Fisker Atlantic
| Fisker Atlantic | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Fisker Automotive |
| Also called | Project Nina |
| Production |
2012 (concept car) 2017 (proposed) |
| Assembly | Wilmington Assembly in Wilmington, Delaware |
| Designer | Henrik Fisker[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact executive car (D) |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (four-wheel-drive optional) |
| Related | Fisker Karma |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder BMW engine |
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.[2] Produced by the American car manufacturer Fisker Automotive, it was to be a smaller addition to the range to sit below the Fisker Karma.[3]
The Atlantic was 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,[4] but following Fisker's bankruptcy and subsequent purchase by Wanxiang, possible production of the Atlantic was postponed to the end of 2017.[5]
Originally called "Project Nina",[6] 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 4-door, 4-seat sedan with C-pillar door handles and it is a D-segment sedan.[7] 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.[8] The expected all-electric range is 30 mi (48 km).[9]
See also
- Fisker Karma
- Electric car use by country
- List of modern production plug-in electric vehicles
- List of production battery electric vehicles
- Plug-in electric vehicle
References
- ↑ Migliore, Greg (September 3, 2012). "Fisker in Flux". Autoweek. 62 (18): 6.
- ↑ "Fisker Atlantic unveiled at New York Auto show". CBS News. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Fisker Atlantic revealed". Auto Express. April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ Nikki Gordon-Blommfield (2012-10-16). "Fisker Atlantic Plug-in Sedan Delayed Until At Least Late 2014". Green Car Reports. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
- ↑ "New Fisker claims 50-50 chance it will build cars in Delaware". Green Autoblog. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ LaMonica, Martin (2 April 2012). "Leaked images show Fisker's Atlantic plug-in EV". C|net. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ Hayward, Matthew (2 April 2012). "Fisker Atlantic unveiled". Evo. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ Fisker Atlantic New York Reveal Event (Press release). New York City: Fisker Automotive. 4 April 2012.
- ↑ Matt DeLorenzo (2012-04-03). "Fisker Atlantic - First Look". Road & Track. Retrieved 2012-10-18.