http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/ Engadget Comments for Fisker Karma hybrid sports car spotted on test track complete with stripes and video http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 7:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/
FAIL.]]>May 12th 2008 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 8:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/
I dont find this car attractive at all.]]>May 11th 2008 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/
I wonder why the rest of the country (as in urban areas without decent transit infrastructure) is so much fatter on average...]]>May 11th 2008 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/
Furthermore, all the other cars already out there are so hopelessly bad, that if you were to try driving those things, and get into an accident...you better hope the frame is made of carbon fiber because you are in for a ton of pain. Momentum, anybody?]]>May 11th 2008 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/
On another note, new auto technology is almost always put out to the top-tier performance cars first, straight from the company-sponsored racers. Then when that successful technology is ported a second time to consumer vehicles. What better way to prove that electrics/hybrids can be fun and quick than to put the technology in a sports car?]]>May 11th 2008 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 12th 2008 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/
-Mind that car!
-What car?

WHAP!!!]]>May 11th 2008 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 12th 2008 5:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/$20,000 less expensive and has a hybrid (gas/electric) power system.

]]>May 11th 2008 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/20000 less
that makes no sense if its greater than it cant be less]]>May 11th 2008 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/By Tesla, I assume you mean the Roadster. The Roadster isn't competition for this car anyways, b/c it's a lighter electric sports car with 0-60 under 4 seconds. The Fisker Karma is a plug-in hybrid sedan with 0-60 near 6 seconds. As a hybrid, it should be much cheaper to make, mostly due to the fact they don't need such a large battery pack, since electric only range is expected to be only around 50 miles, while the Roadster gets 221 miles EPA combined.

The Tesla Whitestar, on the other hand, (subject of the lawsuit with Fisker) is going to be direct competition with the Karma since it is also an electrically driven sports sedan costing a little less than the Karma ($50-70k range vs $80k), with a plug-in hybrid option also coming along following the EV version. Tesla announced it a long time ago and was working on it since then (in fact the final single speed drivetrain of the Roadster is inspired by work on the Whitestar), but they haven't shown any of details of the design yet.

Seems like Fisker decided to sacrifice acceleration for top speed if the specs are true. The 0-60 is now closer to 6 seconds instead of 5 seconds, so it is less on par with sports sedans. If top speed is 150mph then that is on par with most sports sedans. Makes me want to really see how the Whitestar turned out, Tesla said they would release details in the first half of this year.]]>May 11th 2008 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/
And while we are on the subject of saving the planet, what exactly is so difficult about planting heck of a lot more trees? Wouldn't that improve the global warming situation a lot? (Well, as soon as the trees grow, at least)]]>May 11th 2008 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 11:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/
http://www.fiskerautomotive.com/

It's really unattractive in the video.]]>May 11th 2008 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 1:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/
It's common practice in the automotive world. ]]>May 11th 2008 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 12th 2008 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 12th 2008 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/or does that car look very eerily similar to the new maserati gt
maybe not too much
but that front end kinda really does
oh well]]>May 11th 2008 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/
The gas mileage is supposed to be around 100mpg. So, look for a 100mpg sports car in the near future. ]]>May 11th 2008 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 11th 2008 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/11/fisker-karma-hyrbid-sports-car-spotted-on-test-track-complete-wi/May 12th 2008 12:50AM