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fisker karma - the luxury car of the year

Fisker Karma - The Luxury Car of the Year

Bridge of Weir Leather and Fisker Automotive are bringing together the combination of low carbon leather and a sustainable luxury! The vehicle is the world’s first luxury, range-extended electric car – called the Fisker Karma. All this comes in a formidable package. Top Gear has already put a high evaluation on it giving it the title “Luxury Car of the Year”. The quality of the interior  is set as high as possible: the bulk of the Fisker Karma’s luxurious interior material on the EcoStandard™ and Ec

2012 fisker karma price - €85 500

2012 Fisker Karma Price - €85 500

Fisker Automotive has announced the all-new 2012 Karma coming with exclusive interior. Fisker Karma EcoStandard™ and EcoSport™ now include seats, steering, dash, door-casings and centre-console trim wrapped in low carbon leather. The four-door Karma coupe can accelerate to 60 mph in just 5.9 seconds and to achieve an impressive consumption of more than 100 miles per gallon and 83 g/km CO2 emissions. 2012 Karma is priced at €85 500.  Bridge of Weir will also go on to supply low-carbo

fisker karma has achieved 52 mpge

Fisker Karma has achieved 52 MPGe

Fisker Automotive confirms Karma EPA certification, which means that the official rating of the vehicle is already known. It is 53 MPGe on combined cycle. Fisker Automotive's Electric Vehicle with extended range (EVerTM) powertrain technology clearly represents the future for the automotive industry. Fisker Karma is powered by two electric motors with combined power of 408PS (300 kW) and 1300Nm (959 lb-ft), which is enough to catapult the car to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and to bring it all the

fisker karma auctioned for £140 000

Fisker Karma auctioned for £140 000

Fisker Karma was sold at a charity auction held in Camden’s famous Round House performing arts venue. The price was £140 000 for the very first Fisker Karma to be offered for sale in the United Kingdom. Fisker Karma is powered by 408PS (300 kW) hybrid system. The car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and the fuel consumption is just 2.4 liters per 100 km, which is 100 mpg and emissions of 83 g/km of CO2. The top speed is 201 km/h (125 mph). The car has two drive modes: Stea

fisker surf concept

Fisker Surf Concept

Fisker exhibits Surf model at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. The vehicle is luxury sports saloon with an active and eco-friendly lifestyle. Nice words, but is it true? Actually, Fisker is planning to hit the market with Surf in 2013. Fisker Surf is powered by two electric motors with combined power of whopping 408PS (300 kW) and 1330Nm (981 lb-ft) of torque. Despite of these figures, 0 to 100 km/h is in 5.9 seconds and top speed of only 200 km/h (125 mph). There is a 20 kWh lithium-ion batter

fisker karma plug-in hybrid

Fisker Karma Plug-in Hybrid

Fisker has announced that Karma Plug-in Hybrid is in production. Actually, the customers in the US and Europe will be able to buy their vehicles in the next month. The price is $88 000, which is $21 000 cheaper than Tesla Roadster. The company will produce more than 7000 units, because they want to keep the quality at perfect level. Fisker was founded by auto designer Henrik Fisker, who worked for BMW. He is well-know with his famous creations – Aston Martin DB9, V8 Vantage and BMW Z8.

The first factory-built Karma PHEV comes to Paris 2010

Fisker Automotive, the guys responsible for the extremely athletic and elegant, premium plug-in hybrid Fisker Karma has announced that its first factory-built model is about to make its official public premiere at the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show. Already famous for its staggering performance, superior comfort and

Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid with solar photovoltaic roof

At the Intersolar International Solar Conference and Exhibition that took place in Munich last week, Asola Advanced and Automotive Solar Systems GmbH, the German affiliate of QTWW has amazed the crowd with its Fisker Karma Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV) with incorporated roof-integrated solar photovoltaic energy generat

Chicago premiere for Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid

At the Chicago Auto Show in February, the eco-friendly Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid will make its official Chicago premiere. Already renowned for its stellar vision and sports performance, the Karma PHEV will be retailed in Chicago by the Fields Auto Group and the Patrick Dealer Group. “Chicago is one of the top five markets in the U.S.,” says Marti Eulberg, Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Fisker. “We have two wonderful retail partners in Chicago. The Fields Auto Group and the Patrick Dealer

2009 Spark Design and Architecture award goes to Fisker Automotive

Fisker Automotive company is based in California (USA). They developed Karma plug-in hybrid electric car, which won a 2009 Spark Design and Architecture Award. Karma is a proof that there is no need to sacrifice the power, performance and style in order to built a reliable electric car. This plug-in hybrid goes from 0 to 60mph in 6 second and has a top speed of 125mph, on the top of this it can achieve an annual average of 100mpg. “Being rec

German debut for the Fisker's Karma at the Frankfurt Motor show

During the next week’s Frankfurt Motor show, the four-door Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will make its German debut. Lined by impressing numbers of 83g CO2/km and economy rating of 3.5L/100km, the Karma will be one of the cleanest and most efficient cars in the world. Still offering a world-class style and performance, the Karma could safe 941 million liters (248 million gallons) of gasoline and 2.3 million metric tons (2.5 mi

World Driving Debut for the Fisker Karma PHEV

The Fisker Karma PHEV just made its public driving debut over the weekend, 19 months after being introduced as a concept. The 403hp prototype Karma Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) attained a speed of 100 mph without gasoline use. Behind the Karma wheel was the Fisker Automotive co-founder and COO Bernhard Koehler. California-based Fisker Automotive is developing the full size Karma sedan to be the first production PHEV.  The Karma proves fuel-efficient vehicles can generate the passion and excitement th