The company will use the vehicles for internal testing, as well as offer its customers a chance to drive them.
Fisker has contracted the Finish manufacturer Valmet Automotive to build the Karma at its site in Finland, where the latter also assembled the Think electric city car, as well as the Porsche Boxster and Cayman. The Karma’s production will be gradually increased next year, with the final target being a volume of 15,000 units per year
“These will be tested internally, crash tested and used for other testing purposes," Ray Lane, managing partner at storied U.S. venture capital fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, was quoted as saying by the aforementioned sources. "Some of them will be given to customers for testing purposes as well, out in the real road."
"They will start testing this year and will go into mass production in February," Lane added.
The Karma is a four door sedan targeting the premium segment of the market. The vehicle uses an aluminum space frame and is powered by Fisker’s Q-Drive hybrid powertrain, which includes a 2.0 liter Direct Injection petrol engine and two electric motors that offer a combined output of 408 hp and 959 lb-ft (1,300 Nm) of torque.
The Fisker Karma offers an electric-only driving range of 50 miles, with a total range of 300 miles. The saloon needs six seconds to reach 60 mph and has a top speed of 125 mph.
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