Smart #5: Small Name, Big Car, Even Bigger Price Tag

Smart used to mean tiny urban jellybeans you could park beside a fridge and drive while feeling like you were stuffed into a phone battery. But now? Now Smart seems to have taken something... potent. The result? The Smart #5 — a car that’s anything but “smart” when it comes to size or price.

Built on Geely’s SEA platform — the same bones as the Zeekr 7X — the Smart #5 is essentially its upmarket cousin. Same electric DNA, but with a badge that used to mean “micro” now trying very hard to say “premium.” And at over 4.7 metres long with a 2.9-metre wheelbase, it’s bigger than most European living rooms.

Boot space? A cavernous 1,530 litres in the back and another 72 litres up front. Inside, it’s got more storage compartments than your average IKEA catalogue. Tech? Oh, plenty. Dual 13-inch infotainment screens, a 10.25-inch digital driver’s display, and a frankly ridiculous 25.6-inch head-up display. Then there’s ambient lighting in 256 colours, heated rear seats, a panoramic roof, and up to 20 speakers. If you can’t hear your music in here, you’re either deaf… or riding a motorcycle on the roof.

The base model comes with a 76 kWh LFP battery, but from the Pro+ version upward you get a juicier 100 kWh NCM pack and 800-volt architecture. Go for the top trims — Pulse or Summit Edition — and you’ll get dual motors, all-wheel drive, and a 0–100 km/h sprint in just 4.9 seconds. Yes, that’s a Smart that outpaces a lot of sports cars. But unlike them, it also comes with roof rails, a tow hook, and — oh yes — side steps. Because… why not?

Now for the price parade:

Pro: €45,900

Pro+: €50,900

Premium / Pulse: €55,400

Summit Edition: €56,900

Ah yes, Summit Edition. A name that sounds like a posh ski resort but actually means your Smart looks like someone duct-taped a GoPro to it and dared it to climb Everest.

In short, the Smart #5 is like that guy who used to wear backwards caps and eyebrow piercings, but then came back from a wellness retreat in a tailored suit driving a white Tesla, saying: “I’m into crypto now.” Same name. Completely different animal.

And the price tag? Well, that’s just the final confirmation that Smart has officially gone big. Really big. And rather proud of it, too.

Still… it does look pretty cool.