The 2020 Karma Revero range extender electric luxury saloon will make use of a three-cylinder petrol engine from BMW, likely the 1.5-litre unit used in the i8.
UPDATED: New Karma Revero GT and Pininfarina GT revealed with BMW hybrid powertrain
The Munich-supplied unit powers a generator that charges a new, improved lithium ion battery, which in turns feeds a pair of rear-mounted electric motors. This set-up that allows for a claimed 0-60mph time of 4.5sec – nearly a second faster than the current Revero.
More detailed performance information will be revealed when Karma officially unveils the new Revero at the Shanghai motor show, alongside its new Vision EV concept and a luxury saloon concept developed with Pininfarina.
Originally launched in 2016, the Revero is the model born out of the ashes of Fisker's bankruptcy. Chinese-funded, California-based firm Karma has been selling the model in the US since then and is now planning to introduce it in European and Asian markets after a number of updates to make the powertrain more competitive.
Spy pictures show that the four-door coupé, which will rival the Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, will get styling revisions to its front and rear but that its overall bodyshape will stay true to the Fisker Karma, from which the Revero was developed.
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Peter Cavellini
Well, to be honest.........
sabre
A small company
A small company cannot compete in the low price high volume field.
Magic_Sparrow
Can't take something
CapitalGreenstake
Smoke and mirros
lambo1
Nice looking car but the
It stands 2 chances: Slim and none
ahaus
outdated and still lags behind the Tesla
I hope the really cheap and crude interior of the original gets an overhaul -- it's inexcusable for a car even at half its price.
Marc
ahaus wrote:
Well we tried. All those long Finnish nights..
sabre
Marc wrote:
I can see the Start of this car, but, alas, cannot see how they get to the Finish
typos1
Jesus, you guys are a bit
gillmanjr
"We're still a long way off
I'm sorry but is this supposed to impress me? If thats the best they can do than clearly solar cells have not a reached a point yet where they are feasible to be used in automobiles. If the solar cells are intended to be a selling point of this car, you would have to be a moron to buy one. And typically the type of people who can afford cars like this aren't.
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