Although sales of the first 2010 Fisker Karma plug-in hybrids remain nearly a year away, the company is wasting little time exploring potential derivatives of the luxury sports sedan, the first of which is a two-door folding-hardtop concept. Called the Karma S—S for Sunset—and debuting at the 2009 North American International Auto Show alongside the production-ready Karma four-door, the new four-seat convertible is a natural accompaniment for the sedan in Fisker’s environmentally friendly showroom.
As it shares almost everything—except the deleted roof and rear doors, of course—with the original Karma, the S is a technological treat capable of sprinting to 60 mph in about six seconds, traveling up to 50 miles on battery power, and averaging nearly 100 mpg, or so Fisker says. Its advanced powertrain includes a 260-hp General Motors 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, which serves as a generator to charge the Q-Drive lithium-ion battery system that powers two electric-drive motors. Fisker quotes combined output at a stout 403 hp and almost a pavement-shredding 1000 lb-ft of torque.
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