Aston Martin to use MB chassis

[Curacao]

Fisker Coachbuild is going to launch a brand new car at 2007 Geneva Motor Show. The company was founded by Henrik Fisker, once design director at Aston Martin, the designer of DB9 and V8 Vantage.

The car will be priced arround $100000 and only 400 units a year will be made.
Since now, Fisker has coachbuilt bodies on existing chassis from Mercedes and BMW. The 2006 Fisker Tramonto is based on a Mercedes-Benz SL chassis, is a two-seat convertible, delivering 610 horsepower and 0-60mph in just 3.6 seconds.

The top speed is is electronically limited to 202mph. The 2006 Fisker Latigo CS is based on a BMW 6-Series. The Latigo has an output of 500 hp, it can
sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph.

Eddie

[Ruudje]

Originally Posted by Curacao

Fisker Coachbuild is going to launch a brand new car at 2007 Geneva Motor Show. The company was founded by Henrik Fisker, once design director at Aston Martin, the designer of DB9 and V8 Vantage. The car will be priced arround $100000 and only 400 units a year will be made. Since now, Fisker has coachbuilt bodies on existing chassis from Mercedes and BMW. The 2006 Fisker Tramonto is based on a Mercedes-Benz SL chassis, is a two-seat convertible, delivering 610 horsepower and 0-60mph in just 3.6 seconds.
The top speed is is electronically limited to 202mph. The 2006 Fisker Latigo CS is based on a BMW 6-Series. The Latigo has an output of 500 hp, it can
sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 5.6 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph.
Eddie

They are already for sale here.... visual impact is less than what I expected
(but we are spoiled here in SoCal). Their headquarters are 3 minutes from my home in Irvine CA. This is their URL: http://www.fiskercb.com/

[one.bofh]

Tramonto has been around for a while, Latigo was recently released... Not really news anymore...