Fisker Karma Once Again Lambasted by Consumer Reports in its Latest Tests

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/fisker-karma-gets-lambasted-once-again.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4NUVHFEC2O4/UGI8uqA55XI/AAAAAAAJNhY/TiUWVMGmC5U/s800/Untitled-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">With over 8 million subscribers and more than 50 labs, </font><a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm"><font face="Verdana">Consumer Reports</font></a><font face="Verdana"> claims to be the world’s largest independent product-testing organization. As far as the automotive industry is concerned, falling short of CR’s standards could spell bad news or at least bad publicity for any new model.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">In its latest issue, the publication tested the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford%20Escape%20-%20Maverick"><font face="Verdana">Ford Escape</font></a><font face="Verdana"> Titanium and SE compact SUVs and the Infiniti JX, while also conducting two comparison tests: one in the compact upmarket segment, where the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Acura%20ILX"><font face="Verdana">Acura ILX</font></a><font face="Verdana"> faced the Buick Verano, and the other in the luxury sedan category with the Fisker Karma placed against the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche%20Panamera"><font face="Verdana">Porsche Panamera S</font></a><font face="Verdana">.</font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/fisker-karma-gets-lambasted-once-again.html#more">Read more »</a>

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What do You Say About a Chrome-Wrapped Fisker Karma with Neon Underglow Lights?

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-do-you-say-about-chrome-wrapped.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5784707700671127954" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NNSs8CX93dc/UEdpAUv4IZI/AAAAAAAI5cc/FP5H4JjRlOk/s800/Untitled-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We cannot confirm if this <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Fisker%20Karma">Fisker Karma sports sedan</a> does indeed belong to Justin Bieber as claimed by YouTube user "Speedracer39" who shared the video, but we can say that the owner of this six-figure plug-in hybrid has gone a bit overboard with the mods. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Besides the full-body chrome wrap, the blacked-out alloy wheels and heavily tinted windows, the owner came up with the bright (literally) idea of adding so-called "neon underglow lights" that change colors while the car is on the move. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/what-do-you-say-about-chrome-wrapped.html#more">Read more »</a>

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More Bad Karma for Fisker as Another Model Goes up in Flames

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/more-bad-karma-for-fisker-as-another.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5775428159929214898" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-m61SQTbpUms/UCZxT9peZ7I/AAAAAAAIiDY/y4oOG3BGh7c/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Fisker just can't seem to get a break. Only months after the Karma was said to have been the source of a fire that broke out in a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/officials-say-fisker-karma-was-origin.html">garage of a Texas house</a>, another example of the hybrid-electric luxury sedan went up in flames while parked outside a grocery store in Woodside, California. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The details surrounding the incident are extremely thin and we still do not know the cause of the fire.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i><a href="http://jalopnik.com/5933859/exclusive-fisker-karma-hybrid-sets-itself-on-fire-and-burns-while-owner-gets-groceries">Jalopnik</a> </i>reported that according to an eyewitness, the owner of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Fisker%20Karma">the Karma</a> went inside the grocery store and came out shortly after to discover smoke seeping out of the vehicle. The driver then called Fisker who told him to call 911. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/more-bad-karma-for-fisker-as-another.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Fisker Officially Unveils New Audi A5 Rivaling Atlantic Plug-in Hybrid Sports Sedan [Pics & Video]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/fisker-officially-unveils-new-audi-a5.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727356220987316514" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Bg1k2eXfexg/T3uosSuLhaI/AAAAAAAHOow/0c15OAeNCRs/s800/Fisker-Atlantic-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">It's <span style="font-style: italic;">show time</span> for the maker of the Karma hybrid, as Fisker officially presented its new Atlantic mid-size sports sedan at a special event on Tuesday night in advance of the car's world premiere at the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/carscoop-to-z-guide-to-2012-new-york.html">New York Auto Show</a> on Wednesday, April 4. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Revealed here as a design prototype, the Atlantic will be Fisker's first mainstream and mass produced vehicle. The company said the car is aimed at young families who want to drive "an impactful, high-end vehicle while making a positive statement about responsibilities". </span> </p><p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uGZXg0vmpNQ/T3uoOAkdcQI/AAAAAAAHOok/IhA-9KlO_9Y/s1600/Fisker-Atlantic-9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727356309756276994" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uGZXg0vmpNQ/T3uoOAkdcQI/AAAAAAAHOok/IhA-9KlO_9Y/s200/Fisker-Atlantic-9.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); width: 103px; height: 153px;"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The California-based automaker declined to get into specific details, but it is believed that the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-photos-of-fisker-atlantic-hybrid.html">Atlantic</a> will start from under $50,000, not including any federal green tax credits, which could reduce the price to a little over $40,000, or less than half the cost of the Karma. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Just like the Karma sedan, the Atlantic is a plug-in series hybrid that allows the driver to switch manually or automatically between electric and gasoline driving modes and sustain the charge of its lithium ion batteries on the move. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/fisker-officially-unveils-new-audi-a5.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Lights Out: Fisker Karma Breaks Down During Consumer Reports Testing [Video]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/lights-out-fisker-karma-breaks-down.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5717945089673431010" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-unqp7x1UdlQ/T1o4w5ssh-I/AAAAAAAHAcQ/o5OgObRm8FA/s800/Fisker-Karma-CR-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Having an A-list of celebrities like </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/07/first-fisker-karma-to-be-delivered-to.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Leonardo Di Caprio</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, Al Gore and Justin Bieber as your clients is good for promoting your brand-new hybrid luxury sedan. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">On the downside, receiving an EPA consumption rating </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/10/fisker-karma-rated-at-just-52-mpge-by.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">far-far away from your own figures</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, issuing a recall over </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/12/fisker-issues-its-first-recall-on-karma.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a potential fire risk</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> just a couple of months after deliveries started and having your US$529 million federal loan </span><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/fisker-forced-to-halt-work-on-delaware.html"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">blocked</span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> are quite serious setbacks.</span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Now Fisker has to face another publicity disaster after the US$100,000 Karma evaluated by <i>Consumer Reports</i> went <i>kaput</i> during speed testing. We'll remind you that Consumer Reports buys its test vehicles from regular dealers. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/lights-out-fisker-karma-breaks-down.html#more">Read more »</a>

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