NEW FISKER OCEAN EXTERIOR 2023 #fisker #ocean #new_car

NEW FISKER OCEAN EXTERIOR 2023 #fisker #ocean #new_car

The Fisker Ocean is not just another EV SUV. Some real thought and care has gone into its design and manufacture to make it one of the cleverest and most sustainable cars on the road. It’ll easy to own, if not the most rewarding to drive, with the usual caveat of waiting to see how the firm ride translates onto UK roads. That probably won’t matter to most owners who’ll love the long range, style, space, quality and tech. We suspect that the Sport model, with its lower price and fatter tyres, could become a real favourite and maybe even grab itself an extra half star.
Of the numerous start-ups aiming for your attention (and cash) in the electric vehicle space, Fisker is different. In fact, you might not call it a start-up at all given this is boss Henrik Fisker’s second attempt at a car company.

Henrik Fisker proudly told us that he wants the Ocean to be “the world’s most sustainable car,” producing impressive and believable stats to back that up. Magna builds the car in a ‘carbon net zero plant’, while the thinking that’s gone into every element of design and production to ensure all aspects of the car – and every one of the company’s suppliers – is as sustainable as possible is impressive. This is truly a vegan-friendly car; leather isn’t an option.
Fisker’s first car had to be an SUV, according to Fisker – demand from the world’s car buyers couldn’t lead to anything else. But with his sports car background, this is an SUV with attitude – and that comes across in the innovative styling and clever design features.

That opening sunroof on our top-spec (other than the limited Ocean One launch edition) Extreme car has a solar panel integrated into it – a nod to Fisker’s Karma a decade or so ago. It might not have the same effect in the UK, but in places like California or Arizona where the sun actually shines, Fisker claims that it can add up to 1,500 miles-worth of charge every year. In the UK, it might add a tiny bit of power when the car’s been standing, rather than losing a tiny bit.

But the version we’re really looking forward to driving is the Sport model that does without some of the most advanced tech – it ‘just’ gets a full-length panoramic roof with no solar panel and no fancy swivelling screen, for example – but it looks the same (but with 20-inch wheels), gets pretty much the same quality inside and costs just 35,970. Sure, it’s only two-wheel drive and gets a smaller, lower-tech 80kWh (usable capacity) battery that delivers a claimed range of 273 miles, but for the quality, space and tech that offers – and for the premium look and feel – that’s a sensational price.
The Extreme model still stacks up pretty well, but the best-seller is likely to be the £49,880 Ultra car, which does without a few things like the Solar Sky roof. But like the Extreme it gets a huge 105kWh battery that gives the Ocean an impressive claimed range of up to 440 miles. And, of course, performance is impressive, too – in Boost mode, the car will get from 0-60mph in 3.7 seconds.
If the quality of the exterior impresses – as it should with its makers Magna also counting Mercedes and BMW as clients – swinging open the door reveals a clean-looking, comfortable and high-quality interior. Hidden vents sit across the dash, with their direction controlled via the generous 17.3-inch touchscreen, but there is a row of physical buttons beneath the screen to control temperature, demisting and audio volume. Sustainable fabric across the dash warms things up, and a thin, metallic-effect strip running the width of the dash adds to the posh feel.
As well as the large touchscreen, which rotates into ‘Hollywood mode’ and comes with video streaming apps to let you watch a movie while charging, there’s a slim display in front of the driver. There’s currently no Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, though.
To be fair to Fisker, the user experience of the touchscreen is a good one, again with some simple clever thinking.
We liked the audio system, too – our car got the Fisker Pulse system powered by ELS Studio 3D with plenty of power but without losing too much detail. It’ll be a good match for the screen in Hollywood mode and a blockbuster movie – or part of one – while you’re sat charging and eating your Taco.
The seats are another innovation with as few seams as possible, while the plastics around the cabin – which all feel good – have been moulded in a way that makes them as sustainable as possible.
That range claim will be a real draw for buyers and efficiency on our long test route in Austria where the Ocean is built was good. After the best part of a day’s mixed driving on twisty roads, long stretches, around the city of Vienna and at Autobahn speeds, we still had over half of the original range left – around 400km (240 miles). Impressive stuff.