Fisker has officially unveiled its new mid-size sedan, the Altantic, at a special event organized in advance of the 2012 New York Auto Show.
Referred to as a design prototype, the Fisker Atlantic represents Fisker’s first step “in its transition from start-up automaker to mainstream American manufacturer”, but once it enters the market, this four-door luxury sports sedan will be aimed at “young families who want to drive an impactful, high-end vehicle while making a positive statement about responsibilities”.
Just like the Karma, the Atlantic is an electric car with extended-range freedom, which, in this case, uses a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder gasoline unit from BMW in connection with electric motors and lithium-ion batteries that will allow it to ride in electric or gasoline driving modes and sustain the charge of its batteries on the move.
The Atlantic’s powertrain will be configured for rear wheel drive as standard, buy an all-wheel drive version will also be offered as an option.
In terms of style the new Fisker Atlantic resembles with the Karma, but is more compact and it features a ‘spider’ structure glass roof, a coupe-like stance that allows a decent amount of rear headroom, a wider sculpted line defining the power dome on the hood, door handles that are integrated in the rear C-pillars, slim LED tail lamps and a sharp spoiler lip on the trunk.
Fisker claims that the Atlantic is comparable in size to the Audi A5, but it did not mention the car’s exact dimensions.
Henrik Fisker, co-founder, Executive Chairman, and Design Director of Fisker Automotive said that “We are exceptionally proud of the Atlantic design prototype, and believe we have created another groundbreaking car that looks and will drive like nothing else on the road in this class,” “We have a long way to go, but in the near future, Fisker intends to deliver this exceptional American-designed, engineered, and manufactured vehicle to showrooms worldwide.”
Additional info, such as pricing details and an on-sale date, will be mentioned as we get closer to the launch of the production car.
