When King Frederik was still just a crown prince, he invested in a Fisker Karma from Fisker Automotive. Now the brand is trying to revive itself.
King Frederik was one of the first Danes to drive a Fisker Karma. When he was still only Crown Prince, the King was delivered car number 9 out of just 2,450 Fisker Karmas.
Since then, the man behind the car, Henrik Fisker, has gone bankrupt with not just one, but two car brands. Now, however, the first one is trying to revive itself.
Admittedly under a new name, Karma Automotive is the remains of Henrik Fisker's first attempt at a proper car brand.
The new car is called Amaris, and if you think it looks like a Fisker Karma, you're not wrong. The car is a further development of the Revero, which itself is 'just' a facelifted Fisker Karma.
The idea behind the car is even the same. Basically, that is. Just as Karma/Revero was not a 100 percent electric car, Amaris is not either.
It looks like a Fisker Karma because it is a Fisker Karma.
Instead, the car, which is now owned by Wanxiang Group, which served as a subcontractor back in the Henrik Fisker days, is an EREV.
EREV – or Extended Range Electric Vehicle – means that the car has a small four-cylinder gasoline engine whose sole purpose is to generate power for the battery pack.
Karma Automotive says the Amaris goes from 0 to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds and that top speed is electronically limited to 165 mph.
It is not known how many Karma Amaris will be built. But it should be ready for production this year. However, Karma has had to postpone the four-door sister model Gyesera until 2026.
Just like a crossover named Ivara GT-UV has been delayed into 2027. Partly because the American-Chinese brand cannot decide whether the car should only run on electricity or whether it should be a plug-in hybrid.
Speaking of the king – who was crown prince at the time – his Fisker Karma was for sale a few years ago. Read more about it here .
