Nobody expected the ordinary sporty look to be enough for this car. At the 29th Chengdu International Motor Show, smart unveiled the #3 Dynamic Racing Edition — and put it on sale immediately. It stares straight at the BRABUS version and clearly wants a piece of its territory. The official price starts at 209,900 yuan, or 194,900 yuan under the current support programme.
And this is far more than a set of bright stripes on the body. Two electric motors put out a combined 315 kW — about 428 hp — and 543 Nm. Sprinting to 62 mph takes 4.3 seconds, and the electronics can switch between rear- and all-wheel drive in just 0.4 seconds. smart also claims a 50:50 weight distribution, a 0.27 drag coefficient, and a braking distance from 62 mph of under 35 metres.
The show car’s standout feature is visible before you even open the door — a massive carbon-fibre rear wing, made using vacuum hot-forming. It’s offered as a 7,000-yuan option. The standard sport package adds a different hood, front bumper, side skirts, and other aero elements. Wheels are 20 inches.
Step inside, though, and the cabin is surprisingly calm for a car that looks this aggressive: a 12.8-inch central screen, a digital instrument cluster, ventilated and heated seats, a Beats sound system, cabin scenting, and 64-colour ambient lighting. That puts the Dynamic Racing Edition somewhere between the regular #3 and the more extreme BRABUS — not just in looks, but in character. For comparison, the BRABUS hits the same peak power but sprints to 62 mph in 3.6 seconds.
smart hasn’t announced an official launch of the new version in Russia. The #3 does show up there through independent importers — one dealer is currently offering the all-wheel-drive Pulse for roughly 5.1 million rubles, and the BRABUS for around 6.15 million. Those are one-off import listings, not an official Russian price, so they can’t be directly compared to the 194,900–209,900 yuan sticker in China.
