Morethantwoseatsarealsofullyinkeepingwiththesmartbrandexperience:thesmart fourjoyprovesthis.Thestudyhasallthetypicalsmartattributesandembodiespure carefreeenjoymentofurbanlife.Thecompactfourseateristheforerunnerofanew smartgenerationandiscelebratingitsworldpremiereattheInternationalMotorShow inFrankfurt(1222September2013). Nodoors,norearwindowandanopenroofthesmartfourjoydispenseswithunnecessary ballast.Atthesametimethisgivesviewersanunhinderedviewofthefuturisticinteriorwithits strikingrearseatbenchinthestyleofloungefurniture.Thismeansthatthevehiclehasample spaceforfourpeople. Withitscompactdimensions(length/width/height:3494/1978/1494millimetres)andaturning circleof9.1metresthesmartfourjoyboaststheagilitytypicalofthebrandandisabletoshow offitsstrengths,especiallyincitiesaroundtheworld.Andthankstothestateoftheartelectric drivewitha55kWmagnetoelectricmotorthezerolocalemissionsmartfourjoyoffersagile drivingperformancewithoutanyshiftdelays. Whatsmore,thefourseaterhasinheritedmanyofthegenesoftheoriginalsmart.

Thesmart fourjoyistheperfecticonofoursmartdesignphilosophythatisbeingcarriedintoanewera.For thefirsttimeweareshowingthefuturesportyfourseatercharacterofthenewsmartfamily, saysGordenWagener,HeadofDesignatDaimlerAG.Thetypicalsmartsilhouette,theclear linesandstylingandalsothefurtherdevelopmentofthesmartfacemakethisstudyamodern designicon. 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 thesidesillsandtheopeningsintheroofstructure. Themoststrikinginteriorfeaturesarethetwofuturisticlookingfrontseatsandtherearseat benchwithasimilardesign.Withtheirorganic,sculpturalshapetheyarereminiscentofmodern loungefurniture. Theseatshellhasaharmoniousdesign.Therearoftheseatsismadeofdarkchrome.A pipinglikelinewindsaroundthesidesoftheseatswiththesamepetroleumcolourasthe plexiglassaccentsontheexterior.Perforatedandsmoothsurfacesalternateonthevehiclefloor. Asthefloorisdarktheseatsseemtofloat. Theseatsandtheinstrumentpanelaresupportedbyacontinuouscentralstructure.Itfeaturesa convexsurfacewithtouchsensitiveoperatingfunctions. Theinstrumentpanelgivestheimpressionofdepth,andwithahoneycombstructureandfading ittakesuptwothemesoftheexterior.Thesolidinstrumentpanelsupportismadeoftransparent, illuminatedplexiglassintowhichapertureshavebeenmilled.Thestrikingmultidimensional honeycombstructurewascreatedbymouldingonwhiteplasticwithapearlescenteffectin theseareas.Thedesignofthesphericalinstrumentclusterandthesinglespokesteeringwheel arereminiscentoftheoriginalsmart.Twosmartphonesaremountedonthedashboardandon

thecentretunnelattherearforcuttingedgeconnectivityandtailormadeentertainmentforall fourpassengers. 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.