Fisker Automotive, the start-up manufacturer of ‘premium green’ automobiles, will unveil its Karma and Karma S luxury plug-in hybrid cars for the first time on European soil (world premiere was in Detroit) at the Geneva Motor Show.
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The 408 horsepower, 100mpg Karma saloon will appear in the production trim customers will receive when deliveries begin the end of this year. The Karma S hardtop convertible coupe concept is scheduled for production in 2011. A European retail network strategy, along with vehicle options and pricing, will also be announced.
Fisker says the full size, four-place Fisker Karma fuses the ‘traditional and timeless’ styling of former Aston Martin and BMW auto designer and Fisker Automotive CEO Henrik Fisker, with a new, clean-energy powertrain, to become the ‘world’s first luxury plug-in hybrid car’.
The Karma will be able to reach 100 km/h (62mph) in six seconds and a top speed of 200 km/h (125mph), while being able to achieve an average annual fuel consumption rate of 2.4 l/100km (100mpg).
Fisker also says it features new materials and technologies not seen before on any production vehicle, such as a 26cm (10.5″) haptic touch-screen control panel and environmentally friendly interior trim.
The cars will be made by Valmet in Finland.
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