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At the beginning of August one of the automotive world's most underrated electric start-ups, Fisker Inc, announced the birth of something impressively called the Ronin Super GT. That would be a "classic grand touring car, updated for the 21st century" capable of taking people from LA to Napa Valley on a single charge.
That's a bold statement by the company's founder and CEO, Henrik Fisker, but one very few people on this planet will get the chance to test on their own. That's because the Ronin, exciting as it is, will be made in limited numbers and it's priced so high it'll make you dizzy.
This Friday, as the world is bracing for the unveilings of the Monterey Car Week, Fisker revealed that only 999 Ronins will be made. All are meant for high-end customers, the only ones who can afford to pay the staggering $385,000 price the company settled on for this vehicle (for comparison sake, remember the Ocean, Fisker's most talked-about product, is priced at just under $70,000).
The order books for the all-electric convertible are already open, and it only takes a $2,000 deposit to express you interest in one of these cars. All you have to do after that is wait for about two years, until Fisker is ready to take the rest of your money and deliver the car.
One way you could go about owning a Ronin is to share the cost and pool resources. I mean, given how the thing can accommodate five people, why wouldn't you ask the friends who always want a ride to contribute? Just think about it: $385k going five ways is just $77k.
Joking aside, the Ronin is shaping up to be, at least from an engineering standpoint, a vehicle to watch. The battery should give it a total range of 600 miles (966 km), the electric motor should crank out a total power of over 1,000 horsepower, and the acceleration time from standstill to 60 mph should be of just two seconds.
Compared with many of the other cars with these capabilities, the Ronin brings things one doesn't usually get in this segment. The first would be the capability to carry five people I already mentioned.
Then comes the body with four doors (the ones at the rear butterfly style), but controlled through a single door handle on each side. Last but not least, cargo space should be aplenty both at the rear of the car (including with the carbon fiber hardtop down) and at the front.
Although it will have autonomous technologies on board, Fisker promises this car will be more about driver enjoyment, so a hands-on approach is to be expected.
We'll see all about that when the car gets here in the second half of 2025.
This Friday, as the world is bracing for the unveilings of the Monterey Car Week, Fisker revealed that only 999 Ronins will be made. All are meant for high-end customers, the only ones who can afford to pay the staggering $385,000 price the company settled on for this vehicle (for comparison sake, remember the Ocean, Fisker's most talked-about product, is priced at just under $70,000).
The order books for the all-electric convertible are already open, and it only takes a $2,000 deposit to express you interest in one of these cars. All you have to do after that is wait for about two years, until Fisker is ready to take the rest of your money and deliver the car.
One way you could go about owning a Ronin is to share the cost and pool resources. I mean, given how the thing can accommodate five people, why wouldn't you ask the friends who always want a ride to contribute? Just think about it: $385k going five ways is just $77k.
Joking aside, the Ronin is shaping up to be, at least from an engineering standpoint, a vehicle to watch. The battery should give it a total range of 600 miles (966 km), the electric motor should crank out a total power of over 1,000 horsepower, and the acceleration time from standstill to 60 mph should be of just two seconds.
Compared with many of the other cars with these capabilities, the Ronin brings things one doesn't usually get in this segment. The first would be the capability to carry five people I already mentioned.
Then comes the body with four doors (the ones at the rear butterfly style), but controlled through a single door handle on each side. Last but not least, cargo space should be aplenty both at the rear of the car (including with the carbon fiber hardtop down) and at the front.
Although it will have autonomous technologies on board, Fisker promises this car will be more about driver enjoyment, so a hands-on approach is to be expected.
We'll see all about that when the car gets here in the second half of 2025.
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