At a special event last week, Fisker Coachbuild briefly showed a single image of its forthcoming Karma plug-in hybrid convertible to members of the press. Unfortunately, the automaker has refused to release the image for publication. Luckily, our artists were able to create a detailed illustration of the car based on the preview shown.
The company announced plans for the car at the J.D. Power Roundtable in San Francisco. Fisker said the model will go on sale around the same time as the sedan.
That means both models should hit the market in late 2009, according to estimates. The automaker did not provide a name for the new model, but we wouldn’t rule out both models wearing the Karma badge.
The Karma sedan made its debut at the Detroit auto show last month. Powered by a Q-Drive drivetrain, the car promises to sprint to 60 mph in 5.8 seconds, yet be capable of delivering 100 miles to the gallon and traveling 50 miles on batteries alone.
Prior to the Karma project(s), Fisker specialized in building rebodied Mercedes-Benz and BMW cars. Founder Henrik Fisker previously worked as a designer, penning the Aston Martin DB9 and BMW Z8.
02/09, 12:13 AM
posted by:
jdasch1
this is great news!!! Bring it on
02/09, 2:27 AM
posted by:
MY Si
i agree
02/09, 5:09 AM
posted by:
SRT-4Ken
============>>sounds like very good news….i wonder what tha heck tha price is gonna be on that thing….
02/09, 6:40 AM
posted by:
Veda
You know what… all these plans for new models from all manufacturers make you wonder how many they’re going to be able to sell for each model.
02/09, 11:41 AM
posted by:
F451
If you take the image in the article into Photoshop, and undue the skew, it looks pretty nice.
02/09, 12:04 PM
posted by:
Cartz62
I prefer to choke myself on a Bentley rather than to squeeze my son on the backseats
02/09, 6:29 PM
posted by:
wechance
sounds like we should work that into a Culture Club song….
KarmaKarmaKarmaKarmaKarmaKarma Convertible…
in a seriousness, it’s a great idea, I have to admit I would buy it (although the front end looks like the mask from V for Vendetta)
02/09, 7:27 PM
posted by:
GBilbo070
Did’nt Ian Callum ( Spelt right?) pen the DB9?
02/10, 1:17 AM
posted by:
SS4LIFE
haha that was good wechance. Yeah I knew Fisker had some previous cars before the Karma. They were redesigned Mercedes and BMW models.
02/11, 6:14 PM
posted by:
Driven
That photo is of the convertible version of the Artega GT or possibly a convertible Aston Martin. Safe to say that will not be the Fiskar 2 door, if there even will be a Fiskar 2 door.
Fiskar has been taking Karma 4 door orders with down payments for quite a while. If they plan on selling a 2 door version they have yet to announce or take a single order. Its unlikely they will release a 2 door at the same time as the 4 door. That if the 2 door is anything more than vaporware.
02/12, 11:54 AM
posted by:
golf4me
Put a real drivetrain in it, and THEN it’ll be nice. F*ck goddam hybrids and batteries, it’s just a pretty golf cart.
02/12, 12:00 PM
posted by:
trooper1
Why would anyone pay an inflated price for a rebodied benze or BMW? Why would someone buy a rebodied aston martin?? If I bought an Aston, I want it to look like an aston, not some kit car built buy a guy with an over inflated ego charging %50 more for a car that actually looks worse than the original.
02/12, 12:10 PM
posted by:
corvette
cant wait for this to come out.
02/16, 2:36 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
“Unfortunately, the automaker has refused to release the image for publication.”
LLn missed an opportunity to use its favorite word ….FAILED.
wechance: good stuff.