Tesla CEO Elon Musk Calls Fisker Karma Overpriced, "Mediocre"
Tesla and Fisker are essentially polar opposites right now, despite both specializing in developing luxury electric vehicles for the automotive industry. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has never shied away from speaking his mind, and the bold CEO has been highly successful in developing his businesses.
So it is a real surprise that Musk had a thing or two to say about his main competitor? Not really. If anything, his comments might have been a little more subdued compared to what current Fisker Karma owners are probably saying about their own cars.
In a recent interview, Musk went on record saying that the Fisker Karma is “a mediocre product at a high price,” and that the electric sedan “looks very big, and yet it has no trunk space and is very cramped inside, particularly in the rear seats.”
Hitting Fisker while its down, Tesla has just received plenty of favorable publicity and reviews with the launch of its new Model S, while Fisker is putting out fires – literally.
“The fundamental problem with Henrik Fisker — he is a designer or stylist…he thinks the reason we don’t have electric cars is for lack of styling. This is not the reason. It’s fundamentally a technology problem,” said Musk. “At the same time, you need to make it look good and feel good, because otherwise you’re going to have an impaired product. But just making something look like an electric car does not make it an electric car.”
[Source: Automobile Mag]
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Jason Siu began his career in automotive journalism in 2003 with Modified Magazine, a property previously held by VerticalScope. As the West Coast Editor, he played a pivotal role while also extending his expertise to Modified Luxury & Exotics and Modified Mustangs. Beyond his editorial work, Jason authored two notable Cartech books. His tenure at AutoGuide.com saw him immersed in the daily news cycle, yet his passion for hands-on evaluation led him to focus on testing and product reviews, offering well-rounded recommendations to AutoGuide readers. Currently, as the Content Director for VerticalScope, Jason spearheads the content strategy for an array of online publications, a role that has him at the helm of ensuring quality and consistency across the board.
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Elon Musk is a typical wallstreet crook, period