Friday, October 1, 2010
Fisker presented in Paris, 403-strong serial hybrid
Fisker showed the serial hybrid sports car Karma. The power plant of the car, as in the preceding concept of the same name, consists of two electric motors with total capacity of 403 horsepower, which drive the rear wheel drive cars and gasoline turbo power of 260 horsepower, is used only to recharge the lithium-ion batteries.
Hybrid battery charge lasts for 80 miles, but due to the internal combustion engine is increased to a maximum range of 480 kilometers. To "hundreds" Karma accelerates in 5.9 seconds and its top speed limited to 200 kilometers per hour.
In this case, comparable in size to family sedans car (overall length is 4,990 millimeters Karma) consumes just 2.4 liters of gasoline per hundred kilometers. In addition, sports car, you can connect to a network with 240-volt. In this case, to fully charge the battery takes six hours.
In contrast to the concept of a production version of Karma appeared the middle rack, by which increased body rigidity and the car failed to pass certification crash tests.
Four interior sports car bisects the high center console, which concealed the lithium-ion batteries, and the roof sports car is the biggest of the fitted to production cars solar panels. Managing climate control, audio system, navigation and onboard computer Karma by using the established inside the 10-inch touch screen.