smart Reveals Two New Cars
- smart previewed the Concept #2 compact city EV and unveiled the #6 EHD hybrid hatchback ahead of Beijing. (technode.com) - The Concept #2 signals a return to a smaller two-door format, while #6 is promoted as an EHD hybrid. (prnewswire.com) - smart is positioning compact city EV design and hybrids as part of its global rebrand and market push. (technode.com)
smart used a Beijing brand event on April 22 to show two very different new cars: a tiny Concept #2 city electric vehicle and a larger #6 EHD hybrid hatchback. (media.smart.com) The Concept #2 is a two-seater design study, and smart said the production smart #2 is scheduled for a world premiere in Paris in October 2026. The company said the car is meant to revive the city-car format that made smart famous in the 1990s. (media.smart.com) The #6 EHD goes in the opposite direction. smart presented it in Beijing as a premium hatchback for China, and local outlet CnEVPost reported a stated combined range of 1,810 kilometers, or about 1,125 miles. (media.smart.com; cnevpost.com) EHD stands for “Electric Hybrid Drive,” smart said, combining battery-electric driving with a gasoline engine for longer trips. That gives smart a model to sell in a market where plug-in hybrids and range-extended cars have kept growing alongside pure battery EVs. (media.smart.com; technode.com) The split lineup shows how far smart has moved from its old one-car identity. Since Mercedes-Benz AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group formed the smart joint venture in 2019, the brand has expanded into larger vehicles including the #1 compact sport utility vehicle, the #3 sport utility coupe, and the #5 midsize sport utility vehicle. (media.smart.com) smart confirmed the #2 program in September 2025, saying the new city car would be all-electric, styled by Mercedes-Benz, and built on a new ultra-compact architecture. In December, the company said road testing was underway and kept the target of a late-2026 premiere. (prnewswire.com; prnewswire.com) TechNode reported the Beijing reveal as part of smart’s push to reposition itself in the premium electric-vehicle segment while widening its product mix. The company’s own release described the event as a step in “accelerating its expansion planning.” (technode.com; media.smart.com) For now, the smallest smart is still a concept and the largest new one is aimed at China. By October in Paris, the company will have to show whether its city-car comeback can sell alongside the bigger vehicles that now define the brand. (media.smart.com)
