Fisker dropped a bombshell when it announced significant price cuts for the 2023 Ocean. The entry-level Ocean Sport with a $24,999 beginning MSRP (not together with vacation spot) makes it the most affordable electrical automobile within the United States. But after appreciable looking out and a dialog with Classic Fisker in Atlanta—the one dealership listed on the corporate’s web site—we discovered an issue. It appears this ultra-cheap luxurious SUV would not exist. Furthermore, the midrange Ocean Ultra at $34,999 could be a fairy story, too.
Fisker has not returned a number of requests for remark, and we spent 20 minutes listening to Fisker’s maintain music whereas looking for a gross sales session. As a last-ditch effort, we despatched an e-mail request for 2023 Ocean Sport info by way of the corporate’s web site, and have not acquired a reply. However, even with communication roadblocks and the potential for a Fisker bankruptcy, a $25,000 Ocean remains to be tempting.
The solely success we had in getting info got here from talking to a specialist at Classic Fisker. He did not mince phrases concerning the $25,000 Ocean Sport.
“I would caution you and other customers—Sports don’t exist right now,” he mentioned. “The $25,000 Sports, they’re not even here in the US right now. The Ultras at $35,000, they don’t exist in the US right now.”
There is a caveat to the Ocean Ultra. The specialist did say Fisker had Ultras within the nationwide stock, however all of them had some degree of choices that raised the value significantly. And if 2023 Sports do find yourself arriving within the US now, in 2024, they’d probably be by way of the Port of Baltimore, which is currently impacted by the collapse of the Key Bridge.
“The base MSRP is not reflective of the optioned MSRP,” he defined. “When you look at this sitting inventory, there are no base Ultras available.”
This conflicts with Fisker’s press launch on the value drop for 2023 fashions, which states some automobiles “come equipped with as much as $7,000 worth of additional options—such as colors, 22-inch wheels, interiors, and other options—included in the discounted price.” But within the tremendous print, Fisker additionally states that “pricing is subject to change and will be based on your final vehicle configuration.”
So, what do you have to do in case you nonetheless need to roll the cube on a reduced 2023 Ocean? For starters, neglect goals of an ultra-cheap luxurious SUV and goal in the direction of an optioned-up Ultra or an Extreme, which will get the most important worth reduce of the bunch at $37,499. Based on what the specialist at Classic Fisker advised us, that worth is also a pipe dream relying on the choices put in. But, there are Oceans accessible—roughly 1,000 to 1,500 in response to the dealership.
“We’re here to service customers in the state of Georgia, obviously we’ll address customers that want to call us from all over the country and do our best to help,” he advised us. “If you’re out of state and want to purchase a car, you’re welcome to contact Fisker directly, which is what the majority of customers are doing, and you can purchase any of the available inventory.”
If Fisker company responds to our requests for remark, we’ll replace this story.
