![]() ![]() The company has no obligation to hand the keys to journalists, obviously, but its reticence has reinforced the impression that the car may not yet be ready for the road (and thus not likely to get to customers on time).ĭatz denies that. Will Henrik Fisker tempt buyers into the electric age, or is he already a relic of the past?įisker has certainly shown off the car and its sleek Ferrari-like lines, but as a static display, not a driving car. The only problem is that nobody outside the company has driven one yet. Greener than a Prius and hotter than a Maserati, the Fisker Karma promises to change the way the world thinks about electric cars. Popular Science surveys the " future of the car" in its May issue, and concludes: But Henrik Fisker is far more accessible than the car itself. Two of his cars, the BMW Z8 and the Aston DB9, were featured in James Bond movies. The company's CEO, Danish-born Henrik Fisker, is not only the car's designer (after a rapid rise at BMW, Aston Martin and other high-profile brands) but also the company's CEO, a snappy dresser with an internationalist flair and a raconteur's gifts. It's spectacularly sexy, and it has a great back story. In many ways, the Karma (like the Tesla Roadster) is a journalist's dream. "A lot of our depositors have never seen the car in the flesh." The immobile car they'll be reaching out to touch is the same one recently seen on the show car circuit. "It's a chance to touch and feel the car," he said. Will the car's prospective dealers finally get a chance to drive the car? No, says spokesman Russell Datz. The lack of access is interesting in light of Fisker's intention, announced Thursday, to take the Karma on a national "retail tour" beginning April 27. ![]() But I have to say "alleged" because, as close as the Karma is to launch, very few people have driven it. The plug-in hybrid car, with alleged zero to 60 time of six seconds and a top speed of 125 mph, is scheduled to hit showrooms by the end of the year and to reach its first customers in the first quarter of 2011. The Fisker Karma, so near and yet so far. ![]()
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