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- Meet the Smart #1 Brabus!
It’s the top-of-the-range performance edition of the new Smart #1, but the question is, does it deserve to come adorned with the Brabus name, which is often synonymous with luxury and high performance?
Well, let’s start off with the power stats. The normal #1 comes with a single electric motor which can produce 272hp. However this Brabus edition comes with an additional electric motor on the front axel, and combined it can put down 428hp! What’s more, it also has a claimed 0-60mph time of just 3.9 seconds!
Then we have the design, and there are clearly a number of styling changes over the normal car. At the front you have two vents in the bonnet, along with a red effect on the grille and an extended front splitter. There are exclusive alloy designs included, along with an extended side skirt with some red trim. Then finally at the back the are some more visual changes, including an extended spoiler. All-in-all the changes are mostly visual, but it certainly looks more aggressive than the normal #1!
Step inside and it’s very much the same story. You’ll find smatterings of red stitching and colouring throughout the cabin, but otherwise, the #1 Brabus is pretty much identical to the normal car - but that’s no bad thing!
The Smart #1 Brabus costs around £43,000 - about £4,000 more than the range-topping Smart #1. So is it worth it?! You’ll need to stick with Mat and see for yourself!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:34 Price & Performance
01:11 0-60mph
02:07 Chassis
02:51 Country Road Driving
05:48 Design
07:01 Interior
07:33 Back Seats
08:01 Boot
08:31 5 Annoying Things
10:01 5 Cool Things
11:21 Daily Driving
12:43 Verdict
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This vs the MG4 X power would be great in a drag race.
i want to see it also
I’ve driven both the MG is 435 Hp 600 Nm torque the Brabus 428 Hp 543 Nm. 3.9 v 3.8 0-62 although they are both quicker. The MG does the quarter mile in 12 seconds dead. I can only estimate the Brabus at around 12.5 seconds. Even though the MG is slightly quicker and £7k cheaper I’ve bought the Brabus because the six pages of extra kit plus the added luxury are well worth the difference to me.
You buerk
If we had more electric cars on our roads, it could even improve traffic jams at intersections since they start so fast.
Absolutely
A little range test between some EVs like the Smart #1 Brabus would be a very great idea
Brabus Smart 1 gonna cost $450.000 on some countries.
@@purwantiallan5089 THAT MUCH ??? what country would put a prize that it’s as high as the revuelto with nothing !
@@purwantiallan5089 the lowest prize of it is 45k, but I think that you didn’t understand the prize, bc 450k is extremely expensive and NO one would buy it
Some of you don't know, Vietnam and Thailand has a 300% tax. So if a $50k car in US will cost $150k over there, cash only!
@@MrVuTran oof, that makes sense in that case
not the Brabus I expected😂😂 but okay.
Looks like a cross between a mini Cooper clubman and a eqe
That is the perfect description
Basically the Mercedes EQ design team took the Mini Clubman structure and applied their design language to it. That is probably what literally happened.
@@YogMBrabus 1 also has a vibe from Wuling Motors EV.
@@Neojhunfr
Nice Chinese car
This review has come at the right time . Am looking forward to it. Good review Matt
I know a lot of people get a kick out of the noise and the violence of an internal combustion engine, and I can't argue with that, everyone gets joy out of different things.
Personally I love being able to silently gap everyone on the road, puts a huge smile on my face every time without fail.
I just wish they didn’t make electric cars butt ugly. The Ego RS+ is my favourite road bike and that is a silent killer, the reason electric cars don’t usually invoke the same feeling is because they’re designed to just be completely stupid in too many cases.
Same, I regularly beat cars off the lights in my lowley Seat Mii electric as the instant torque totally takes them by surprise.
They get quite upset and have to blast past at double the speed limit as it hurts their pride. I just sit there laughing 😁
To those who are still wondering the ugly design of EV. They have to cary huge battery under the floor. Hence most EV are MpV or suv. Dont expect sportier EV yet
I have gone right ahead and bought it. ❤
It gonna be quite pricey man. In Australia it maybe costed $289.000.
@@purwantiallan5089 no not that much. £43,450 in the UK 🇬🇧 €48,950 EU 🇪🇺
@@garrycroft4215£43k?? damn... that's quite hefty for such a small car
My friend got one in China which cost about £33k or $41k
@@woolala3953 yes we have to pay 10% import duty and 20% tax on top. This adds £10,000 to the price.
Ive got mine on order. When i test drove it, i was getting over 200 miles range easily.
2:35 you had me thinking it was the bargain of the century for a second 😂
I can't believe you didn't mention the "Sports car" noise in Brabus mode. Or has it been dropped for UK versions? We need to know.... ;-) great video
Can tell that Matt bit tired in this vid.. have a short break/ vacation mate.. think you deserve way more than that.. you did really well on all video reviews.. take care brother!
Drove one today… mental. Coming from a 6 series this was unbelievably quick.
That's probably the cleanest brabus car i have seen. They usually make cars too much over the top
Which is more cleaner? A mansory or Brabus.
"Over the top" in a negative connotation and "Brabus" shouldnt be allowed in the same sentence...
Great looking car. This car has a lot going for it, it's an enticing option. All things considered, it's very smart in fact.
Very nice!!
5:42 Matt has a great point here, straight line performance has nothing to do with when we're talking about the true level of "performance" in a car, it doesn't matter it's an electric or ice cars. being said, we all should wait and see what the Hyundai has to offer with their N division on their EVs, especially the Ioniq 5 N!!!!
This is quite true, it’s because of weight 1,900kg if you want a fun to drive electric car then the rear wheel drive BMW i3s at 1,285kg is really fun to drive.
I have one until next week when I get the Brabus.
Indeed, but I do have an issue that nowadays people who were used to 2.0 TDI engine cars can jump into a new medium price EV and launch themself into a pole or another car in 3.7s. This EV trend is just road accidents waiting to happend!
@@garrycroft4215i3 and Brabus 1 both only weighed 1340kgs imo.
@@tavirosu25agree.
They're all grade A crapola because of EPS!
Thanks for the review much needed to make decision
2:34 You've got to love that touch of Monty Python
This BRABUS 1 against MG XPOWER 4 and Wuling Air EV could be an interesting way to do a drag race.
really appreciate the comparison to ICE matt. EVs just can't cut it when it comes to fun.
now just need to convince the sig-o to let me buy the FL5, AND be lucky enough to land the lottery on one of the 19 units made available for my country.
Fascinating
Start adding these videos to playlists again please!! 🙏🏼
Thank you Matt❤ Rexton review when?
Hi, Mat I had a thought when you comented on the vents on the upper front, 😀 put running lights in their like kit, or for blinkers 😅A Other revuers noted that the quality of the interior 😮
Lovely car -- well thought out and a great looking bit of kit …
A Smart with 428 hp? Mind blowing!
Once sat next to a black Brabus CL My first thought looking at it was if Bielzebub drove that would be his car of choice, I think they had 800bhp
Brabus CL and 1 have 300bhp plus.
I saw Brabus and immediately thought I would see a Mercedes.
I’m a subscriber here for years and mat is the best at what he does do you agree
I keep my 2017 smart barbus thank you 😊
Matt: "No BAM BAM BAM, no fun, but still decent"
Hi Watson, I noticed you recently created a video on shorts of the Volvo cx30s cup holders. Are you going to release a video of the Volvo cx30?
5:47 the volume level it’s so high, i was looking for skip button because i was thinking it’a a advertisement 😂😂
I sat in this and a Premium version.... The performance is interesting, but I think the biggest improvement in the Brabus is the interior / exterior styling. I'd ideally get a "Brabus style pack" on the premium car and keep the range
Just drive more conservatively when you need the range, it probably has an 'eco mode' too. I'd gladly pay the small additional 10% for the extra 150hp !
@@axiomic I know what you mean, but genuinely I wont use that much power in this. Also it means its way faster than my 911, which is a v 1st world probelm I admit!
@@ajcball haha oh poor you 😝
Well the Bravia will have the interior you want. The power when you need it. But more importantly it’s more desired model and have much better resale value.
@@axiomic I'd business lease it - given the lease prices they are not pricing in the Brabus holding its value better interestingly (tho I would tend to agree)
So the only reason not to get this car is that you have to look at those ugly Brabus logos all day that look like a five year old could have designed them
Test driving a Smart #1 tomorrow - we'd be looking at the premium trim rather than the brabus as I really have no need or interest in that much power, plus the added expense of insurance group hike as well. It's sharing a shortlist with the new Kona and Niro EV (both of which we have driven already), I'm looking forward to finding out whether the slight e-pedal delay is noticeable/annoying...
Sat in one in the Merc showroom, and they are really lovely inside - easily the best interior of any of the cars we've looked at in that price bracket.
Hello, interested in which one you went for, I really like the top trim Kona (ultimate) but currently undecided?
Hard to believe this car was actually lowered! How high was it before they added the coilovers?
Porsche 919 Evo make my dream happen. ❤
Matt I believed you, now I question everything you say. That was epic journalism 😂 2:07
Can you please review the fisker Ocean???
Matt, can you share a direct comparison between the #1 and EX30 please?
very nice video :D
I bought two Smarts back then and used them as roller skates.
The new one is a real car
I think I'm the only person in the world who low key liked the old Smart car BRABUS version. This looks nicer though ngl.
Brabus 1 has 385bhp.
Hello Mat. I know you made the video again E-Class AMG. But I would like the exclusive version. Since they are not the same. They have different designs and other different things as well.
I wish we had the bigger Smarts in the US not just the two door. This looks so good 😢
smart#3
I would have never guessed that you'd be testing a "Brabus" Smart.. 😂
Yep. Smart cars that had tons of power.
Nice car, 5 cool features are rather underwhelming! Raced one of these Brabus versions in my Born E-boost and bet it, then check its stats on my phone later as wasn’t sure what it was, and realised she was prob using half throttle and playing with me!
Brabus 1 had some nice touches like Nissan Pickup.
@@purwantiallan5089do you use a random word generator when commenting
Would you take the base LFP #1 or the Volvo EC30?
Matt please come here to the Netherlands and review the Hongqi or just any Hongqi they are available here pleasssseeeee!!!!!
Lmao are you for real? 😂
What a lovely brand washing
We have got one like this. I love it.
The sound is mostly hitting my left earphone for the beginning of this video - might be worth looking into!
Please do more reviews like this 🙌🏻 a lot of us prefer this over the drag races
Pff yeah, they bring in the views apparently but don't tickle my fancy one bit.
Guess it's fun when there's a car included you are interested in though
Seen them all Mat MG4 X power is great for the price
Yes. Great price for starting power.
His intros r still epic 🙂
Love this ❤
hi , everyone's good evening . would like to enquire .
In between
BMW IX1 30 M SPORT and SMART BRABUS
Which should I go for ?? Thanks in advance
I just saw you on slovenian news 😂
You are not an old petrol head, you just like good cars.
Why are there hood vents???
Front motor
Front motor gets hot making all that horsepower😅
I though I just clicked on the same smart 1 review I was watching before this video. 😂
On the subject of efficiency that was calculated to only be 180 miles. Was this because you’d been launching it etc? Would it not be better if you’d reset the trip computer and drove normally ?
Shades like the new mini EV. But I loved smart from day 1. It's a Brabus. Nice bit of kit.
Brabus cant modify any aspect of an EV other than aesthetics. This is not a real Brabus, its just pure marketing. Attach 4 plastic bits and some stickers and idiots will pay a lot more for it.
@@PaulTC777well said, its no Brabus
@@PaulTC777BRABUS 1 imo gonna be quite pricey in Asian countries. Probably around $300.000 in Japan and Australia.
@@DougC83yes.
@@PaulTC7774k for the extra power is not that bad
That was a fast change of thumbnail
Mat when you do your drag races could you do a drag to 100 then brake to 0 and get a time
So beautiful just im gonna say
اللهم أرزقنا ياالله ☝️
Drive one from Exeter to Carlisle....how many stops for charging?
When will you do a off reading again?
I immediately knew why the car has been scrambled in the thumbnail... I wouldn't want to watch it otherwise 😂😂😂
Is it worth trading in my Cadillac CTS-V3?
We need a Brabus, Mansory, Techart and Novitec drag race
5 annoying things are my FAV part 😂😂😂
That chassis bit, lmao
What happened to the Jeep Avenger video?
What a car Mat
Start using stock everyday cars as comparisons in the Drag Races such as, 1.4tsi golf’s, bmw 320is etc
Cool car.
Now try to review the Brabus G class XLP or the Brabus 911 Rocket R
Looking at my first EV thanks to my company having a salary sacrifice scheme for EVs. I was interested in the Volvo EX30 dual motor. Oddly, that car in comparable trim (Ultra), which has an MSRP just £1k more than the #1 Brabus, costs £95 more per month over the same months and mileage (48 & 7.5k). Even in a lower trim (Plus) which costs £2.5k less than the #1 Brabus MSRP, it costs £62/month more. And, they are essentially the same car, just with different bodies and interior designs. On top of that, the Brabus gets a head-up display, a display behind the steering wheel, and not just the central flat screen, and those slideable rear seats to allow leg room/boot space flexibility.
I'm in the same predicament, ie/ first ev and my company doing salary sacrifice. Just interested to know what you went for in the end, if anything? Not sure I like the interior of this as much as the interior of the Kona Ultimate, which comes out at 494 p/m for me, thats selecting black as the colour which costs a little bit more. The Kona would cost me 34 quid extea per month over this one. Really not sure what to go for!
@@Militant69 I still haven't made a choice. I was close to ordering the Smart #1 when the price jumped £120 per month in the week before Christmas! The Brabus went from £385/month over 42 months with 7.5k miles per year to £515/month!
So, I am biding my time. Prices vary almost by the week on many cars. The #3 may appear soon, which on paper I prefer over the #1. Maybe that will have good introductory prices, and I may then grab one.
Otherwise, the the price of EVs, even with the tax savings, remain high as they currently are, I may just extend my petrol car lease another year. I just got an offer to do so at £20 less per month than I am currently paying. So, £372 per month fully maintained (but not insured) for a 21 plate BMW 128ti. Maybe an EV is for me this year after all.
@@johnfranklin6394 thanks the wife and I went to see the Brabus yesterday actually. She hated it from the outside and wasn’t that keen on the inside either. Although I really liked the interior. However the boot isn’t practical for us. We can just about manage to fit the pram in, we took it with us. And there wasn’t much room left for much else. The Brabus for me is 460 p/m all in, bar paying for electric. However with the wife not so keen and the boot I’ve ruled it out. I’m looking at the Mercedes EQA 250+ now which is available with the new facelift form May time. However the price is £496. So not quite sure yet!
@@Militant69 The reasons your wife hated the #1 are the reasons I am waiting to see the #3. It looks less Noddy-car like in the photos and videos I have seen, and it apparently has a slightly larger boot. Plus, the reviews claim they have improved the ride, handling and the infotainment compared to the #1. I don't need a car until June, so I have a bit of time. Good luck with whatever you chose!
Is this a smart or a Touareg ? Well, it's the same - a beautiful, tiny city car, completely stands with the name and purpose of "smart" 💜
Can we please have a video for m5cs and a Shelby Gt500
LADA Brabus would be something
Hats off to mat for being so enthusiastic and up beat when reviewing gopping cars like this ev cross over thing.
Another great review Matt ❤
LMAO. Definitely is.
That's a cool wee car
It's interesting that they're using Brabus as the AMG for Smart.
my left ear enjoyed this
Geez a 🤘🏽❤️🔥
5:44 Rimac Nevera left the chat
Anyone else notice the smart car logo on the rims 😂
oh my god matt you're amazing! that rant you went on at 4:30 is exactly what bothers me too in the current sportscar market! companies nowadays only care about 0 to 60 times. they dont care about engagement and fun. and that really bothers me. and until this video i have never seen someone say the same as i think and to finally hear a well known car journalist like you say this makes me so happy.
This is the reason why Carwow is my favourite car journalist channel on youtube! unfiltered and real.
Range test and a comparison to the Volvo EX30 would be good
I’m looking forward to seeing this compared with the Volvo EX30 on the same platform. The Volvo looks better to me, but it’ll be interesting to see if it drives as well. One or other likely to replace my Model 3. I wish Tesla made a car this size!
the newer model 3 that just released is probably still the better buy
@@Ignacio.Romeroi dont want a boring ass limo though
At least your Tesla isn't a Chinese rebadged rubbish
@@pierluigisanarica2233can't see how an us made garbage better
You guys should review the new Renault megane rs ultime
No brabus logo on the bonnet? 😢
It’s a Sleeper 🤣 Imagine a Porsche GT4, Audi RS3 and Zenvo hyper car (sorry Shmee150) being smoked at the traffic lights by a Smart car. 😎
Look sweet❤
Fajny jest, ładny
Looks great - I also prefer the Brabus above the normal Smart#1 if I can afford of course, also the MG4 - it is the cousin of the VolvoEX30 right? Same Geely platform and drive train?
Indeed. Volvo EX30, Smart #1 & #3 and Zeekr X are cousins.
@@imwsss726 soon to be joined by the Polestar 4 and Lotus.
@@garrycroft4215 wow Geely (and other Chinese companies) are really taking over a large part of the market
@@garrycroft4215 Emeya and Eletre are very different, but Polestar 4 is the brother of Zeekr 001, which these two guys share many similarities with their compact cousins.
MG4 is unrelated to this
Do car makers tune their cars specifically for UK roads?
Hey carwow can we please have a Hyundai Getz on carwow day 273
What a time we are living... A Smart that can make 0-60 in 3.7s... from factory.
What is the point of so much power if you get flashed by speed cameras at every signal and motorway
Why has the Jeep Avenger review disappeared?
It's a jeep thing. You wouldn't understand.