With a name like Surf, you figured Fisker's Frankfurt debut had to be a concept. And you would be wrong. This so-called five-door shooting brake is based on the Karma and destined for production. Deliveries of the Surf wagon will start at the end of summer 2012, Fisker's Roger Ormisher told Inside Line.
Because it's a wagon, Ormisher added, Europe will be the primary market, taking an estimated 60 percent of customer orders. It's thought that U.S. customers will buy up the other 40 percent.
The most striking thing about the Surf is just how long this car is in person. Lacking a wide-angle lens, we struggled to fit the whole car into our pictures from Fisker's booth. Undoubtedly, it has the same 124.4-inch wheelbase as the Karma, but the wagon looks well over 200 inches long overall. Drivetrain specifications are identical, so we're talking about an extended-range hybrid with twin 150-kW electric motors, a 2.0-liter gas engine (that extends range but never actually drives the rear wheels) and a combined hp rating of 403.
Of course, Fisker's future is far from certain, as Karmas have yet to find their way into very many customers' hands. Colin Powell has his, though, the company announced today. And says Ormisher, EPA certification should be complete by the end of September.
First Drive: 2012 Fisker Karma
smallfield says:
04:24 AM, 09/13/11
Man - beautiful wagon.
I hope Fischer doesn't turn out to be vaporware. I'd love to see one of these in person.
hollowtek says:
07:01 AM, 09/13/11
This is one wagon I'd want.
cjasis says:
08:27 AM, 09/13/11
Stunning.
93aero says:
09:17 AM, 09/13/11
WOW. That thing is shocking. The rear end looks phenomenal! Even with such a strange body style, they have yet to come up with a design i haven't liked. That awful Z3 coupe, was likely supposed to look like this!
stovt001 says:
10:25 AM, 09/13/11
I hope once Fisker inevitably goes under for being the vaporware it is someone buys this design and puts it on a viable car.
csubowtie says:
11:48 AM, 09/13/11
That is gorgeous. Ferrari is probably kicking themselves for not making the FF look this good. I hope Fisker does well just so I can look at these things on the street.
blackdynamite1 says:
05:47 PM, 09/13/11
You're so........righteous!
This is also true......
BD
jr27 says:
03:54 PM, 09/20/11
Oh.
My.
God.
This thing is beautiful!