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I have not heard anything about the Sunset in quite a while. Anyone have any info? Is it still scheduled for production? Thx.
Fisker doesn't do updates. Sunset, Surf, Nina, the Karma you ordered 3 years ago.....just sit back and wait.cbermudez8 said:I have not heard anything about the Sunset in quite a while. Anyone have any info? Is it still scheduled for production? Thx.
Yeah, that was the impression I got from Ray Lane when I was at that Kleiner Perkins media event. He said the shooting brake was important for the European market (don't think the Surf was unveiled yet), but that a convertible is a very limited market (which might have also been a swipe at the Roadster).magnus said:I remember seeing somewhere that Sunset is on the backburner. The Surf is next up for production, then the Nina, not sure after that.
So a year after the Surf was revealed, they're going to show off a production version of it, and 6 months later start building the Sunset? Overpromise?The newspaper also says, by the way, that the Fisker Karma S or Sunset, a two-door convertible with a retractable hardtop, will go into production in March 2013. That model was first shown at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.
Perhaps setting target dates helps attract new investors. :-/AnOutsider said:So a year after the Surf was revealed, they're going to show off a production version of it, and 6 months later start building the Sunset? Overpromise?The newspaper also says, by the way, that the Fisker Karma S or Sunset, a two-door convertible with a retractable hardtop, will go into production in March 2013. That model was first shown at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show.
*edit* whoops, source: http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1073439_production-2013-fisker-surf-to-launch-at-paris-motor-show-report
Or, they're changing the schedule around based on projected sales? I don't know how many Sunset convertibles they might sell but I suspect more than half of the Surf sales were anticipated for Europe, and with the European economy sliding back into depression territory, they might have decided that there's more profit in producing the Sunset earlier.matrix said:Perhaps setting target dates helps attract new investors. :-/AnOutsider said:So a year after the Surf was revealed, they're going to show off a production version of it, and 6 months later start building the Sunset? Overpromise?
Why would they crush it? Seems like they could raise cash by selling it to a car collector.Fisker had capped sales for the Surf at 2k units on Kpt2 with a very low dev budget.
The dev budget of the Surf was close to 1/3 that of the Sunset. The Surf would only be certified for the EU & NA market where as the Sunset would be certified for the world markets (only way dev of the Sunset would pencil out).
To put it plainly Fisker had planned to release the K6 SUV before the Sunset(somewhere in 2016/17). K2 (internal name for Sunset) would originally be built on KPT2 shortly thereafter replaced by KPT3.
With all this being said there is at least one K2 Sunset based on KPT1 (works!) that will probably be crushed. So sad
Fisker had capped sales for the Surf at 2k units on Kpt2 with a very low dev budget.At this point, it does not appear that the Sunset is even on the list to get on the list. For the right amount of money, Fisker will build you a Surf, but I don't think even that option is available for Sunset.
can't do it all those cars have to be crushed they cannot be sold or even used for parts. If the DOE takes over the cars will be crushed ASAP for liability issues. Sad. Only way you save that car is if you take it.. Good luckWhy would they crush it? Seems like they could raise cash by selling it to a car collector.
Since the Sunset did not go through any of the testing and certifications (as far as I know), it would not even be road legal in the US. DOE will try to maximize their recovery, so if there is any value in the Sunset prototypes, they will most likely sell it.can't do it all those cars have to be crushed they cannot be sold or even used for parts. If the DOE takes over the cars will be crushed ASAP for liability issues. Sad. Only way you save that car is if you take it.. Good luck
The legal ramifications are far greater than that. The Sunset was already beginning to get stripped (last I saw it). Maybe after they crush it someone can get it. 0% chance of someone legally getting it.Since the Sunset did not go through any of the testing and certifications (as far as I know), it would not even be road legal in the US. DOE will try to maximize their recovery, so if there is any value in the Sunset prototypes, they will most likely sell it.
I did not know that they were stripping it. Since I don't have Goldfinger's resources and would not be able to extract a sunset out of a crushed cube of Aluminium, maybe I just wait for someone else to build an electric/serial hybrid convertible.The legal ramifications are far greater than that. The Sunset was already beginning to get stripped (last I saw it). Maybe after they crush it someone can get it. 0% chance of someone legally getting it.