Karma Automotive has presented the GS-6. The name of the car is new, but the model is by no means. The Karma GS-6 is, when it comes to the price tag, at least a lot more accessible than the Revero GT.
In the Netherlands we know the Karma as that specially designed plug-in hybrid from Fisker Automotive. However, Fisker Automotive went bust about six years ago, after which the Chinese Wanxiang Group took care of the remnants of the company. The company that is now called Karma Automotive rose from the ashes of Fisker Automotive. The old Fisker Karma, the car, has never been retired. The model was continued in a slightly modified form as Karma Revero, and in 2019 got the technically thoroughly renewed Revero GT next to it. Karma is now adding the cheaper GS-6 to its delivery range, with virtually the same powertrain as the Revero GT.
The Karma GS-6 is technically almost identical to the Revero GT, but is marketed remarkably cheaper. Where Karma asked about $ 140,000 for the Revero GT, this GS-6 changes hands from about $ 84,000. The drivetrain consists of two 544 hp and 746 Nm strong electric motors that drive the rear wheels. Just like the Revero GT, the GS-6 is not completely electric. On board is a 1.5-liter blown three-cylinder petrol engine from BMW, which supplies the 28 kWh battery pack with power when it is empty. The electric range would be about 130 kilometers.
The plug-in hybrid GS-6 logically has an interior that, like the exterior, is almost identical to that of the Revero GT. The latter will continue to exist in the future, but will soon be given a much more powerful powertrain to distance it from this cheaper GS-6. Incidentally, Karma also has a fully electric variant of the GS-6 in the barrel: the GSe-6. According to Karma, that car will get a starting price of about $ 80,000. Indeed, the GSe-6 will be cheaper than the plug hybrid. The GSe-6 is expected to arrive later this year. In any case, there will be versions with battery packs of 85 kWh and 105 kWh. Karma also has an SUV in the barrel. Techzle was recently able to release all the patent plates of that car.