Fisker Karma video review
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Published 2011-08-16
All Comments (21)
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I took a test drive- AWESOME car! Impressive handling & braking. This is a true series hybrid (gas engine doesn't drive the wheels at all) and truly one of a kind! Plus its good to know its a more stable battery than the Volts that catch fire when crashed! Its rumored there will be a couple more models coming in 2-3years in a lower price range :)
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Wow that is a real feat of engineering! Incredible! Congrats to Fisker :)
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It's an amazing looking car, and the fact that it's a relatively unknown brand makes it extra exiting when people look at your car and cant seem to guess what it is. After we saw it at a car show in Amsterdam my father actually considered buying it.
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I don't care how fast it goes; it is like a very nice looking luxury sedan, and you can actually be proud when you tell people it's a hybrid. On top of that, it's very unique and that is one of the first things I look for in a car.
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so does the petrol engine power the car like a typical hybrid, or does it just provide power to the batteries?
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A very mature review. Well done Autocar.
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so were the grilles designed with the pringles man as inspiration?
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I know this is a dumb question, but the electric motor can still power the heat and A/C?
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A very fair assessment. Well done.
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@ArtemiyPavlov : Another thought ... since electro motors have (so to say) indefinite torque available, weight shouldn't be as much of a problem anymore. The Fisker has a 2 litre turbo charged engine and still does all it does at the weight it has.
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Great review
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@Skalde76 that's not very surprising. i assume the engine is super or turbocharged.
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@shadman1911 wow... in what car is this volvo engine in?
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@LancerVX What's wrong with it? What should they have put in it?
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@Molo9000 did Fisker calculate that with the petrol range extender only? I doubt so, and in that case, they didn't take into account the electric power station CO2. Then there's the weight again, and cost of the vehicle which is 30-40% more than Panamera diesel that you mentioned.
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first thing you do to that car after getting it - dechroming the 'stache. honestly though, i wish Fisker all the best and hope the car will sell well.
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@Molo9000 Well but we can only assume which proportion of stealth and sport mode they've used... This is pure speculation for now, for both sides, mine or yours. I just remember all the performance/spirited tests of recent electric or plugin vehicles, and in many cases their batteries run out of juice too quickly. I am still very skeptical of this direction, too many questions!
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@rudiratte1 And those numbers are calculated with fully charged batteries (plug in hybrid). For the distance the car can travel without using the combustion engine are seen as 0 emisssion although the car needs some form of electricity to charge the batteries in the first place. This is the reason the Porsche 918 hybrid concept was advertised with 3 liters per 100km. And it has a high revving 500hp v8 in the back, yeah rigth :D.
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@vsc1217 i agree, after looking at it for a while it looks really nice
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Not to mention the design which is absolutely top-notch.
