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Oh, sure -- gas is bound to hit $4 a gallon before 2020, but you can
buy an awful let of petrol with the money you'll save from dodging
Fisker's increasingly expensive Karma. 'Course, those looking to blow
100 grand on an eco-friendly automobile are probably doing so just to
throw Ma Earth a bone, but still -- money matters. Originally teased
way back in the fall of 2007, Fisker's first plug-in hybrid still
hasn't ended up anywhere near mass production, but it has managed to
see two rather significant upticks in price all the while. Right
around two years ago, we saw the $80,000 MSRP boosted by $7,000, and
today, prospective customers are being notified via email that the
Karma's base price is now sitting at $95,900 before a $950 destination
fee. Granted, the company insists that this includes an integrated
solar roof panel (valued at $5,000), and it still starts at $1,400
less than a Panamera S. And yeah, that base price does shrink to
$88,400 after you include federal tax incentives. That said, we're
doubting high-rollers that were dead-set on handing over $73,000 or so
after tax breaks are currently stoked about an increase this large,
particularly when there's still no definitive ship date. To Fisker's
credit, we've seen General Motors go through similar trials and
tribulations surrounding the Volt, and even at $95k, you'll be hard
pressed to find more sexy than this on four (street legal) wheels.
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