We get the first (camouflaged) look at the new Smart #2 ahead of an October debut as Smart goes back to its ForTwo roots. It’s been seven years since Mercedes went into partnership with Geely to try and turn the smart car brand into a business that actually made a profit, with Mercedes doing the […]

The Smart #2 Concept is revealed as Smart previews a new take on the Smart ForTwo electric City Car due on sale next year. It’s been seven years since Geely took a 50% stake in Mercedes’ Smart brand as the Germans looked for a way to take the Smart brand forward and make some actual […]

Smart, now run by Geely and Mercedes, has delivered three electric SUVs so far, but now it’s back to its roots with the Smart #2 on the way. It’s more than six years since Smart became a Geely Mercedes project as Mercedes-Benz sought a way to turn the perpetually loss-making Smart brand into a commercial […]

Smart reveals its range-topping #5 model – the Smart #5 Brabus – boasting all-wheel drive, 637bhp and 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds. Last month, we saw the arrival of the Smart #5, a much bigger Smart than we’ve seen before (it’s about the size of a Volvo XC60) as the now Geely/Mercedes-owned brand reinvents itself. The […]

The Smart #5, Smart’s biggest model to date, gets its UK debut ahead of going on sale in the UK in Q4 2025. Yes, we’ve already seen the debut of the Smart #5 in Australia last year as Smart chose to show it first in a country which laps up rugged SUVs in an effort […]

The new electric Smart #5 is officially revealed as a boxy SUV with a 348-mile range and is the biggest Smart to date. Since Smart turned from a Mercedes vanity project to a joint venture with Geely, we’ve seen the arrival of the Smart #1 and Smart #3, and now the Smart #5 is officially […]

Smart’s next electric car – the Smart #5 – will make its official debut on 28 August, and it’s as big as a Volvo XC60. When Mercedes was busy trying to make Smart cars a profitable experiment, we got used to seeing dinky little Smart cars slotting in to the tiniest of parking spaces and […]

Smart’s latest model – the Smart #5 – has leaked out ahead of its debut and promising up to 637bhp and four-wheel drive. It’s hard to keep a secret these days when we all have access to the interwebs, so it’s no surprise that filings by Smart for the Smart #5 to the Chinese Ministry […]

The new Smart #5 Concept is revealed as Smart’s third, and biggest, EV, with new styling, 800v architecture and 100kWh battery. Just a few days ago, we had a preview of the new Smart #5 with a design sketch which made it clear this Smart would be a big change from the current #1 and […]

The new Smart #5 – the third electric SUV from the Mercedes-Geely partnership – is previewed ahead of its debut as a concept at the Beijing Motor Show. It’s five years since Mercedes teamed up with Geely to re-invent the Smart Car brand, although it took until 2022 for the first fruits of their efforts […]