Despite the coronavirus pandemic,
development of the Fisker Ocean continues, with the company announcing the
launch of an off-roading variant for next year. Teased in a couple of official
renderings, the electric SUV will adopt a meaner stance with a clear goal in
mind: becoming a more capable machine on difficult terrains. A bullbar has been
added to the front bumper and the modified hood houses the spare wheel.
The electric off-roader also has wide
tracks, bigger side skirts and a roof rack with incorporated trail lights. The
back end looks unchanged and those fancy launch wheels have been replaced by
new ones, shod in chunky off-road tires. You may wonder what’s up with the
United Nations lettering on the front doors, and the answer comes from Henrik
Fisker himself. “The low center of gravity and wide track brings added
stability and makes the Fisker Ocean a perfect clean sustainable utility
vehicle, that can be used by international organizations, which need to deploy
rescue vehicles in rural areas,” the company founder was quoted as saying by
TopGear.
Additionally, “it can also be used as a
zero-emission military version to transport military personnel, as oil is one
of the largest expenses for the military”. Fisker Automotive‘s head honcho said
the extreme utility version will be showed next year and confirmed it will also
become available to the public.
It’s unknown yet whether it will feature
other mods compared to the regular Ocean, which will enter production at the
end of 2021 with an 80 kWh battery and a range of more than 483 km on a single charge. The electric SUV that targets the Tesla Model X,
Mercedes-Benz EQC and Jaguar I-Pace can sprint to 96 km/h in 2.9
seconds and starts at $37,499 in the U.S., or US$ 29,999 after the federal tax
credit is applied.