Smart Sets April 22 Debut for #2 Concept and #6 Sedan

Smart is ready to make a statement in Beijing. On April 22, the Mercedes-Benz and Geely joint venture will pull the covers off the Smart #2 concept and stage the global debut of the Smart #6, with the event set to begin at 6 pm Beijing time.

The timing is no accident. Smart confirmed the lineup on Weibo during its brand night, held on the eve of the 2026 Beijing Auto Show, where the new models will get their first big public spotlight.

The Smart #6 is the one drawing the most attention right now. It is the brand’s first luxury hatchback sedan, developed specifically for China, and it also happens to be the largest Smart ever built. With a wheelbase stretching to 2,926 mm, it marks a clear shift for a brand once known almost entirely for tiny city cars.

A bigger Smart, and a very different mission

Regulatory filings from December revealed more of the picture. The Smart #6 EHD measures 4,906 mm in length, 1,922 mm in width, and 1,508 mm in height. Those are serious numbers for a nameplate that built its reputation on compact dimensions and urban agility.

Under the skin, the new model uses a plug-in hybrid setup built around a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine. Smart says the combustion engine delivers up to 120 kW, while the super hybrid system offers an electric driving range of up to 285 km under the CLTC cycle. Combined range is expected to exceed 1,000 km. That is the kind of figure that changes how people think about long-distance efficiency.

Sharing the stage in Beijing will be the Smart #2 concept, a clear nod to the original two-seater that helped define the brand. This prototype points to the return of Smart’s classic city-car formula, only now in a world that looks very different from the one that welcomed the first ForTwo.

Smart first said in September 2025 that the production Smart #2 would arrive in 2026 as the successor to the ForTwo. The company has also confirmed that the new two-seater will be launched in China, Europe, and other overseas markets, with a debut planned for late 2026.

For a brand born in 1998 with the idea of solving mobility in crowded megacities, this next chapter feels symbolic. Smart was built by Mercedes-Benz for a very specific urban purpose, and the first-generation ForTwo became an icon of that idea, selling more than 2 million units worldwide.

After Mercedes-Benz and Geely created their joint venture in January 2020, headquartered in Ningbo, the brand’s direction shifted firmly toward electrification. Now, with a larger premium hybrid sedan on one side and a reborn two-seat concept on the other, Smart is trying to balance its heritage with a much broader ambition. The Beijing stage should make that very clear.

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