Fisker Karma shows its face

Fisker Karma production ready model

The strip tease continues

By Michael Gauthier
December 5, 2008 6:40 PM
Filed Under: American, Electric Vehicle, Fisker

With the North American International Auto Show just over a month away, Fisker Automotive has released an additional image of their highly anticipated Karma sedan. Designed by Aston Martin alum Henrik Fisker, the production version stays true to the original concept car which debuted last year in Detroit.

The plug-in hybrid is expected to be able to travel up to 50 miles before a GM sourced 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine which produces 260 horsepower kicks in to recharge the batteries. Owners who wish to take environmentally friendliness to the extreme can equip their Karma with the optional roof solar panel. Fisker predicts that the new sedan will be able to reach 0-60 mph in 5.8 seconds and achieve a top speed of 125 mph.

Production of the $87,900 sedan is scheduled to start in late 2009 and it will be built in Finland by Valmet. The company is projecting an annual production target of up to 15,000 units.

 

Source: Autonews.com via autobloggreen.com

Comments

LP560_4
December 5, 2008 7:29 PM
Beautiful Design. Absolutely Beautiful. It's so hard for a company to design such a car that is so original and doesn't take lots of characteristics of pre-existing cars.

politz
December 5, 2008 7:58 PM
It's really really beautiful and all, but I don't actually get to LOVE it, you know... don't know exactly why. Maybe it lacks some brand identity, for being so 'new' and all... or maybe it's just me, since I tend to associate luxury with some good old-money heritage.

Bristol411S3
December 5, 2008 10:57 PM
Spot on! I agree it would be easier to love with some reference points to the past to add the sort of pride you feel from a marque re-inventing itself.

machiavelli
December 5, 2008 8:01 PM
Its sexy if seen from the side or the back, but the mustache front grill is horrible.

car-o-bar
December 5, 2008 8:43 PM
Rear is indeed, quite original, but the front is very Aston Matinish, designer showing his roots. In fact look closely, the only difference between an AM grille and Karma grille is the separation of the mustaches. BUT overall, at just $87K, it is the most eco super car and green too.

need4speed
December 5, 2008 9:02 PM
i see a giant mustache in the front aswell. thats a shame.

GRAVE
December 5, 2008 9:47 PM
simply beautiful. I like the design

but why the top speed is 125 mph ..? it should be faster.

LP560_4
December 5, 2008 10:24 PM
If it was faster. It'd cost more, and I don't know many people who would invest that much money in a vehicle from such a new brand.

lucifa
December 6, 2008 3:55 AM
keeping the price down is a very smart move on behalf of fisker. also, unless you live in germany/italy, 125 mph (roughly 200kmph) is definitely fast enough, especially when the max speed limit is 130kmph

Get_real
December 6, 2008 12:54 AM
It looks good. And I respect the design more than that of the AM Rapide. Not that the Rapide doesn't look nice, it definitely does. But it doesn't bring anything new, it's just a DB9 with a piece added in the middle to punt it bluntly.

joelynn
December 6, 2008 12:18 PM
its beautiful, fast (acceleration is a far more useful measure of speed than top speed really) high-tech and eco friendly.... perfect

Gajolen
December 7, 2008 10:45 PM
Danish design when it's best. to bad cars are so damn expensive here..

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