not good - cheap laughs never are.
I love cars - my Toyota GT86, which I modified, was my pride and joy.
But we wanted a second car for going around town and local journeys without contributing to pollution there, especially when journeys were short and when parking can be problematic. So we bought an Edition 1 SMART ForTwo. It’s been amazing. It’s nippy around town, turns on a sixpence, you can park it just about anywhere, it’s very efficient, it charges up rapidly (22kw charger), it’s tailgate opens like a Range Rover, you can get loads of food shopping inside, it’s like a mini-Merc inside, it’s so much better to look at than the old SMARTs (has that puppy look) and we had more people stop to admire, enthuse and ask about it than any fancy car that I’ve driven. For local journeys for 1/2 people it’s perfect. Also fun trying to max out on the range - I managed 100 miles this summer !!!
Which is the top speed for the normal and brabus version please?
180kmh for both
@@just4therecord Thank you
We need a choice of EVs that are sub £25k and around £20k to make the market take off. At the moment it’s company car owners and well off/wealthy people. Basically elitism
Interesting but far too expensive for what it is.
Wow, I really miss the old style cars
Tesla Model 3 is still 3k cheaper (at least in my country), also, I don’t know how reliable an electric chinese powertrain will be tbh
Quite like it; its certainly on my list to consider along with the MG4
It looks cheaply constructed to me. IMO, save yourself 9k and get the base MG4, unless you are sure you need more range.
@@nigel.w What "looks" cheaply constructed to you?
The first Smart Fourtwo was rubbish? Not my experience…
Doug is weird...
That little fox is going to get someone in the car accident
That knees up seating position in the back is a bit off putting. It’s a shame because the rest of it seems amazing
You can see this car's design was heavily influenced by the Merc electric range
A car made in China that cost 20k euro in China but 41K euro in Europe....make no sense
i want one esap
smart ev #One all down to how they Price it its good for 35k-36k but is it 40k good not sure ?
gorgeous car, more expensive than I'd imagined.
Smart #1
Production 2022-present
Assembly China: Xi'an, Shaanxi
Designer Yi Gao and Mohammad Aminiyekta (concept)
Body and chassis
I dont think the 'good quality plastics' are the issue on a car like this nor the touchscreen UI. The questionis: how will it drive and will it last. The other aspects are nuisances at best - even though the manfucaturers seem to want us to believe otherwise.
the twin motor MG4 is gonna kick the Brabus's arse on price
I'd love to drive that. Buckle up. Safety first.
it's simply incorrect to call it hashtag one, # has always meant "Number", so it's simply Smart number 1, 2 and 3
a hashtag is a # (also called hash) followed by a word, the tag !, hashtag is not the character itself
as 1, 2 3 are clearly numbers, not words, the original meaning of the # sign, NUMBER (just check wikipedia) prevails, whatever smart say, they can't change the meaning of letters even if they want to, and i doubt that they intended the car to be called hashtag ! something might have been lost between departments at mercedes, but that is irrelevant, it's NUMBER 1, PERIOD ! (oh no, no period, sorry, exclamation point !)
#1 was supposed to be read as "Number 1" and not as "Hashtag 1"
Right? Or am I crazy? He even said in the review this is the 1st car from a line of cars to come....
Considered a Smart car but decided against it and went out and bought a BMW 2.0 diesel
Which BMW model?
Great review mate
Smart should go back to making funky small cars and not electric qashqais
Please, please please, call it the "Number One"
Why do you keep calling it Hashtag 1, it's Number 1, the hash symbol means "number"...
"Hashtag" comes from using the hash symbol to add "tags" to content/posts.
The closer an EV-only future gets the worse it feels. Tiny ranges and everyone sat around for hours at charging points.
Hours? If you don’t use fast chargers ig
Not keen on the exterior looks but otherwise looks a great car
look really good
Bring it to the states 😢
A really crappy software, fox what a complete load of capp..... Just give us proper Android auto...
we love our 3 cylinder GAS smart, but i won't be buying this...why? it's electric. goodbye smart.
Omg thats so sad for smart
The user interface design and screen responsiveness is ugly, childish and slow. Other than that not a bad car. Pricing remains to be seen.
Smaller mb eqa
The software ui looks completely disgusting, like a child's tablet, looks a complete mess with glossy plastic guaranteed get easily scratched, centre console is huge and ugly.. trying to make comparisons between the crappy id3 to make it sound good, what a complete load of capp both are......
Nice
He really called number sign a hashtag here
He is completely right as Smart#1 is the official name of the car.
Looks like typical Chinese EV software like BYD
New Smart is crazy 8:00
This is a pure Chinese that is sold under Smart brand.
Good idea by Mercedes’ to badge up a Chinese car and charge a super high price but the Chinese competition already setting up in Europe will be as good, if not better with more realistic pricing. So saying, good effort…..we’ve had a few Smarts, two managed to blow their tiny engines within 40k, I guess these electric ones will be more reliable !
LOL. Geely's EV architecture is better than Mercedes'. EQE SUV doesn't even has a frunk. But this small EV has one.
This thing is actually a bargain.
Also I know multiple people who love their smart cars and they serve them well
47K Euros? EVs are really taking the piss. Saw one on the motorway today. Big, ugly, and apparently effing expensive. Like all other EVs coming out now.
It look like a xl
The originals smarts (created by watch company Swatch in collaboration with Daimler Benz) had so much character, and were extremely unique on the road.
There’s nothing wrong with how this car is designed, but I think it would have been better to create a new brand name for it. It’s too far away from the original philosophy and concept.
I've seen better reviews of this car too.
Hmmm, I get the distinct impression that the car is a good car, but not stunning. The reviewer didn’t really sing it’s praises like I was expecting.
Number . #1 is Number one
Seriously overpriced to the point only middle class or rich people will own one
I’m on the verge of loosing the ability to own a car as I can’t afford a huge suv
That front 🤦🏼♂️
Looks good
@@MaticTheProto no “face”…
Hope Opel patented that Opel Adam roof shape and are getting royalties. It is a ripoff of the shape.
Smart number one looks ok. No one will be saying hashtag in a few years when Twitter dies...
more External Combustion Engine "cars". yawn.
I refuse to call anything a "hashtag one" christ.
Why is everything an SUV
Battery
Electric cars are just all overpriced they are cheaper to produce but they asked more money for them
Its not SUV !!!!
Definitely not an suv.
It's an impractical oversized hatchback.
Another stupid priced car.
I take it merc and volvo doesn't bother about china's human rights,well done guys.
They only care about profits
As Chinese I think you are weird, you keep talking about a China that doesn't exist, a China in your prejudiced eyes
Where’s your phone made? And your kitchen stuff? And your clothes?
你自己先有了人权之后，再来关心中国的人权
Build by Geely, which in China isn't an appealing brand to show to your family and friends. They'll just launch at you for your poor choice in cheap brand. 😂😂😂
Very ugly and childish design. Poor aerodynamics, big battery yet low range. Will be a flop.
awful
Yep it's hatefully ugly. Just why would you put that on your drive, like no self respect at that point lol.
it is Number One... why call it hashtag 🤯
like your presenter, pity he still wears women's pants like it's still 2011
Youre not considering the MG4 which is way more competitive. Seems like a biased review really as you hardly highlight any negatives whereby the MG4 it's constant despite it being a great car with a crushing price to this.
Yes, this an the MG4 LR do share significant similarities - rear-wheel-drive layout, 250+ mile WLTP range, 5-seater 'family' car etc
However, Smart is a brand that has always attracted a 'youthful' buyer, more interested in style and quirkiness rather than outright value-for-money - like Doug said at the start, the Smart Fourtwo and Fourfour were well below par for the money, yet they still sold.
I'm not so sure the target audience for this #1 would be considering the MG4 LR (as good as it genuinely is...) 🤔
Hahahahaha no. The mg4 is way worse quality and feature wise
@@MaticTheProto lol this is over £40k, you must be smoking crack.
Every manufacturer has an ugly duckling. This one's been designed by an apprentice.
When will this car be available to order ?
Now (at least in Germany)
Nice