Ask the numerous failed car companies if launching a new automaker is an easy task. So far Fisker Automotive has been exception, getting a lot farther than most independent automakers ever do. Fisker has survived through some difficult economic times in the United States. They haven’t been without problems though – the Fisker Karma began [...]
Being the new automaker on the block is no easy task – just ask Aptera or the many other car projects that have failed over the years. Car making is one of those entrenched businesses that doesn’t make it easy for new companies to join. If you’re going to do it, try to be very [...]
While Tesla has been wowing the press and early buyers with the Model S Beta, Fisker has started production on its much-delayed Karma sedan. The Karma has seen numerous delays since its introduction, as well as an increase in price. It was supposed to debut before the Volt, but you see how that worked out…..anyway, [...]
Last month, we reported on a new Fisker debut scheduled for the Frankfurt Motor Show. Sources at What Car? described it as a “mix between a sporty estate and SUV.” Crossover? Nope. Try a four-door shooting brake. It seemed highly unlikely that Fisker had an all-new model ready to roll out so quickly; maybe a [...]
After numerous delays, 2011 is the year Fisker’s Karma has gone into production. The first one was delivered late last month to Ray Lane, Fisker’s Chairman of the Board and a Silcon Valley Investor. Production for the car is scheduled to ramp up all throughout the year, and existing orders on the books should ensure [...]
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 [...]
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 certain [...]
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 [...]