Smart isn’t small anymore. Not even close. China just got the new Smart #6 EHD, the biggest model in the brand’s history, and it has nothing to do with the tiny city car that once defined Smart. This is a nearly five-meter fastback-liftback, born from the Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture.
The priority here isn’t compact size. It isn’t even sporty character. What matters most is range. The Smart #6 EHD packs a plug-in hybrid powertrain built around a 1.5-liter gasoline engine paired with an electric motor. Total output sits at 320 kW, or roughly 435 hp. Zero to 100 km/h takes 6.7 seconds. That’s not record-breaking for the muscle on tap, but the #6 EHD never intended to be a sports car. It plays a different game entirely.
Buyers get a choice between two lithium-iron-phosphate batteries. The 20 kWh pack delivers up to 135 km of electric-only range, while the 41.46 kWh unit stretches that to 285 km on China’s CLTC cycle. With a full tank and a fully charged battery, total range climbs to 1810 km. Claimed fuel consumption is 3.9 L/100 km. Real-world figures will obviously depend on driving style, charge level and speed.
Now the prices. The entry-level 1675 Pro starts at around 179,900 yuan. The mid-spec 1810 Max sits at 197,900 yuan, while the top 1810 Ultra goes for 217,900 yuan (these are launch promotional prices — official guide prices run slightly higher). Against European hybrids of similar size, the #6 EHD looks borderline cheap, though cross-market comparisons rarely tell the whole story.
Dimensionally, the #6 EHD belongs closer to the executive segment than to Smart’s old city-car roots. It measures 4906 mm long, 1922 mm wide and 1508 mm tall, with a 2926 mm wheelbase. The design comes from Mercedes-Benz’s global team: a sloped silhouette, flush door handles, frameless doors and a presence that nobody would have expected from Smart a decade ago.
The tech load is tuned for Chinese tastes. The #6 EHD packs a LiDAR sensor, around 30 cameras and radars, the Geely Afari Smart Driving assistance suite, a 25.6-inch AR-HUD and the Doubao AI voice assistant by ByteDance. In China, this kind of kit isn’t a luxury anymore — it’s how you survive against BYD, Geely Galaxy, Deepal and Changan.
One thing is clear. Smart has officially outgrown its old identity as the maker of two-seat city runabouts. The brand is now a Sino-European outfit selling big, tech-heavy machines. The nostalgia for the original Smart belongs in the same place as the original Smart itself — the past.
