Fisker is poised to debut a hybrid sedan at the North American International Auto Show in January. Prices start at $80,000 and deliveries are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2009.
The Fisker four-door premium plug-in hybrid sports sedan will be offered with gas or diesel engines and offers as many as 620 miles between refuelings. The plug-in charge is good for the first 50 miles and the hybrid drive can squeeze up to 100 miles per gallon out of fossil fuels.
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Fisker has partnered with Quantum Technologies to design, develop, and test the cars. Henrik located the battery pack in the center of the car to deliver improved driving dynamics, better balance, maximum safety, and some good looks.
Does this Fisker look good enough to make you want a hybrid? Let us know in comments.
FISKER AUTOMOTIVE HIRES EX-BMW ENGINEER
FIRST IMAGES & DETAILS OF FOUR-DOOR PREMIUM
SPORTS SEDAN ANNOUNCED.IRVINE, Calif. Oct. 31, 2007: Quantum Technologies, a publicly traded company
(QTWW) and Fisker Coachbuild, LLC disclose continuing developments of the first
production vehicle to come from Fisker Automotive, Inc. - the green American
premium car company. The four-door plug-in hybrid premium sports sedan will
make its debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January with a starting price of $80,000.
Initial deliveries will commence in the 4th quarter of 2009 with annual production
projected to reach 15,000 cars.Each Fisker Automotive vehicle will feature an all-new from the ground up platform.
Certification, testing and drive train development will be conducted by joint venture
partner Quantum Technologies. Quantum has a proven track record of delivering
technological advancements to clients such as Toyota, GM & NASA. This new
chassis truly allows designer and CEO of Fisker Automotive, Henrik Fisker, the
opportunity to create an amazingly proportioned four-door premium sports sedan.The sleek design accentuating the long hood is a direct result of our breakthrough
chassis which carries the battery pack at the center of the vehicle between the two
axels, explains Henrik Fisker, CEO of Fisker Automotive, Inc. This positioning
provides optimal vehicle driving dynamics, maximum safety, proportionate design as
well as industry standard performance figures within this car class.Performance details for the first car are impressive achieving 50 miles (80
kilometers) on a pure electric charge. Additionally, by further utilizing a gasoline or
diesel engine offered by Fisker, one can extend the total range of their Fisker to more
than 620 miles (1000 kilometers). The first Fisker will also deliver an extraordinary
100 miles per gallon - performance figures that will ultimately help to reduce the
need for the importation of foreign oil.
If they could do this, I’d be very interested, but a completely new company doing a new car using new technologies in a very short time frame stretches credibility. Maybe I’ll watch my VHS copy of Tucker tonight to get my head around this.
Say cheese!
Very impressive in terms of style, economy and (hopefully) functionality, but very expensive too.
A wonderful idea–but one I am cautious about getting my hopes up for.
pretty car, although somewhat reminiscent of that bad lizzard from Monster Inc.!
This has to be the best “4-Door Coupe” interpretation I’ve seen so far. Gorgeous!
Is it possible to squeeze out 100mpg rolling on 24s? (fyi that was rhetorical, no it isn’t). When and if this thing ever hits the market, which I doubt, it won’t look like that picture.
I now have no doubts that Fisker can Photoshop a C6 front end onto an XK midsection, and slap Dodge-like fenders on the rear. However, I share everyone elses reservations about the achievability of this car’s drivetrain. The “Quantum Drive” label is a bit too reminiscent of “Cold Fusion” promises for me to believe it before seeing it.
If they achieve only 75% of their stated performance, I’d still think it was a good use of 80 grand. It’s got the looks. Count me in.
Nice!, but out of my budget.
I think that is a beautiful car and has the right concept, but unfortunately, it is too expensive for the general public. I predict it is going to be accepted only as an experiment and will never achieve any volume sales. If a nice looking car could be built on the same concept for under 20,000 you would have something! Sort of like solar cells..still too expensive to compete with the power company!
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