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more about #karma more comments → jedchev: This car has what it takes. All of the other hybrids are uglier, more expensive and slower than their rivals. People buy them to pay their penance for... more » Pessimippopotamus: Wait. Wasn't this posted yesterday? The hamsters powering the Matrix must be getting hungry again. more » Fletch Lives: How can it possible take 6 seconds for a 400Hp car with a ton of torque to get to 60. Something is wrong there. more » Jones Foyer: Plug-in hybrid numbers seem like a cheat to me, like getting parking at the top of Pike's Peak and taking advantage of potential energy to get numbers... more » GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls: What's with the .2? They must have been incredibly anal with their testing regimen if they're reporting to the tenth of a gallon. Why would you e... more » Alfisted: Fisker may have the edge now but I'm sure the official EPA numbers will be cut. As far as styling, it is a sharp looking sedan. more » aSoundofSleep-less nights: I wouldn't buy one even if it got 100mpg and had a fellate me while I drive option. Not only because it's uglier than a pile of flaming cat diarrhea b... more » Hello Mister Walrus: You can't compare the fuel economy of a non-plug in Prius to that of a plug-in hybrid... more » engineerd: They will reveal it by driving it out onto the stage and running over a dogma. more » skierpage: Change the grille and it's the handsomest big sports sedan. Nicer than the Panamerica or Rapide, cheaper, and more technologically interesting. New A... more » GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls: It's actually quite faithful to the original 1987 concept drawing. more » Maxichamp: Speaking of Monterey, is anyone going to the Concours D'Lemons? more » mr_dude: I hope the engine cackles. more » Scandinavian Flick: Ooooh... I might have to find some way to make it out to this... I wonder if I can get Jalopnik to fund my event entry in exchange for some quality p... more » mr_dude: In other Bay Area news, SGI's new server line will be unveiled at the History of Computing museum in Palo Alto. The new Joint Strike Fighter will deb... more » -
#ifeelgassy
Fisker Gives Karma 67.2 MPG Estimated Fuel Economy Rating, Beats All Current Hybrids
67.2MPG. That's the fuel economy figure Fisker calculated for the Fisker Karma using SAE standard estimations. If true, it puts the plug-in, mustachioed hybrid ahead of the current champ, the 2010 Toyota Prius at 50MPG. We'll see. Press release below. More » -
#newcars
Fisker Karma To Make Powered Debut At Monterey Historics
The Fisker Karma debuted its production-intent mustachioed shape at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, but now the fully running prototype will take a spin at the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races on August 15. More » -
#fisker
World's First Fisker Dealership To Open In Portland, Oregon
The debate over whether Fisker's $80,000 Karma plug-in hybrid sports sedan will come to market may rage on, but they've now found their first dealer willing to support the dream. More » -
#detroitautoshow
Fisker Karma S Sunset Concept Spied On Detroit Auto Show Floor
Though the Fisker Karma S Sunset doesn't officially debut for a few days, AutoSpies lived up to their name, sneaking onto the Detroit Auto Show floor early, snapping photos of the display. More » -
#renderedforyourpleasure
Fisker Karma S Sunset Concept
Fisker teased us earlier this week with a detail shot of the Karma S Sunset Concept, but we decided to uncover the droptop a little early thanks to KORSdesign. More » -
#detroitautoshow
Fisker Karma Previewed Ahead Of Detroit Reveal
If we take out our crystal ball and look forward two months, the big three will have their precious loans in hand, Barack Obama will have solved global warming and given everyone a puppy that craps rainbows, and the 2009 Fisker Karma will be fighting the 2010 Toyota Prius and the 2010 Honda Insight for bragging rights as press darlings of the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. -
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#alternativeenergy
Something To Th!nk About Regarding The Coming (Hopefully) Green Vehicle Revolution
When we heard that Th!nk was coming to America our cynicism censors immediately lit up. Is this the same Th!nk that failed here before, went bankrupt, had their electric bike recalled and has annoying punctuation in their name? Yes. But they got that sweet sweet Kleiner Perkins VC money, right? True, that money has yet to produce a commercially successful car. The interesting history of all that below. More » -
#detroitautoshow
Detroit Auto Show: Fisker Karma Luxury Hybrid, Only $80,000
The big news today is the Fisker Karma Luxury Hybrid, which is going to come at $80,000 and deliver luxury style, GT performance and eco-friendliness. And this isn't a flight of fancy. This is a production model that will be produced in the fourth quarter of 2009 with venture capital funding by Kleiner Perkins, who made big investments in Netscape and Google at the right time that later turned into big victories. A true lithium-ion plug-in hybrid, the electrical system is good for 50 miles of electric-only driving in stealth mode. Otherwise, the second mode of the hybrid system involves a performance-oriented four cylinder engine. The company currently puts the performance at 5.8 seconds 0-60 mph with a top speed of 125 mph (continuous). Interestingly, we also got photos of Mark Fields chatting it up at the Fisker display before the reveal. Old friend, new partner — or maybe amulletpotential curious onlooker attempting to find out more about what's going on under the hood? More »
