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Fisker’s Karma luxury hybrid saloon is to be made in Finland by Valmet Automotive, the firm that used to build the Cayman and Boxster for Porsche.
Valmet Automotive was contracted by American firm Fisker to build its plug-in hybrid after Porsche decided to switch production of the Boxster to Magna Steyr’s facility in Austria.
Fisker claims that Valmet’s experience working with Porsche will ensure that its new contender is of suitably high quality. “We are thrilled to have found the ideal ...Read the full article

You know, the idea that these will start rolling off the production line in 2009 would have so much more credibility if these were actually pictures of a car instead of the result of a lunch hour with a copy of Photoshop. I'd like to be proven wrong, cos it looks like an interesting machine, but still...

 I think you'll find this car does exist and I think was premiered at the Detroit show this year...

 Fisker Karma

I've Googled it and, you're right, there do seem to be images of a rolling prototype but nothing moving under its own power. But I live in hope!

Not sure I like the wacky races front, but pretty damn good looking overall!  Let's see what the road tests are like, but sounds pretty promising.  Can an eco-car be truly interesting and compete against normal cars for looks, performance and handling?  I know the top speed isn't much, but it's acceleration is meant to be good enough, so looking forward to a production quality product and that road test!