Karma Kaveya: The pop-up headlights are back!
The car company from Southern California, which originally emerged from the insolvency of the former company Fisker, has been regularly presenting interesting vehicle studies for several years. Unfortunately, not a single one of the presented concepts has made it to the road yet, but maybe this time it will be different. Visually striking are definitely the "pop-up headlights," which disappeared in the Corvette C06 due to pedestrian protection, and the "LED compass" at the front, known in Germany from Opel...
Karma's Kaveya is meant to embody the "American success"
The Kaveya, shown to the public in Las Vegas, is an electric supercar with a 120 kWh battery and 1180 hp, which is supposed to accelerate to 100 km/h in under three seconds. "We strive for Karma to become an embodiment of American success," says McCammon, President of Karma Automotive, who has been with the company since March of this year. "I want us to become the automotive equivalent of what Tiffany is for luxury goods," McCammon continues. He did not aim for anything smaller. Although the prices have not been announced yet, potential buyers should look to vehicles from Aston Martin and McLaren for reference. With a length of 4.77 meters and an unladen weight of 2,404 kg, the Kaveya already counts among the stately GTs, even though it crouches just 1.25 meters low.
Currently, the plan is to start delivery of the first vehicles in autumn 2025. Whether this will actually happen remains to be seen. Additionally, a four-door Revero successor, called Gysera, is also planned.
The sales figures for the current Revero-Hybrid model, hampered by recalls and production issues, were manageable: in 2022, Karma sold a total of 15 units, and the electric pickup trucks and SUVs announced in 2020 never materialized. But let's see, maybe good karma will indeed help the startup to succeed this time!
What does that mean?
Karma wants to try again: The Kaveya is supposed to mark a new chapter – as an elegant GT electric coupe, visually streamlined in the Aston Martin style. Whether that will happen and how Karma will finance all this remains a mystery…
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