If you haven't heard, teen sensation Justin Bieber was just given a $100,000 Fisker Karma by Usher and his manager.
But what's a Fisker, you ask? Good question.
Before it became a full fledged automaker, company founder, former Aston Martin Design Chief Henrik Fisker, opened the eponymous Fisker Coachbuild.
This was a step back in time, to when high quality cars were fitted with a body of the owner's choosing. Fisker Coachbuild took cars, like the BMW 6-Series, and added its own bespoke body to create one-of-a-kind automobiles.
Five years ago, Fisker decided to expand and build his own cars. The company's intent is to make eco-friendly cars that also look great.
Fisker's first car is the one that was gifted to J. Biebs, the Karma. A simple way to think of it is as a luxury Chevy Volt.
But it is actually a bit more than that.
You can definitely see some Aston Martin elements in the design.
The Karma runs two, 200 horsepower, electric motors in the rear wheels.
When the charge runs out, which happens around 50 miles, a small four cylinder engine works as a generator to keep a charge in the batteries and to operate the electric motors.
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