Although the split front grille may not be to everyone’s liking, by and large the overall shape of the Fisker Karma is what defines it as much as its hybrid propulsion system. The trouble is, packaging two powertrains into one lithe shape penned by the same designer behind the Aston Martin V8 Vantage and the BMW Z8 has left the Karma with little in the way of useable trunk space. That’s what prompted Fisker to showcase the Surf concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year.
The Surf takes the four-door Karma’s shape and extends its roofline with a hatchback/wagon/shooting brake body style aimed to make the luxury hybrid more versatile. The result isn’t what we’d call cavernous, but as any good fundraiser worth his tax receipt book will tell you, every little bit helps.
And so Fisker is reportedly set to put the Surf into production, with the final version slated to debut not at the Geneva Motor Show next week, but at the Paris Auto Salon in September. We’d think Fisker might want to expand the cargo bay a little more before it hits showrooms, but we’ll have to wait until the fall to find out.
The shooting brake isn’t the only model variant Fisker reportedly has in the pipeline, as reports further indicate plans are afoot to put the Sunset convertible – complete with retractable hard-top also known as the Karma S – into production for debut in Geneva next year.
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