Hoovey689

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Fisker hikes Karma price... again... now above $100k

When you're starting up a new luxury automaker – especially a high-end one – it's easy for prices to quickly escalate beyond their anticipated targets. And that's just what's happened with the Fisker Karma.

Way back when (in 2008), the upstart automaker was talking about selling the Karma for $80,000. Then, the initial base MSRP was set at $87,900 until Fisker raised prices again – and began taking orders – for its hybrid luxury at $95,900. As of this Thursday, even this price will jump by some six percent to $102,000.

That's for the base Eco Standard model, while the top Eco Chic trim level will now sell for $116,000. Those who put down deposits at the previous prices, however, will have another month to firm up their orders to get theirs at the original rate.

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/12/13/f...ow-above-100k/

adamls2

Wait, so these are on the roads now?? Or are they still taking orders??

bitkahuna

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not surprising since they probably lose money on every one.

I8ABMR

I have already seen one on the road. In the end with cars like this 100k or a little more is a great deal considering the technology they are dealing with. I think as long as the car remain below 125k it will sell and sell well

edgeucated

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I think they are in production already. The car is driven by the character Walden in Two and a Half Men

bitkahuna

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a great deal? such a great deal you've seen only ONE on the road in car central there, lol

pvmike1

^ ditto. $80k was the right target price, in line with mid to high end sedans without having to go head to head with the best from MB and BMW.

gengar

Funny to see this thread today, as I actually saw one of these parked in a lot in downtown Chicago today. I only even noticed it because there was one next to the LFA at the CEC booth at SEMA last year.

As always with these moronic electric vehicles, I'm amazed they've even sold one - but if they feel that demand can justify price increases...

SoCalSC4

Hey, someone has to pay for that big retail showroom center off of the 405 freeway in Irvine.

$100+K per car? Hopefully that will speed-up the repayment of the $529M "loan" the US gov't gave them. That should be good for the economy in Finland, where the cars will be built...

anthrax144

Saw one today. Had no idea what it was but it looked very stylish and unique. My first thought was Aston Martin or Maserati, which are also in the 100k+ range.

bitkahuna

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and it's so great we subsidize the wealthy to buy such a car with tax breaks.

LexFather

Saw it at SEMA and nice from the outside and as much as I like new tech, I just see this as some bull**** that is sadly going to be a waste of money and eventually tries to be saved and it will die. Fisker should have stuck to designing cars and not making them.

The process to build this car is also very complex and I don't see it as a selling point. If anything goes wrong I can just imagine every part of the company and its suppliers pointing fingers.

I was really hoping to love this car but it doesn't make sense to me.

bruce van

+1. I do think it's a good looking car and think it's great to have an option of a luxury electric/hybrid, but it's too great of task to design a car from the ground up.

You think about the thousands of components that make up a car and figure how expensive it is to engineer safety and reliability. AND I hate the idea of people getting a tax break for buying one.