Fisker karma
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,_6._Juni_2012,_D%C3%BCsseldorf.jpg) Fisker Karma (2011-2012)
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| Production period: | 2011–2012 |
| Class : | Upper class |
| Body versions : | limousine |
| Engines: | 2 electric motors : 2 × 150 kW + gasoline engine : 2.0 liters (156 kW) |
| Length: | 4998 mm |
| Width: | 1985 mm |
| Height: | 1330 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 3160 mm |
| Empty weight : | 2400 kg |
| successor |
Karma Revero VLF Destino |
The Fisker Karma is a plug-in hybrid -Oberklasselimousine the American carmaker Fisker Automotive , powered by two 150- kW - electric motors (together 407 PS ). In the sport mode supplies to increase the power and extending the range of 81 km around 400 km a generator current to that from a 156 kW (212 hp) gasoline engine , a Ecotec engine of General Motors with two liters capacity, driven becomes. This concept was called "EVer" (electric vehicle extended range) by the manufacturer.
Consumption in stealth mode (pure battery operation) is 0 liters for the first 81 km. The ECE standard consumption is 2.2 l / 100 km.
The car has been built in Finland by the contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive since June 2011 , who also produced the Boxster and Cayman models on behalf of Porsche .
The Fisker Karma can be operated as a purely electric car ( called stealth mode by the manufacturer ) and then has a range of 81 km, a top speed of 153 km / h and an acceleration of 7.9 s from 0 to 100 km / h.
If the sport mode is selected, in which the 4-cylinder gasoline engine provides additional power for the two electric motors via a 175 kW generator, the top speed increases to 200 km / h and acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h takes 5 , 9 s. In this form, the car is a hybrid car , a plug-in hybrid .
The body shape was designed by the Danish designer Henrik Fisker , who previously worked as a designer for BMW , Ingeni, a Ford subsidiary, and Aston Martin , and who founded the development and custom company Fisker Coachbuild LLC with the German engineer Bernhard Köhler founded the manufacturing company Fisker Automotive with Quantum Fuel Technologies Worldwide .
The skeletal body ( space frame ) , which is almost five meters long and almost two meters wide, is made of aluminum supplied by Norsk Hydro .
Due to financial difficulties at Fisker, production was stopped in November 2012. However, Karma Automotive has been building an identical model with the Karma Revero since September 2016. In addition, the American small-series manufacturer VLF Automotive has been producing the Destino, a model based on the Karma with the 6.2-liter V8 gasoline engine from the Corvette C7, since 2016 .
technology
The two electric motors with 150 kW each and a total torque of 1300 Newton meters drive the rear axle.
The vehicle, which weighs just under 2.5 t (ready for operation, including battery), is delayed when braking quickly by two 6-piston Brembo brakes at the front and two 4-piston Brembo brakes on the rear wheels. In addition, the car will recover braking energy by a part of the kinetic energy back into electrical energy is transformed ( see. Recuperation ). Two delay levels can be preselected.
The lithium iron phosphate accumulator from the US battery manufacturer A123 Systems , a special form of the lithium-ion accumulator, stores a maximum of 20 kWh . A123 Systems is also a partner in Fisker Automotive. According to European standards, the battery enables a range of 81 km in purely electric operation. It weighs 275 kg and is located in the center tunnel.
A curved 120 watt solar panel is integrated into the roof of the car , which, under favorable conditions, supplies electricity for an additional 300 km per year. Alternatively, the electricity generated in this way enables the car to be cooled while it is idle.
Surname
The name Karma is based on the corresponding Sanskrit word .
The term stealth mode for pure electric operation is inspired by the military technology of the same name . The propulsion system developer and co-founder of Fisker Automotive, Quantum Technologies , still carries out arms contracts and is currently developing a stealth vehicle called the Aggressor Alternative Mobility Vehicle (AMV) for the US Department of Defense.
Competitive situation and driving characteristics
Henrik Fisker himself gave the BMW 7 series and the Porsche Panamera as benchmarks .
The Fisker Karma could be assigned to the class of Gran Turismo sedans, larger sporty touring sedans that belong to the class of sports cars in terms of acceleration and speed, but are more comfortably built.
The driving characteristics are described in the magazine auto motor und sport as follows: Its balanced weight, the low center of gravity and the direct, communicative steering actually help the Fisker Karma to achieve convincing agility with a lot of driving fun potential. The rear-wheel drive car does not buy the driving dynamics by a bone-dry chassis. Despite the huge wheels (22 inches), it convinces with good comfort.
criticism
Some reports criticize the noise of the switchable combustion engine and the processing of the first models (production number <500). The visibility and functionality of the Command Center, including the navigation system integrated in it, were also criticized in the 2012 model year.
Other body styles
In January 2009, Fisker Automotive presented the Fisker Karma S Sunset project , a convertible with hardtop based on the Fisker Karma, at the North American International Auto Show . At the IAA 2011 a combination version of the Karma was presented under the name Surf. So far, however, neither of the two variants is available to end customers.
various
Ashton Kutcher drives a Fisker Karma as billionaire Walden Schmidt in the ninth season of the sitcom Two and a Half Men .
In the film One by One , a Fisker Karma serves as a vehicle for a drug lord.
Web links
- Official Website of Fisker Automotive (English)
- Website of Fisker Automobile AG in Switzerland Importer for several European countries and part of the Emil Frey Group
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alan Ohnsman: Fisker Automotive Seeks to Lift Karma Sales to Move on From Loan Scrutiny, Bloomberg, 22. December 2011
- ↑ Fisker Karma in the driving report: Luxury athlete with electric drive, in a car. Motor und Sport, May 16, 2011
- ↑ Tom Grünweg: Electrical pioneer Hendrik Fisker: A Dane in the fast lane , in Spiegel-Online, January 24, 2011
- ↑ Comeback of the hybrid sedan, September 9, 2016
- ↑ a b c Luxury sports car with electric drive. In: auto motor sport from May 16, 2011
- ↑ a b J. Zöllter: Those who love clean luxury must suffer. In: Die Welt from August 8, 2011
- ↑ Art. Powered by the Sun. ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Fisker Automotive website, accessed April 4, 2012
- ^ The Robb Report: Supreme Green Machines
- ↑ Quantum Technologies: Military / Defense ( Memento of November 13, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ^ W. Siler: Fisker Karma S Sunset: World's First Hybrid Convertible. at: jalopnik.com on January 12, 2012
