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Fisker Karma to Use GM’s Ecotec Turbocharged Four-Cylinder
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Fisker Automotive selected GM’s 2.0 liter direct-injection, ecotec turbocharged four-cylinder for their for their Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan.
GM's Powertrain organization will supply the gasoline engine that generates electricity when the driver has exceeded the 50 mile electric-only range. The 2.0 direct injection, turbo-charged 4-cylinder Ecotec gasoline engine will deliver 260 horsepower.Fisker Automotive is also considering the purchase of several additional GM vehicle components to enhance the Karma.
"Given General Motors' global leadership in the parts and accessories space, the fact that it is already engineering parts for extended-range electric vehicles and its commitment to helping the environment, it was clear that this was the right partner for us," Fisker CEO Henrik Fisker said in a company statement.
Earlier this month, Fisker opened a Michigan engineering and development center and the company has finalized its deal to manufacture the Karma in Finland.
Initial domestic deliveries of Fisker Automotive's first car, the Karma, will commence in the 4th quarter of 2009 in North America with planned delivery to Europe in 2010. Fisker Automotive's annual production is projected to reach 15,000 cars, with more than half of sales expected to be overseas.
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