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On June 7 I attended a showing of the upcoming Fisker Karma at Fields Infiniti in Glencoe, Illinois, not far from my home. Fisker is on a tour presenting the Karma at each of the dealers who have signed on. We had a chance to get up close to and sit in the Karma, and talk with Fisker representatives.
The Fisker is a quite striking car, and looks even more sensual in real life, if that is the right word! However I did not think the door closed in a manner befitting an $80,000 car (or whatever they are going to be), although to be fair this was a preproduction car. The trunk is very small to my eyes, although they did have two golf bags in there, but that must have been a real trick. The interior is a bit "cozy", however very well done. As with a low roofline the view out is compromised (the view out the back in particular was worse than some Lotuses I have been in), but I did not have any headroom issues, and I am quite tall. But no dead pedal! I thought that was hard to believe in a car of this caliber. The hood was not open, so for all I know it did not even have an engine in it! It is entirely possible that this was the same car I saw displayed at the Chicago Auto Show back in February.
I asked the Fisker rep when he expected production cars to be available, and he said first or second quarter of next year. I was sure I had heard previously that the Karma was to be ready by this fall. But considering Mr Fisker is starting a completely new car company, some delays are to be expected. No matter, I guess, they will probably sell every one they can build for the first year or so, at least.
This particular Karma did not have a VIN displayed in the windshield, in fact no VIN plate at all there, which must have led me to conclude that it was VIN-less, because it wasn't until after I had left that it occurred to me that I didn't even bother checking the door jambs! Some car spotter I am! Oh well.
The Fisker is a quite striking car, and looks even more sensual in real life, if that is the right word! However I did not think the door closed in a manner befitting an $80,000 car (or whatever they are going to be), although to be fair this was a preproduction car. The trunk is very small to my eyes, although they did have two golf bags in there, but that must have been a real trick. The interior is a bit "cozy", however very well done. As with a low roofline the view out is compromised (the view out the back in particular was worse than some Lotuses I have been in), but I did not have any headroom issues, and I am quite tall. But no dead pedal! I thought that was hard to believe in a car of this caliber. The hood was not open, so for all I know it did not even have an engine in it! It is entirely possible that this was the same car I saw displayed at the Chicago Auto Show back in February.
I asked the Fisker rep when he expected production cars to be available, and he said first or second quarter of next year. I was sure I had heard previously that the Karma was to be ready by this fall. But considering Mr Fisker is starting a completely new car company, some delays are to be expected. No matter, I guess, they will probably sell every one they can build for the first year or so, at least.
This particular Karma did not have a VIN displayed in the windshield, in fact no VIN plate at all there, which must have led me to conclude that it was VIN-less, because it wasn't until after I had left that it occurred to me that I didn't even bother checking the door jambs! Some car spotter I am! Oh well.
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