The High-Performance Karma Invictus Will Make 500 HP
Karma’s hybrid super sedan is about to get a big power boost.
The California-based marque unveiled a stylish new take on its four-door called the Invictus during last weekend’s Concours at the Wynn Las Vegas. The model isn’t a new variant so much as it is an evolution of the eight-year-old Revero.
The Invictus can trace its roots all the way back to the Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid from 2011. Like that car—and the Revero, which debuted in 2016—the Karma’s latest creation utilizes a hybrid extended-range EV (EREV) powertrain. Unlike with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, where one or more electric motors aid a traditional internal combustion engine, the Invictus’s setup features a gas-powered engine that powers a generator that keeps its two electric motors running.
Inside the Karma Invictus
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The new four-door’s pair of 400-kW electric motors are positioned on the vehicle’s rear axle and get their juice from a 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder mill and a 128-kWh battery pack. The setup produces 536 hp and 550 ft lbs of torque, which is almost identical to the last version of the Revero, the GT. Output may be the same, but Karma says the Invictus can launch from zero to 60 mph in 3.97 seconds, which is more than a half second faster than the Revero GT (no top speed was announced). The automaker promises a pure electric range of 80 miles and a total range of 360 miles. Finally, the car has been tuned to provide more precise steering, better grip, and a smoother ride.
As has been the case with each previous Karma, the Invictus is a very sleek car with an extended nose and smooth, sloping roofline. It does wear a subtle aero kit that helps identify it as a high-performance model. Some of the new elements include a carbon-fiber hood, roof, and trunk lid, along with louvered vents, rocker panels, and a larger rear spoiler. The grand tourer is also adorned with blacked-out badging and rides on a set of 22-inch polished black rims wrapped in Michelin PS4S tires. Inside, the Invictus looks almost indistinguishable from the Rovero, aside an Art Deco pattern on its leather trim that was inspired by the Chrysler Building.
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The Invictus will be an exclusive model limited to just 30 examples. They’ll be built at Karma’s assembly facility in California’s Moreno Valley. It’s unclear when exactly that will be, as a delivery timeline and price have yet to be announced.
