2010 Fisker Karma Hybrid
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2010 Fisker Karma Hybrid

For those of you that don’t know, Fisker Automotive is a green American premium sports car company catering to those who want to save the environment and look good driving through it. Fisker announced its first four door plug-in hybrid premium sports sedan called the Fisker Karma.

The Fisker Karma features cutting-edge plug-in hybrid technology which they call Q DRIVE. It was developed exclusively by Quantum Technologies for Fisker Automotive. The technology behind the Q DRIVE consists of a small gasoline engine that turns a electric generator, which charges the lithium ion battery pack. The battery pack powers the electric motor and ultimately turns the rear wheels to propel the vehicle. This technology allows consumers to drive the car emission free for up to 50 miles a day provided the Karma is charged every night. Fisker states that if consumers charge the vehicle every night, there is a possibility that they will only need to fuel the car once a year.

The company states that initial deliveries of the new Karma will begin in the 4th quarter of 2009 with annual production projected to reach 15,000 cars. Fisker automotive will also begin creating more vehicles to add to its model line. The first 99 Karma cars off the factory assembly line will be individually numbered and signed by Henrik Fisker. The starting price of the Fisker Karma is $80,000.

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2008 BMW M5 by G-Power
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2008 BMW M5 by G-Power

G-Power has created one of the world’s most powerful and fastest street-legal BMW vehicles. The G-Power BMW M5 is powered by a five-liter V10 engine with lightweight, high performance forged pistons from technology partner MAHLE. G-Power installed their own G-Power EVO II supercharging system which allows the engine to produce a staggering 730 bhp between 7500 and 8200 rpm and 517 lb-ft is reached at 7,200 rpm.

A G-Power anti-slip differential was also installed in the G-Power Hurricane BMW M5 to help the car reach a top speed of 211 mph and pull itself from 0 to 60 in a mere 4.1 seconds. G-Power also reworked the engine electronics and SMG gearbox controls to handle the extra horsepower.

G-Power took it upon themselves to swap out the stock suspension for a set of G-Power coil-over suspension RS which are height-adjustable and have nine selectable settings each for bound and rebound.

The beautiful BMW M5 sits on exclusive G-Power Silverstone 21 inch light-weight alloy wheels that feature graphite coated centers and polished spokes. 255 30 ZR 21 tires are mounted on 9.5 x 21 wheels in the front and 295 25 ZR 21 tires are mounted on 10.5 x 21 wheels in the rear.

The impressive wheels make room for their own G-Power high-performance brake system on the front end. They feature six-piston fixed calipers and 400 x 36 millimeter brake discs.

The G-Power Hurricane is available as a fully converted car starting at 240,000 Euros or approximately 375,000 U.S dollars.

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