Fisker Atlantic

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Fisker Atlantic
Overview
Manufacturer Fisker Automotive
Production 2012 (concept car)
Designer Henrik Fisker[1]
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
Layout front engine, rear wheel drive (four wheel drive optional)

The Fisker Atlantic is a plug-in hybrid concept car first shown to the public at the New York International Auto Show in April 2012.[citation needed]Produced by the American car manufacturer Fisker Automotive, it will be a smaller addition to the range to sit below the Fisker Karma.[2] The Atlantic is scheduled to become Fisker Automotive's second production car, after plans to produce the Fisker Surf and Sunset variants of its full-size Karma were shelved earlier in 2012. Production was initially scheduled to begin by the end of 2012 at Wilmington Assembly, a former GM plant in Wilmington, Delaware. By October 2012, the carmaker decided to postpone production for late 2014 or 2015 due to financial constraints.[3]

Originally called "Project Nina",[4] the Atlantic shares the range-extender system from the larger Karma, which employs a petrol engine that can be turned on to generate electricity to recharge the batteries and power the electric drive motors. A four-cylinder BMW petrol engine serves this role in the Atlantic. The Atlantic is rear-wheel drive, with the option of four-wheel drive.

Similar in design to the Karma, the Atlantic is a four-door, four-seat sedan.[5] Although the details are not finalized, Fisker has compared the vehicle to the Audi A5 and BMW 335i in terms of size and price range.[6] The expected all-electric range is 30 mi (48 km).[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Migliore, Greg (September 3, 2012). "Fisker in Flux". Autoweek 62 (18): 6. 
  2. ↑ "Fisker Atlantic revealed". Auto Express. April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012. 
  3. ↑ Nikki Gordon-Blommfield (2012-10-16). "Fisker Atlantic Plug-in Sedan Delayed Until At Least Late 2014". Green Car Reports. Retrieved 2012-10-18. 
  4. ↑ LaMonica, Martin (2 April 2012). "Leaked images show Fisker's Atlantic plug-in EV". C|net. Retrieved 3 April 2012. 
  5. ↑ Hayward, Matthew (2 April 2012). "Fisker Atlantic unveiled". Evo. Retrieved 3 April 2012. 
  6. ↑ Fisker Atlantic New York Reveal Event (Press release). New York City: Fisker Automotive. 4 April 2012. 
  7. ↑ Matt DeLorenzo (2012-04-03). "Fisker Atlantic - First Look". Road & Track. Retrieved 2012-10-18. 

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