Category: Fisker

Fisker Shows Off Aluminum Space Frame

Fisker Shows Off Aluminum Space Frame

In a couple days, Fisker will be displaying their advanced aluminum space frame used in their Karma plug-in hybrid sports car at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Built around their Q-Drive hybrid powertrain, the space frame focuses on strength and rigidity to house the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, a lithium-ion battery pack, and a rear-mounted 403hp [...]

Ex-Maserati North America Chief For Sales & Marketing Heads To Fisker

Ex-Maserati North America Chief For Sales & Marketing Heads To Fisker

The world of electric cars, or at least electric cars that are more than half-assed jokes, golf carts with pretensions and pipe dreams of the well meaning, just got a lot more interesting. For those of you that don’t follow this stuff, there’s an electric car company out there called Fisker Automotive. To a [...]

2009 Detroit Wrap-Up: 10 Best of Show

2009 Detroit Wrap-Up: 10 Best of Show

The Detroit auto show has come and gone, and has left the automotive industry with a little more to chew over. As a final wrap-up to quite possibly the most important auto show in America, we chose 10 cars that summed up the best of the show. We chose based on significance and looks, which [...]

Detroit 2009: Production Fisker Karma is revealed, jaws begin dropping

Detroit 2009: Production Fisker Karma is revealed, jaws begin dropping

Now who says hybrids have to be boring?
The hybrid in question, the production version of the Fisker Karma, was revealed in Detroit a few days ago, and man, we like it. A lot.
Let’s forget about the engine, mileage, and similar rubbish and just focus on the car. Observe that wide stance, those sculpted fenders. Drink [...]

Artega GT - Geneva Auto Show

Artega GT – Geneva Auto Show

I certainly wouldn’t call this a most original design, but it sure is beautiful. Henrik Fiskers newest design called the Artega GT features design notes from a few different cars I can think of off the top of my head. Porsche, Lotus Elise, Ferrari 360/F430, Tesla, and possibly more. But apparently there isn’t a better [...]