Fisker Automotive has revealed the shape of its future with the unveiling of a new design prototype - the Fisker Atlantic. The wraps were taken off the four-door Atlantic - which Fisker sees as the "next step in its transition from start-up automaker to mainstream American manufacturer" - in a preview event on the eve of the New York Auto Show.
“Fisker Automotive is transitioning from a start-up automaker to a fully-fledged mainstream car manufacturer and the Atlantic is a crucial milestone in that process,” said Tom LaSorda, CEO Fisker Automotive. “We have a long way to go, but in the near future Fisker intends to deliver this exceptional American-designed, engineered, and manufactured vehicle to showrooms worldwide.”
Like the Karma, Atlantic uses a hybrid range extending set-up. Dubbed EVer (Electric Vehicle with extended range), the system relies on a four-cylinder gasoline engine to generate charge for the vehicle's lithium ion batteries, but the electric motor provides the drive.
The Atlantic's powertrain will be rear-wheel drive as standard with an all-wheel drive version offered as an option.
The new design clearly holds strong ties with the Karma, the most obvious differences being a revamped grille and headlights, the integration of the rear door handles into the C-pillars and a wider trunk opening highlighted by narrow, split LED tail lamps.
![Back to back: the Atlantic and the 2012 Karma](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/f8b6e28/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2549x808+0+0/resize/1440x456!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Farchive%2Ffisker-karma-atlantic-8.jpg)
Fisker also points to the ridged "spider" structure of the glass roof which it claims delivers enough strength to "surpasses all current and future rollover safety and crash-test requirements worldwide" as well as providing more room for your noggin.
![The Atlantic's glass roof design offers stregth and extra interior space (Photo: Fisker Automotive)](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/fb452b7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x853+0+0/resize/1280x853!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Farchive%2Ffisker-karma-atlantic-7.jpg)
Further details on pricing, technical specs, and release date will be released "closer to the launch of the production car."
Source: Fisker Automotive