This 12 months marks Karma Automotive’s 10th anniversary. With that the corporate debuted the Gyesera—an evolution of the GSe-6, a completely electrical sedan revealed in 2021. The GSe-6 had a design harking back to the plug-in hybrid Revero launched in 2016, which outmoded the short-lived Fisker Karma launched in 2011.
But the Gyesera hopes to be greater than only a remix. Karma President Marques McCammon advised Automotive News that the majority physique panels are new in comparison with the Revero. Only a bit of the rear quarter panels has been carried over. Even nonetheless, the styling seems to be acquainted. The physique is constituted of a mixture of aluminum and carbon fiber on a spaceframe chassis constituted of aluminum.
Changes have been made to about 85 % of the automobile, added McCammon. Karma Vice President, Global Design Michelle Christensen goes so far as to say it is “the most badass GT on the road.” The new Gyesera is 199.9 inches lengthy, 78.9 inches broad, and 52.4 inches tall, with a wheelbase of 124.4 inches. To put these numbers into perspective, it is 3.9 inches longer and 1.6 inches wider than a Tesla Model S however rides 4.5 inches decrease to the bottom.
The rear-wheel-drive Karma Gyesera goals to ship 590 horsepower and 693 pound-feet of torque to allow a 0-60 mph run in lower than 4.2 seconds and a prime pace of over 135 mph. The specs sheet reveals a curb weight of 5,300 kilos. Mind you, these are preliminary figures primarily based on simulations and early testing, so the numbers may change till manufacturing begins. There’s a 120.0-kilowatt-hour battery pack with sufficient juice for over 250 miles, however the vary can also be a projection.
Karma Automotive intends to begin manufacturing earlier than the tip of this 12 months however would not rule out an early 2025 market launch. The electrical sedan shall be a limited-run affair since solely roughly 2,000 items shall be made throughout a manufacturing run of 4 or 5 years.
It’s going to price between $175,000 and $225,000, in keeping with Automotive News. That’s going to make it much more costly than a Tesla Model S (from $74,990), a Porsche Taycan (from $99,400), a Mercedes EQS (from $104,400), or an Audi E-Tron GT (from $106,500).
Introduced this weekend on the Amelia Island Concours, the Gyesera can already be preordered for $5,000. The new sedan follows final 12 months’s introduction of the Kaveya electric coupe slated to go on sale within the remaining quarter of 2025 because the model’s flagship automobile. Meanwhile, an up to date plug-in hybrid Revero is anticipated to hit the meeting line in Q3 2024.