WorldpremiereattheIAAFrankfurt:smart fourjoy Pureurbanjoiedevivre alsoforfourinfuture

Stuttgart/Frankfurt.Morethantwoseatsarealsofullyinkeepingwiththesmartbrand experience:thesmartfourjoyprovesthis.Thestudyhasallthetypicalsmartattributes andembodiespurecarefreeenjoymentofurbanlife.Thecompactfourseateristhe forerunnerofanewsmartgenerationandiscelebratingitsworldpremiereatthe InternationalMotorShowinFrankfurt(1222September2013). Nodoors,norearwindowandanopenroofthesmartfourjoydispenseswithunnecessary ballast.Atthesametimethisgivesviewersanunhinderedviewofthefuturisticinteriorwithits strikingrearseatbenchinthestyleofloungefurniture.Thismeansthatthevehiclehasample spaceforfourpeople. Withitscompactdimensions(length/width/height:3494/1978/ 1494millimetres)andaturningcircleof9.1metresthesmartfourjoyboaststheagilitytypicalof thebrandandisabletoshowoffitsstrengths,especiallyincitiesaroundtheworld.Andthanks tothestateoftheartelectricdrivewitha55kWmagnetoelectricmotorthezerolocalemission smartfourjoyoffersagiledrivingperformancewithoutanyshiftdelays. Whatsmore,thefourseaterhasinheritedmanyofthegenesoftheoriginalsmart.Thesmart fourjoyistheperfecticonofoursmartdesignphilosophythatisbeingcarriedintoanewera.For thefirsttimeweareshowingthefuturesportyfourseatercharacterof thenewsmartfamily,saysGordenWagener,HeadofDesignatDaimlerAG.Thetypicalsmart silhouette,theclearlinesandstylingandalsothefurtherdevelopmentofthesmartfacemake thisstudyamoderndesignicon. Numerousdesignelementsareareferencetothefirstsmartmodelseries.Theseincludethe extremelyshortoverhangs,thewheelspositionedonthefourmostouterpoints,thetaillights

integratedinthesturdytridioncellandthesphericalinstrumentcluster. DrAnnetteWinkler,Headofsmart,says:Thesmartfourjoyisastudythatsuccessfully translatestheuniquedesignandtheurbandrivingfunofthesmartfortwotoanextremely compactfourseater.Numerousdetailsofpreviousshowcarsthatreceivedverypositive feedbackhavebeenincorporatedinthefourjoy.Theexteriorproportionsalreadyrevealalot abouttheappearanceofourfourseaterproductionsmartwhichwillbelaunchedattheendof 2014andwillalsoenablefamiliestotraveltogetherinasmart. Theexterior:polishedaluminiummeetswhitepearlescentpaintwork Thestudyshowsthatsmartisbecomingmoregrownup.Thedeliberatelythreedimensional, uprightfrontgivesitaveryexpressiveappearancethatgreetstheviewerwithafreshsmilethat isbothfriendlyandassertive.Thesmartfourjoyproudlydisplaysthelargebrandemblemonthe frontgrille.Thehoneycombstructureoftheairinletsonthefrontandtheconvexandsensuously shapedbodysurfacesemphasisethefamilyrelationshiptothestudiessmartforus(Detroit 2012)andsmartforstars(Paris2012). Theextremelypronouncedtridioncellisanewfeature.Onthestudyitismadeofpolished fullaluminiumanditsbrilliantbrightlustrefinishemphasisesthepremiumcharacterofthe brand. Theraisedsmartletteringmilledfromaluminiumonthesideskirtsisafurthersignofthetop quality.Thepearlescentwhiteonthebumpers,frontbonnetandtailgateprovidesacontrastto thealuminiumofthetridioncell.Thedoormirrorsfloatonanaluminiumstele. Alookbacktothefuture:aswiththefirstgenerationsmartfortwotherearlightsareintegratedin thetridioncell.Liketurbines,cubeshavebeenincorporatedintotheplexiglassthere.The headlampsdonothaveaglasscoverandthisreinforcesthethreedimensionalimpressionof theUshapeddaytimerunninglights.LEDsareexclusivelyfittedinthefrontandtaillights. Transparentpetroleumcolouredmouldedpartsemphasisetheupbeatcharacterofthestudy. Theyarefoundinthewinddeflectoratthetopofthefrontwindscreen,ontheApillarsonthe sidesandontherearroofspoiler.Thefunctionandcolourarereminiscentof1990stenniscaps. Theinterior:futuristicloungeseatsforfour Withoutdoors,arearwindoworroofpanelthesmartfourjoyreallybringsthecityinside. Elementsthatconnecttheexteriorandtheinteriorarethehandlesfordriverandpassengeron thesidesills andtheopeningsintheroofstructure.

Themoststrikinginteriorfeaturesarethetwofuturisticlookingfrontseatsandtherearseat benchwithasimilardesign.Withtheirorganic,sculpturalshapetheyarereminiscentofmodern loungefurniture. Theseatshellhasaharmoniousdesign.Therearoftheseatsismadeofdarkchrome.A pipinglikelinewindsaroundthesidesoftheseatswiththesamepetroleumcolourasthe plexiglassaccentsontheexterior.Perforatedandsmoothsurfacesalternateonthevehiclefloor. Asthefloorisdarktheseatsseemtofloat. Theseatsandtheinstrumentpanelaresupportedbyacontinuouscentralstructure.Itfeaturesa convexsurfacewithtouchsensitiveoperatingfunctions. Theinstrumentpanelgivestheimpressionofdepth,andwithahoneycombstructureandfading ittakesuptwothemesoftheexterior.Thesolidinstrumentpanelsupportismadeoftransparent, illuminatedplexiglassintowhichapertureshavebeenmilled.Thestrikingmultidimensional honeycombstructurewascreatedbymouldingonwhiteplasticwithapearlescenteffectin theseareas. Thedesignofthesphericalinstrumentclusterandthesinglespokesteeringwheelare reminiscentoftheoriginalsmart.Twosmartphonesaremountedonthedashboardandonthe centretunnelattherearforcuttingedgeconnectivityandtailormadeentertainmentforallfour passengers. Thedrive:drivingfunwithzerolocalemissions Theelectricdrivehousedattherearisbasedonthecurrentsmartfortwoelectricdrive.Thanks tothe55kWmagnetoelectricmotorthesmartfourjoyisagileandlivelytodrive. Thelithiumionbatteryhasacapacityof17.6kWh.Whencompletelyemptyittakesamaximum ofsevenhourstofullychargethebatteryatahouseholdsocketorchargingstationonthe electricitysystemsofmostcountries,i.e.overnight.Thechargingtimeatawallboxorpublic chargingstationcanbeshortenedtolessthanonehourwiththe22kWonboardchargeranda rapidchargingcable.

Forthelastmile:electricskateboardsandhelmets Twolongboardsarefastenedontheroofofthesmartfourjoy.Withtheseelectricallydriven skateboardsitispossibletocovershortdistancesinthecitywithoutproducinganylocal emissions.

Helmetsarestowedundertherearseats.Ahighdefinitioncamerathatissimpletoremoveis

alsoattachedhere.Thisenableslongboardridingtobefilmedandsubsequentlysharedwith friendsonsocialnetworks.