World Premiere of The Smart Fourjoy at Frankfurt
The Smart Fourjoy is the forerunner of a new smart generation and is celebrating its world premiere at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. With no doors, no rear window and an open roof, the Smart Fourjoy dispenses with unnecessary ballast. This also gives viewers a good view of the futuristic interior with its striking rear seat bench in the style of lounge furniture. With its compact dimensions (length/width/height: 3494/1978/1494 millimeters) and a turning circle of 9.1 meters the smart Fourjoy boasts the agility typical of the brand and is able to show off its strengths, especially in cities around the world. And thanks to the state-of-the-art electric drive with a 55 kW magneto-electric motor the zero-local-emission smart Fourjoy offers agile driving performance without any shift delays.
Numerous design elements are a reference to the first smart model series. These include the extremely short overhangs, the wheels positioned on the four most outer points, the tail lights integrated in the sturdy tridion cell and the spherical instrument cluster.
Dr Annette Winkler, Head of smart, says: “The smart Fourjoy is a study that successfully translates the unique design and the urban driving fun of the smart fortwo to an extremely compact four-seater. Numerous details of previous show cars that received very positive feedback have been incorporated in the Fourjoy. The exterior proportions already reveal a lot about the appearance of our four-seater production smart which will be launched at the end of 2014 and will also enable families to travel together in a smart.”
The electric drive housed at the rear is based on the current smart fortwo electric drive. Thanks to the 55 kW magneto-electric motor the smart Fourjoy is agile and lively to drive. The lithium-ion battery has a capacity of 17.6 kWh. When completely empty it takes a maximum of seven hours to fully charge the battery at a household socket or charging station on the electricity systems of most countries, i.e. overnight. The charging time at a wallbox or public charging station can be shortened to less than one hour with the 22 kW on-board charger and a rapid charging cable.
Two longboards are fastened on the roof of the smart Fourjoy. With these electrically driven skateboards it is possible to cover short distances in the city without producing any local emissions.
Helmets are stowed under the rear seats. A high-definition camera that is simple to remove is also attached here. This enables longboard riding to be filmed and subsequently shared with friends on social networks.
Take a closer look at the smart Fourjoy in our gallery.
Credits: Oneshift News Team
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