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The biggest thing about this tiny electric runabout is the price. Whether you think the car is worth it depends upon whether you think the Dodge Viper is awesome or abhorrent.
It has an 8.3 liter V-10 engine pulled from the Dodge Viper parts bin and supercharged to produce 780 horsepower. That's enough to push it from 0 to 62 mph in a claimed 2.9 seconds and a wind-tunnel tested top speed of 217 mph. ...
Beneath the car's aluminum-and-composite body lies an aluminum spaceframe chassis that cradles two electric motors that together produce 300 kW (408 horsepower) and a stunning 959 foot-pounds of torque. Fisker claims the sedan, which weighs 4,650 pounds, will do zero to 60 in 5.8 secon...