Tag: Fisker

  • Fisker Karma auctioned for £140 000

    Fisker Karma was sold at a charity auction held in Camden’s famous Round House performing arts venue. The price was £140 000 for the very first Fisker Karma to be offered for sale in the United Kingdom.

    Fisker Karma is powered by 408PS (300 kW) hybrid system. The car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and the fuel consumption is just 2.4 liters per 100 km, which is 100 mpg and emissions of 83 g/km of CO2. The top speed is 201 km/h (125 mph).

    The car has two drive modes: Stealth and Sport. In Stealth Mode the efficiency is maximized, while in sport you’ll feel the full power of the beautiful vehicle.

    Fisker Automotive’s engineering team designed the Karma’s space frame around the car’s unique powertrain, filing for multiple patents in the process.  Benefitting from four-wheel independent SLA (double-wishbone) suspension that also employs aluminum components, the Karma has been specifically tuned to run on standard 22” aluminum wheels, a first for a production car.

    Pratham UK is an overseas chapter of the children’s charity founded in Mumbai by UNICEF in 1994.  Its mission is to ensure that every child in India has the opportunity to attend school and receive an education.  Since its inception, the organisation has helped over 36 million Indian children with its literacy campaign.

    Fisker Karma
    Fisker Karma

    Source: Fisker

  • Fisker Surf Concept

    Fisker exhibits Surf model at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The vehicle is luxury sports saloon with an active and eco-friendly lifestyle. Nice words, but is it true? Actually, Fisker is planning to hit the market with Surf in 2013.

    Fisker Surf is powered by two electric motors with combined power of whopping 408PS (300 kW) and 1330Nm (981 lb-ft) of torque. Despite of these figures, 0 to 100 km/h is in 5.9 seconds and top speed of only 200 km/h (125 mph). There is a 20 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, which guarantees 80 km (50 miles) only on electricity. When the battery is depleted, it comes a turbocharged 2.0-liter petrol engine acts as a generator to extend the range an additional 400km (250 miles).

    The vehicle will be priced at €85 500.

    “The Surf is a first-of-its-kind eco-friendly lifestyle vehicle that offers space, performance and luxury design for people who live an active, environmentally conscious lifestyle and like to drive beautiful cars,”, said Henrik Fisker, CEO/Executive Design Director, Fisker Automotive.

    “The BMW engine was an obvious choice for us, as BMW is known for producing the best and most fuel efficient gasoline engines in the world. We are very pleased to have signed this agreement with BMW.”, he added.

    Fisker Surf Concept
    Fisker Surf Concept

    Source: Fisker

  • Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid

    Fisker has announced that Karma Plug-in Hybrid is in production. Actually, the customers in the US and Europe will be able to buy their vehicles in the next month. The price is $88 000, which is $21 000 cheaper than Tesla Roadster.

    The company will produce more than 7000 units, because they want to keep the quality at perfect level. Fisker was founded by auto designer Henrik Fisker, who worked for BMW. He is well-know with his famous creations – Aston Martin DB9, V8 Vantage and BMW Z8.

    Fisker Karma is powered by 408PS (300 kW) hybrid system, which delivers supreme performance at nearly no cost. The car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and the fuel consumption will be just 2.4 liters per 100 km (100 mpg) and emission of just 83 g/km of CO2.

    Source: Fisker

  • The first factory-built Karma PHEV comes to Paris 2010

    Fisker Automotive, the guys responsible for the extremely athletic and elegant, premium plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma has announced that its first factory-built model is about to make its official public premiere at the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show. (more…)

  • Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid with solar photovoltaic roof

    At the Intersolar International Solar Conference and Exhibition that took place in Munich last week, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, the German affiliate of QTWW has amazed the crowd with its Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV) with incorporated roof-integrated solar photovoltaic energy generation system. (more…)

  • Chicago premiere for Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid

    At the Chicago Auto Show in February, the eco-friendly Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid will make its official Chicago premiere. (more…)

  • 2009 Spark Design and Architecture award goes to Fisker Automotive

    Fisker Automotive company is based in California (USA). They developed Karma plug-in hybrid electric car, which won a 2009 Spark Design and Architecture Award. (more…)

  • German debut for the Fisker’s Karma at the Frankfurt Motor show

    During the next week’s Frankfurt Motor show, the four-door Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will make its German debut. Lined by impressing numbers of 83g CO2/km and economy rating of 3.5L/100km, the Karma will be one of the cleanest and most efficient cars in the world. (more…)

  • World Driving Debut for the Fisker Karma PHEV

    The Fisker Karma PHEV just made its public driving debut over the weekend, 19 months after being introduced as a concept.
    The 403hp prototype Karma Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) attained a speed of 100 mph without gasoline use. Behind the Karma wheel was the Fisker Automotive co-founder and COO Bernhard Koehler. (more…)

  • Public Driving Debut for the Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid at Rolex Monterey Races

    The Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid will make its public driving debut during the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races on Saturday, August 15, just 19 months after being unveiled as a concept car. (more…)