Earlier this week, smart Malaysia put up a teaser post showing a couple of close-up photos of the smart #5, hinting that the EV could be making an appearance in Malaysia. Right on cue, the five-seat SUV has popped up, doing so at the Malaysia Auto Show 2025. The #5 that’s on display at the event is a left-hand drive unit, and is a Summit edition model for the Chinese market.
Revealed in August last year, the smart #5 isn’t an SUV body-style sister of the #1 and #3, but is a much larger offering, underpinned by a PMA2+ platform featuring 800V electrical architecture. In China, the #5 is available with four powertrain options, and these are:
- RWD 340 PS (250 kW)
- RWD 363 PS (267 kW)
- AWD 587 PS (432 kW), with 224 PS (165 kW) front and 363 PS (250 kW) rear motors
- AWD 646 PS (475 kW), with 224 PS (165 kW) front and 421 PS (310 kW) rear motors; #5 Brabus
Two battery packs are available for the smart #5, with a 76 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) unit for the RWD variants and a 100 kWh nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery for the AWD cars.
In terms of range, the RWD versions offer 570 and 660 km of CLTC-rated range (467 km and 541 km WLTP), while the 100 kWh unit on the AWD versions provide around 720 km of CLTC-rated travel (or roughly 590 km WLTP). Charging aspects aren’t detailed, but the brand says that the battery can be juiced from a 10 to 80% state-of-charge in just 15 minutes through DC charging.
The Summit preview unit is a dual-motor version with the 100 kWh battery, but it remains to be seen as to which configuration (RWD or AWD) of the regular #5 will make it here. What we do know is that the Brabus version revealed last month is certain, followed by what should be a #5 Premium, with word being that we might not have to wait very long for the right-hand drive versions of these to appear – we may be looking at a couple of months, tops.
Whatever the case, novelties to expect include dual 13-inch AMOLED display screens, a 20-speaker Sennheiser Signature Sound System, 256-colour ambient lighting and the ability to fold the rear seats flat into a king-size in-car suite. Key interior figures include 1,530 litres of rear storage space, a 72-litre frunk and 34 smart compartments.
More on the #5 when the RHD versions go on preview here in the coming months.
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Will the #1 and #3 reduce price when this new #5 release?
jangan jual mahal sgt nanti tak laku
if ckd with rhd, who will assemble ?
this is a more interesting looking smart. smart #1 and #3 kinda odd looking…
Has smart ev solved there rust issues?
watched more than a few favorable reviews for smart cars but it doesn’t seem popular in malaysia. perhaps it’s the unattractive pricing ?? in terms of looks, let’s just say i’ve seen uglier (far more expensive) cars on the road. a bit concerning to current buyers because how long can they sustain in this country given their weak sales.
Too expensive and too ugly. Hard pass.
Quite interesting. Got this ugly pretty look. I personally like it.