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All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« on: October 19, 2011, 09:06:43 pm »
The Fisker Karma just got its EPA sticker...and what a failure!!  32 miles on electric and a mere 20MPG on the "range extending" gas engine.  Oh..and 5,6000lbs!  FAIL!!

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/fiskers-sticker-shock-32-miles-on-electricity-20-mpg-on-range-extender/

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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2011, 07:59:26 am »
KARMA is such a biatch................. choo choo............
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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2011, 12:06:57 pm »
I thought the Karma looks terrible too. Combined with that mileage and price, whoa.

The Tesla Model S holds much promise IMO though.
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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2011, 12:20:17 pm »
That is pretty bad for a hybrid, and pretty ugly.

But 20MPG combined is on par with its 'competitors'  The S550 is 18MPG and the 740i is 20MPG as well.  Only the A8 is better at 21MPG.

I dunno, I think for a 5600lbs getting the same mileage as ~4500lbs cars isn't a total failure.

The real failure is making the car so damn heavy to begin with.
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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2011, 10:04:10 pm »
It gets the same mileage as a Lexus LS600hL. So not a total failure (although I can't imagine buying one over the Lexus).

Comparing this car to a Volt is stupid... they're different machines entirely.
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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2011, 10:22:14 pm »
Quote from: Demosthenes X on October 20, 2011, 10:04:10 pm
It gets the same mileage as a Lexus LS600hL. So not a total failure (although I can't imagine buying one over the Lexus).

Comparing this car to a Volt is stupid... they're different machines entirely.

Well the LS600H is not a plug in.  Oh and Lexus wasn't telling us that the LS600h car was going to "revolutionize the auto industry".  Nor did Lexus claim the car would achieve 100MPG.

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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2011, 10:28:43 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on October 20, 2011, 10:22:14 pm
...the car would achieve 100MPG.



They just need to install that special carb...
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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2011, 10:32:45 pm »
Quote from: johngenx on October 20, 2011, 10:28:43 pm
Quote from: rrocket on October 20, 2011, 10:22:14 pm
...the car would achieve 100MPG.



They just need to install that special carb...

His claims get even better.  Says he's going to sell 100,000 cars by 2013!!
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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2011, 06:36:34 pm »
Quote from: rrocket on October 20, 2011, 10:22:14 pm
Well the LS600H is not a plug in.  Oh and Lexus wasn't telling us that the LS600h car was going to "revolutionize the auto industry".  Nor did Lexus claim the car would achieve 100MPG.

I think the take-away lesson here is, don't believe the marketing hyperbole. But that's nothing new. :D
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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2011, 08:26:24 pm »
..special Carbs................
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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #10 on: October 22, 2011, 11:34:54 am »
The Volt is far from a looker, and won't do 0-60 any quicker than 8.5 seconds.
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Re: All Aboard the Fail Train: Fisker Karma's dismal MPG
« Reply #11 on: October 22, 2011, 12:54:40 pm »
D'ya know the Fisker Karma is being built in FINLAND with 100's Millions of Obama FUNNY  MONEY....guess Solyndra wasn't ENUF... :'( :'( :'( :'(
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